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| author | mstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652> | 2015-10-21 14:20:51 +0000 |
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| committer | mstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652> | 2015-10-21 14:20:51 +0000 |
| commit | 7317dc565b19c5845c921b8152a5e3271ff9f81a (patch) | |
| tree | a86a4c33a7032df63b0e5b27916cd3e4f93f7c8c | |
| parent | f8d44600b775ffdce8be566c9c5764022ef2c3dc (diff) | |
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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diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex index ac7eefa..ba67137 100644 --- a/introduction.tex +++ b/introduction.tex @@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ Similarly, a driver MAY implement: 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 |