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authormstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652>2015-10-21 14:20:51 +0000
committermstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652>2015-10-21 14:20:51 +0000
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intro: add advice on transition from legacy interfaces
Reading legacy chapters gives a hint about what changed, let's help readers discover this useful shortcut. This resolves VIRTIO-146. Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> Accepted by electronic ballot: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/virtio/ballot.php?id=2866 git-svn-id: https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/virtio/branches/v1.0@548 0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652
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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