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authormstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652>2014-03-02 21:35:01 +0000
committermstsirkin <mstsirkin@0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652>2014-03-02 21:35:01 +0000
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legacy pci layout: confirmance statements
Change accepted on VIRTIO TC Meeting, 3 December 2013 Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> git-svn-id: https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/virtio@293 0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652
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@@ -1396,13 +1396,16 @@ a multiple of \field{cap.length} (ie. all accesses must be aligned).
\subsubsection{Legacy Interfaces: A Note on PCI Device Layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Legacy Interfaces: A Note on PCI Device Layout}
-Transitional devices should present part of configuration
+Transitional devices MUST present part of configuration
registers in a legacy configuration structure in BAR0 in the first I/O
region of the PCI device, as documented below.
+When using the legacy interface, transitional drivers
+MUST use the legacy configuration structure in BAR0 in the first
+I/O region of the PCI device, as documented below.
-When accessed through the legacy interface the driver MAY access
+When using the legacy interface the driver MAY access
the device-specific region using any width accesses, and
-a transitional device MUST present it with the same results as
+a transitional device MUST present driver with the same results as
when accessed using the “natural” access method (i.e.
32-bit accesses for 32-bit fields, etc).
@@ -1459,7 +1462,7 @@ Purpose & Device Specific & \\
Note that only Feature Bits 0 to 31 are accessible through the
Legacy Interface. When used through the Legacy Interface,
-Transitional Devices must assume that Feature Bits 32 to 63
+Transitional Devices MUST assume that Feature Bits 32 to 63
are not acknowledged by Driver.
As legacy devices had no \field{config_generation} field,