From 3ae39a64d7311da03f58aae346ed9a1bad427cb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mstsirkin Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 21:43:51 +0000 Subject: abstract.tex: add abstract move it out of introduction.tex, use \input to avoid duplication. Fix a minor typo (the the). Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin git-svn-id: https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/virtio@137 0c8fb4dd-22a2-4bb5-bc14-6c75a5f43652 --- abstract.tex | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) create mode 100644 abstract.tex diff --git a/abstract.tex b/abstract.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b42a0b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/abstract.tex @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +This document describes the specifications of the “virtio” family of +devices. These devices are found in virtual environments, yet by +design they are not all that different from physical devices, and this +document treats them as such. This allows the guest to use standard +drivers and discovery mechanisms. + +The purpose of virtio and this specification is that virtual +environments and guests should have a straightforward, efficient, +standard and extensible mechanism for virtual devices, rather +than boutique per-environment or per-OS mechanisms. -- cgit v1.2.3