Virtualization - Jul 2021 - [RFC PATCH v1 0/7] virtio/vsock: introduce MSG_EOR flag for SEQPACKET

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 07:31:33PM +0300, Arseny Krasnov
wrote:
>	This patchset implements support of MSG_EOR bit for SEQPACKET
>AF_VSOCK sockets over virtio transport.
>	Idea is to distinguish concepts of 'messages' and
'records'.
>Message is result of sending calls: 'write()', 'send()',
'sendmsg()'
>etc. It has fixed maximum length, and it bounds are visible using
>return from receive calls: 'read()', 'recv()',
'recvmsg()' etc.
>Current implementation based on message definition above.
>	Record has unlimited length, it consists of multiple message,
>and bounds of record are visible via MSG_EOR flag returned from
>'recvmsg()' call. Sender passes MSG_EOR to sending system call and
>receiver will see MSG_EOR when corresponding message will be processed.
>	To support MSG_EOR new bit was added along with existing
>'VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR':
'VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOM'(end-of-message) - now it
>works in the same way as 'VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR'. But
'VIRTIO_VSOCK_SEQ_EOR'
>is used to mark 'MSG_EOR' bit passed from userspace.
At this point it's probably better to rename the old flag, so we stay 
compatible.

What happens if one of the two peers does not support MSG_EOR handling, 
while the other does?

I'll do a closer review in the next few days.

Thanks,
Stefano