Linux Virtualization - Oct 2023 - [PATCH vhost 02/22] virtio_ring: introduce virtqueue_dma_[un]map_page_attrs

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 04:00:22PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo
wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:59:03 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst
at redhat.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 03:53:00PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > > Hi Michael,
> > >
> > > Do you think it's appropriate to push the first two patches
of this patch set to
> > > linux 6.6?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > I generally treat patchsets as a whole unless someone asks me to do
> > otherwise. Why do you want this?
> 
> As we discussed, the patch set supporting AF_XDP will be push to net-next.
> But the two patchs belong to the vhost.
> 
> So, if you think that is appropriate, I will post a new patchset(include
the two
> patchs without virtio-net + AF_XDP) to vhost. I wish that can be merged to
6.6.
Oh wait 6.6? Too late really, merge window has been closed for weeks.
> Then when the 6.7 net-next merge window is open, I can push this patch set
to 6.7.
> The v1 version use the virtqueue_dma_map_single_attrs to replace
> virtqueue_dma_map_page_attrs. But I think we should use
virtqueue_dma_map_page_attrs.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
Get a complete working patchset that causes no regressions posted first please
then we will discuss merge strategy.
I would maybe just put everything in one file for now, easier to merge,
refactor later when it's all upstream. But up to you.

> >
> > --
> > MST
> >

On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 04:44:24 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst at
redhat.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 04:00:22PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:59:03 -0400, "Michael S. Tsirkin"
<mst at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 03:53:00PM +0800, Xuan Zhuo wrote:
> > > > Hi Michael,
> > > >
> > > > Do you think it's appropriate to push the first two
patches of this patch set to
> > > > linux 6.6?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > I generally treat patchsets as a whole unless someone asks me to
do
> > > otherwise. Why do you want this?
> >
> > As we discussed, the patch set supporting AF_XDP will be push to
net-next.
> > But the two patchs belong to the vhost.
> >
> > So, if you think that is appropriate, I will post a new
patchset(include the two
> > patchs without virtio-net + AF_XDP) to vhost. I wish that can be
merged to 6.6.
>
> Oh wait 6.6? Too late really, merge window has been closed for weeks.
I mean as a fix. So I ask you do you think it is appropriate?
>
> > Then when the 6.7 net-next merge window is open, I can push this patch
set to 6.7.
> > The v1 version use the virtqueue_dma_map_single_attrs to replace
> > virtqueue_dma_map_page_attrs. But I think we should use
virtqueue_dma_map_page_attrs.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
> Get a complete working patchset that causes no regressions posted first
please
> then we will discuss merge strategy.
> I would maybe just put everything in one file for now, easier to merge,
> refactor later when it's all upstream. But up to you.
OK. I will get a working patchset firstly.

Thanks.
>
>
> > >
> > > --
> > > MST
> > >
>