On Wed, 2019-09-11 at 10:07 -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > + #define VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_INFLIGHT_SHMFD 12 > > + #define VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_IN_BAND_NOTIFICATIONS 13 > > INFLIGHT so INBAND?
*shrug*, sure > > + instead of waiting for the call; however, if the protocol feature > > + ``VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_IN_BAND_NOTIFICATIONS`` has been negotiated > > + it instead means the updates should be done using the messages. > > Hmm I don't like this. I propose that with > VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_IN_BAND_NOTIFICATIONS > we just don't allow VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_CALL (if you think it's > important to allow them, we can say that we do not require them). You can't actually skip SET_VRING_CALL, it's necessary to start a vring, so libvhost-user for example calls dev->iface->queue_set_started() only in this case. The docs in the "Starting and stopping rings" section also explain this. > But it's important for performance to be able to enable polling. I don't think if you enable this you care about performance, after all the whole point of it is to get REPLY_ACK for the in-band message. > > + When the ``VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_IN_BAND_NOTIFICATIONS`` protocol > > + feature has been successfully negotiated, this message may be > > + submitted by the master to indicate that a buffer was added to > > + the vring instead of signalling it using the vring's event FD or > > event -> kick? > fd -> file descriptor Sure. > > + having the slave rely on polling. > > i think polling is a separate option and should be there with inband > kicks. See above. But I guess we could put a flag into bit 9 indicating that you want to use messages instead of polling or a file descriptor, if you prefer. > > +``VHOST_USER_SLAVE_VRING_CALL`` > > + :id: 4 > > + :equivalent ioctl: N/A > > + :slave payload: vring state description > > + :master payload: N/A > > + > > + When the ``VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_IN_BAND_NOTIFICATIONS`` protocol > > + feature has been successfully negotiated, this message may be > > + submitted by the slave to indicate that a buffer was used from > > + the vring instead of signalling this using the vring's kick FD or > > + having the master relying on polling. > > call FD? I confused this far too many times and thought I got it right finally, but yes, you're right. johannes
