Hi Jan,
On 29/04/2020 15:05, Jan Beulich wrote:
On 29.04.2020 16:01, Julien Grall wrote:
Hi,
On 22/04/2020 10:20, Jan Beulich wrote:
Even if it was possible to use the sub-structs defined in the header
that way, keep in mind that we also wrote:
/* dummy member to force sizeof(struct xen_pvcalls_request)
* to match across archs */
struct xen_pvcalls_dummy {
uint8_t dummy[56];
} dummy;
This has nothing to do with how a consumer may use the structs.
And the spec also clarifies that the size of each specific request is
always 56 bytes.
Sure, and I didn't mean to imply that a consumer would be allowed
to break this requirement. Still something like this
int pvcall_new_socket(struct xen_pvcalls_socket *s) {
struct xen_pvcalls_request req = {
.req_id = REQ_ID,
.cmd = PVCALLS_SOCKET,
.u.socket = *s,
};
return pvcall(&req);
}
may break.
I think I understand your concern now. So yes I agree this would break 32-bit
consumer.
As the padding is at the end of the structure, I think a 32-bit frontend and
64-bit backend (or vice-versa) should currently work without any trouble. The
problem would come later if we decide to extend a command.
Can commands be extended at all, i.e. don't extensions require new
commands? The issue I've described has nothing to do with future
extending of any of the affected structures.
I think my point wasn't conveyed correctly. The implicit padding is at
the end of the structure for all the consumers but 32-bit x86. So
without any modification, I think 32-bit frontend can still communicate
with 64-bit backend (or vice-versa).
Therefore I suggest to rework the documentation and add the implicit
padding just for all the architectures but 32-bit x86.
Cheers,
--
Julien Grall
