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Subject: [PATCH v7 2/5] pci: Define id field
From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert@redhat.com>
For the virtio-fs device we require multiple large shared memory
regions. Differentiate these by an 'id' field in the base capability.
Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
---
content.tex | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index 6433226..fafa532 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ \subsection{Virtio Structure PCI Capabilities}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Option
u8 cap_len; /* Generic PCI field: capability length */
u8 cfg_type; /* Identifies the structure. */
u8 bar; /* Where to find it. */
- u8 padding[3]; /* Pad to full dword. */
+ u8 id; /* Multiple capabilities of the same type */
+ u8 padding[2]; /* Pad to full dword. */
le32 offset; /* Offset within bar. */
le32 length; /* Length of the structure, in bytes. */
};
@@ -697,7 +698,8 @@ \subsection{Virtio Structure PCI Capabilities}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Option
The device MAY offer more than one structure of any type - this makes it
possible for the device to expose multiple interfaces to drivers. The order of
the capabilities in the capability list specifies the order of preference
- suggested by the device.
+ suggested by the device. A device may specify that this ordering mechanism be
+ overridden by the use of the \field{id} field.
\begin{note}
For example, on some hypervisors, notifications using IO accesses are
faster than memory accesses. In this case, the device would expose two
@@ -716,6 +718,12 @@ \subsection{Virtio Structure PCI Capabilities}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Option
Any other value is reserved for future use.
+\item[\field{id}]
+ Used by some device types to uniquely identify multiple capabilities
+ of a certain type. If the device type does not specify the meaning of
+ this field, its contents are undefined.
+
+
\item[\field{offset}]
indicates where the structure begins relative to the base address associated
with the BAR. The alignment requirements of \field{offset} are indicated
--
2.21.0
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