OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC

  • 1.  [PATCH v2] intro: add advice on transition from legacy interfaces

    Posted 07-02-2015 09:03
    Reading legacy chapters gives a hint about what changed, let's help readers discover this useful shortcut. Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> --- introduction.tex 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex index ac7eefa..ba67137 100644 --- a/introduction.tex +++ b/introduction.tex @@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ Similarly, a driver MAY implement: Devices or drivers with no legacy compatibility are referred to as non-transitional devices and drivers, respectively. +subsection{Transition from earlier specification drafts} + +For devices and drivers already implementing the legacy +interface, some changes will have to be made to support this +specification. + +In this case, it might be beneficial for the reader to focus on +sections tagged "Legacy Interface" in the section title. +These highlight the changes made since the earlier drafts. + section{Structure Specifications} Many device and driver in-memory structure layouts are documented using -- MST


  • 2.  Re: [virtio] [PATCH v2] intro: add advice on transition from legacy interfaces

    Posted 07-02-2015 09:27
    On Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:02:17 +0200
    "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> wrote:

    > Reading legacy chapters gives a hint about what changed,
    > let's help readers discover this useful shortcut.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
    > ---
    > introduction.tex | 10 ++++++++++
    > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

    Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>




  • 3.  Re: [virtio] [PATCH v2] intro: add advice on transition from legacy interfaces

    Posted 07-02-2015 09:27
    On Thu, 2 Jul 2015 11:02:17 +0200 "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> wrote: > Reading legacy chapters gives a hint about what changed, > let's help readers discover this useful shortcut. > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> > --- > introduction.tex 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>