Add new registers to the PCI common configuration structure.
These registers will be used for querying the indices of the admin
virtqueues of the owner device. To configure, reset or enable the admin
virtqueues, the driver should follow existing queue configuration/setup
sequence.
Signed-off-by: Max Gurtovoy <mgurto...@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <m...@redhat.com>
---
content.tex | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index c8647c9..2d9b903 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -946,6 +946,10 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure
layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
le64 queue_device; /* read-write */
le16 queue_notify_data; /* read-only for driver */
le16 queue_reset; /* read-write */
+
+ /* About the administration virtqueue. */
+ le16 admin_queue_index; /* read-only for driver */
+ le16 admin_queue_num; /* read-only for driver */
};
\end{lstlisting}
@@ -1031,6 +1035,19 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure
layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
This field exists only if VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET has been
negotiated. (see \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device /
Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}).
+\item[\field{admin_queue_index}]
+ The device uses this to report the index of the first administration
virtqueue.
+ This field is valid only if VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ has been negotiated.
+\item[\field{admin_queue_num}]
+ The device uses this to report the number of the
+ supported administration virtqueues. Virtqueues with index
+ between \field{admin_queue_index} and (\field{admin_queue_index} +
+ \field{admin_queue_num}) inclusive serve as administration
+ virtqueues.
+ Thus the number of administration virtqueues equals
+ (\field{admin_queue_num} + 1).
+ This field is valid only if VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ has been
+ negotiated.
\end{description}
\devicenormative{\paragraph}{Common configuration structure layout}{Virtio
Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Common
configuration structure layout}
@@ -1117,6 +1134,14 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure
layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
were used before the queue reset.
(see \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Virtqueues / Virtqueue
Reset}).
+If VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ has been negotiated, and if the driver
+configures any administration virtqueues, the driver MUST
+configure the administration virtqueues using the index
+in the range \field{admin_queue_index} to
+\field{admin_queue_index} + \field{admin_queue_num} inclusive.
+The driver MAY configure less administration virtqueues than
+supported by the device.
+
\subsubsection{Notification structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Notification capability}
The notification location is found using the VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_NOTIFY_CFG
@@ -7684,6 +7709,15 @@ \chapter{Reserved Feature Bits}\label{sec:Reserved
Feature Bits}
\item[VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ(41)] This feature indicates that the device exposes
one or more
administration virtqueues.
+ At the moment this feature is only supported for devices using
+ \ref{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI
+ Bus}~\nameref{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus}
+ as the transport and is reserved for future use for
+ devices using other transports (see
+ \ref{drivernormative:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Feature
Bits}
+ and
+ \ref{devicenormative:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Feature
Bits} for
+ handling features reserved for future use.
\end{description}
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