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[PATCH 00/18] Feedback: conformance clauses and normative statements.

From: Rusty Russell <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:45:00 -0000

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <[email protected]> --- content.tex 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex index a2b83cd..1decb0a 100644 --- a/content.tex +++ b/content.tex @@ -214,9 +214,8 @@ Used Ring & 4 & $6 + 4 * $(Queue Size) \ hline end{tabular} -The Alignment column gives the minimum alignment: for each part -of the virtqueue, the physical address of the first byte -MUST be a multiple of the specified alignment value. +The Alignment column gives the minimum alignment for each part +of the virtqueue. The Size column gives the total number of bytes required for each part of the virtqueue. @@ -233,6 +232,10 @@ writes the descriptor index into the available ring. It then notifies the device. When the device has finished a buffer, it writes the descriptor index into the used ring, and sends an interrupt. +drivernormative{Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Virtqueues} +The driver MUST ensure that the physical address of the first byte +of each virtqueue part is a multiple of the specified alignment value +in the above table. subsection{Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Virtqueue Layout}label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Virtqueues / Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Virtqueue Layout} -- 1.8.3.2