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authormstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652>2014-12-22 11:36:27 +0000
committermstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652>2014-12-22 11:36:27 +0000
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ccw: two-stage indicators for legacy devices
Some legacy devices will support two-stage queue indicators and therefore won't reject CCW_CMD_SET_IND_ADAPTER. Note this. VIRTIO-127 Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> Reviewed-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> git-svn-id: https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/virtio/branches/v1.0@450 0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652
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\paragraph{Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Setting Up Indicators}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio over channel I/O / Device Initialization / Setting Up Indicators / Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Setting Up Indicators}
-Legacy devices will only support classic queue indicators; they will
-reject CCW_CMD_SET_IND_ADAPTER as they don't know that command.
+In some cases, legacy devices will only support classic queue indicators;
+in that case, they will reject CCW_CMD_SET_IND_ADAPTER as they don't know that
+command. Some legacy devices will support two-stage queue indicators, though,
+and a driver will be able to successfully use CCW_CMD_SET_IND_ADAPTER to set
+them up.
\subsection{Device Operation}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio over channel I/O / Device Operation}