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diff --git a/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt b/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt index 6b5d46e..849acd4 100644 --- a/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt +++ b/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt @@ -340,14 +340,12 @@ The legacy virtqueue layout structure therefore looks like this: struct vring_used used; }; -2.1.4.1. A Note on Virtqueue Endianness +2.1.4.1. Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Virtqueue Endianness -------------------------------------- Note that the endian of fields and in the virtqueue is the native -endian of the guest, not little-endian as PCI normally is. This makes -for simpler guest code, and it is assumed that the host already has to -be deeply aware of the guest endian so such an “endian-aware” device -is not a significant issue. +endian of the guest, not little-endian as PCI normally is. +It is assumed that the host is already aware of the guest endian. 2.1.4.2. Message Framing ----------------------- |