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[PATCH v2 0/2] VIRTIO-58: clarify meaning of LEXX tags for transitional devices

From: Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:05:00 -0000

It has a different meaning in the legacy environments, document this. Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]> --- introduction.tex 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex index ba57419..692e25b 100644 --- a/introduction.tex +++ b/introduction.tex @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "S egin{longtable}{l p{5in}} phantomsectionlabel{intro:rfc2119} extbf{[RFC2119]} & S. Bradner, Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels, ewlineurl{ http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt} , March 1997\ - phantomsectionlabel{intro:S390 PoP} extbf{[S390 PoP]} & z/Architecture Principles of Operation, IBM Publication SA22-7832, ewlineurl{ http://publibfi.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dz9zr009.pdf} , and any future revisions\ - phantomsectionlabel{intro:S390 Common I/O} extbf{[S390 Common I/O]} & ESA/390 Common I/O-Device and Self-Description, IBM Publication SA22-7204, ewlineurl{ http://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9ar501/CCONTENTS} , and any future revisions\ + phantomsectionlabel{intro:S390 PoP} extbf{[S390 PoP]} & z/Architecture Principles of Operation, ewline IBM Publication SA22-7832\ + phantomsectionlabel{intro:S390 Common I/O} extbf{[S390 Common I/O]} & ESA/390 Common I/O-Device and Self-Description, ewline IBM Publication SA22-7204\ phantomsectionlabel{intro:PCI} extbf{[PCI]} & Conventional PCI Specifications, ewlineurl{ http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional/} , @@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ conventions are used: item[u8, u16, u32, u64] An unsigned integer of the specified length in bits. item[le16, le32, le64] An unsigned integer of the specified length in bits, -in little-endian byte order. +in little-endian byte order; when used in a legacy environment - +an unsigned integer of the specified length in bits, in legacy +guest-endian byte order. item[be16, be32, be64] An unsigned integer of the specified length in bits, in big-endian byte order. -- MST