Parav Pandit <[email protected]> writes: > Introduce vq index and its range so that subsequent patches can refer > to it. > > Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/163 > Reviewed-by: Halil Pasic <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <[email protected]> > --- > changelog: > v12->v13: > - avoid virtqueue -> vq abbreviation > - removed Cornelia's reviewed-by due to vq abbreviation change > v11->v12: > - renamed 'number' to 'index' > v9->v10: > - added braces around vq number wording > - added vqn as another term for vq number > v8->v9: > - added inclusive when describing the vq number range > - skipped comment to put virtqueue number wording first because we > prefer to use shorter vq number as much as possible > v5->v6: > - moved description close to introduction, it was in middle of > queue data transfer description > v2->v3: > - new patch > --- > content.tex | 3 +++ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex > index cff548a..43be58b 100644 > --- a/content.tex > +++ b/content.tex > @@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ \section{Virtqueues}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a > Virtio Device / Virtqueues} > virtqueues\footnote{For example, the simplest network device has one > virtqueue for > transmit and one for receive.}. > > +Each virtqueue is identified by a virtqueue index; virtqueue index range is > +from 0 to 65535 inclusive. > +
The range is a property of the index, so generally we would say "a virtqueue index's range", but that feels a bit odd. How about avoiding the problem with something like "virtqueue indexes range from 0 to 65535 inclusive". > Driver makes requests available to device by adding > an available buffer to the queue, i.e., adding a buffer > describing the request to a virtqueue, and optionally triggering > -- > 2.26.2 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] -- You know your green from your red. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
