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2013 May 08
1
[PATCH] virtio-balloon spec: rework VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST feature, support silent deflation
...egotiate VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST is also using
pages before telling the host. Thus, even though the feature used to be
just for communication from the host, known drivers are really using it
to communicate was in the other direction, as if the feature was named
"VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_GUEST_TELLS_HOST".
Adjust the spec to conform, and add a new feature bit for the host to
tell the drivers if silent deflation is actually supported. With this
new feature bit, the host can distinguish all three cases: will never
do silent deflation, will do silent deflation if available, will always
do s...
2013 May 08
1
[PATCH] virtio-balloon spec: rework VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST feature, support silent deflation
...egotiate VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST is also using
pages before telling the host. Thus, even though the feature used to be
just for communication from the host, known drivers are really using it
to communicate was in the other direction, as if the feature was named
"VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_GUEST_TELLS_HOST".
Adjust the spec to conform, and add a new feature bit for the host to
tell the drivers if silent deflation is actually supported. With this
new feature bit, the host can distinguish all three cases: will never
do silent deflation, will do silent deflation if available, will always
do s...