Re: [PATCH linux-next v3 2/6] vdpa: Introduce query of device config layout

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On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 11:41:54AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> 
> 在 2021/6/29 上午6:39, Michael S. Tsirkin 写道:
> > On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 01:03:20PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > So I think we need solve them all, but netlink is probably the wrong layer,
> > > we need to solve them at virtio level and let netlink a transport for them
> > > virtio uAPI/ABI.
> > I'm not sure I follow. virtio defines VF to driver communication.
> > This is PF to hypervisor. virtio simply does not cover it ATM.
> 
> 
> Note that this is not PF to hypervisor but the uAPI from userspace (vDPA
> tool) to vDPA core.
> 
> We had two choices.
> 
> 1) tweak virtio uAPIs
> 2) invent virtio specific uAPI in netlink
> 
> 1) seems better.
> 
> Thanks
> 

Well things like setting mac aren't virtio specific.
What are the virtio specific things you have in mind?

> > 

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