On Mon, 5 Feb 2018 20:21:12 +0200 "Michael S. Tsirkin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 07:16:54PM +0100, Cornelia Huck wrote: > > > I agree that this doesn't seem optimal. This is a much bigger change > > > than anything between virtio 0.9 and in virtio 1.0, because it affects > > > the data path directly. > > > > Nod. It looks in pretty good shape to me, once we fixed up the things I > > noticed during this round, but I still feel a bit uncomfortable without > > a prototype for non-pci. > > > > One issue for me is that all work has been done with pci as the > > transport, and with a view as to what could be helpful for implementers > > of pci cards. There's nothing inherently bad in that, but it does > > introduce a chance that other transports may run into problems when > > they try to implement it. > > > > Not an insurmountable problem, but something that should be kept in > > mind. > > What do you suggest then? > Do at least a quick qemu prototype. That gives you some idea where things won't work, as it's the only way to cover all transports without having to be aware of architecture details. [The real solution is to have people with enough time, but that's a pipe dream.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
