When VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES is negotiated, the ring is not enabled when started, but enabled through dedicated VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_ENABLE request.
When not negotiated, the ring is started in enabled state, at VHOST_USER_SET_VRING_KICK request time. Signed-off-by: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coque...@redhat.com> --- lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c | 6 ------ lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c index 0e8c0386a..ccfc17022 100644 --- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c +++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost.c @@ -238,12 +238,6 @@ init_vring_queue(struct virtio_net *dev, uint32_t vring_idx) /* Backends are set to -1 indicating an inactive device. */ vq->backend = -1; - /* - * always set the vq to enabled; this is to keep compatibility - * with the old QEMU, whereas there is no SET_VRING_ENABLE message. - */ - vq->enabled = 1; - TAILQ_INIT(&vq->zmbuf_list); } diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c index 1cabba73f..4f9273fe7 100644 --- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c +++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.c @@ -660,6 +660,15 @@ vhost_user_set_vring_kick(struct virtio_net *dev, struct VhostUserMsg *pmsg) "vring kick idx:%d file:%d\n", file.index, file.fd); vq = dev->virtqueue[file.index]; + + /* + * When VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES is not negotiated, + * the ring starts already enabled. Otherwise, it is enabled via + * the SET_VRING_ENABLE message. + */ + if (!(dev->features & (1ULL << VHOST_USER_F_PROTOCOL_FEATURES))) + vq->enabled = 1; + if (vq->kickfd >= 0) close(vq->kickfd); vq->kickfd = file.fd; -- 2.13.3