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[PATCH] virtio-net: Improve control vq introductory description

  • 1.  [PATCH] virtio-net: Improve control vq introductory description

    Posted 01-23-2023 01:17
    The control VQ of the virtio network device is used for controlling
    multiple features, not just advanced steering control. The control VQ
    dynamically changes multiple features of the initialized device.

    Hence, update this area of control VQ introductory description.

    This patch is on top of [1].

    [1] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-dev/202301/msg00272.html

    Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/156
    Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
    ---
    device-types/net/description.tex | 2 +-
    1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

    diff --git a/device-types/net/description.tex b/device-types/net/description.tex
    index 41ae7f5..56bd672 100644
    --- a/device-types/net/description.tex
    +++ b/device-types/net/description.tex
    @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \section{Network Device}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device}
    device. Empty buffers are placed in one virtqueue for receiving
    packets, and outgoing packets are enqueued into another for
    transmission in that order. A third command queue is used to
    -control advanced filtering features.
    +dynamically manipulate various features of the initialized device.

    \subsection{Device ID}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device ID}

    --
    2.26.2