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@@ -180,3 +180,63 @@ joined the TC, sort acknowledged reviewers alphabetically. See \ref{chap:Acknowledgements}. } \\ \hline +520 & 30 Apr 2015 & James Bottomley & {VIRTIO-140: +give explicit guidance on the use of 64 bit fields + +Just saying 64 bit fields may not be atomic is true, but less +helpful than it might be. Add explicit guidance about what the +consequences of non-atomicity are. + +See \ref{sec:Creating New Device Types / What Device +Configuration Space Layout?} +} \\ +\hline +521 & 30 Apr 2015 & Rusty Russell & {VIRTIO-134: +Spell out details of indirect elements in chains + +1) It's implied that a chain terminates with an indirect descriptor (since +VIRTIO-15) but we didn't spell out that a device MUST NOT +continue it. + +2) We allow [direct]->[direct]->[indirect], and qemu and +bhyve both accept it. Make it clear that this is valid, thus devices MUST +handle it. + +See \ref{drivernormative:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / +Virtqueues / The Virtqueue Descriptor Table / Indirect +Descriptors} and \ref{devicenormative:Basic Facilities of a +Virtio Device / Virtqueues / The Virtqueue Descriptor Table / +Indirect Descriptors} +} \\ +\hline +522 & 30 Apr 2015 & Michael S. Tsirkin & {VIRTIO-141: +used ring: specify legacy behaviour for len field + +many hypervisors implemented len field incorrectly. +Document existing bugs in the legacy sections. + +See \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Virtqueues +/ The Virtqueue Used Ring/ Legacy Interface: The Virtqueue Used +Ring}, \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation +/ Legacy Interface: Device Operation}, \ref{sec:Device Types / +Block Device / Device Operation / Legacy Interface: Device +Operation}, \ref{sec:Device Types / Console Device / Device +Operation / Legacy Interface: Device Operation}, \ref{sec:Device +Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device Operation / Legacy +Interface: Device Operation}, \ref{sec:Device +Types / SCSI Host Device / Device Operation / Legacy +Interface: Device Operation} and \ref{sec:Conformance / Legacy +Interface: Transitional Device and Transitional Driver +Conformance}. +} \\ +\hline +523 & 30 Apr 2015 & Michael S. Tsirkin & {VIRTIO-142: +entropy device: typo fix + +Current text: "The driver MUST examine the length written by the +driver" makes no sense. length is written by the device. + +See \ref{drivernormative:Device Types / Entropy Device / Device +Operation}. +} \\ +\hline |