VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM

Michael S. Tsirkin
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:07:35 -0000

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 05:59:03PM +0100, Will Deacon
wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 07:24:34AM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 09:57:14AM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > Hi Michael,
> > >
> > > In commit 1a937693993f ("virtio: new feature to detect IOMMU
device quirk"),
> > > you added a new feature bit (VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM) to describe
whether
> > > or not a given virtio device requires physical address or bus
addresses.
> > >
> > > Is there a plan to get this incorporated into the virtio spec
[1]? At the
> > > moment, I can't see a working draft that includes the new
bit. Having it
> > > in the spec would help convince implementors that it's not
just a Linux
> > > thing.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Will
> > >
> > > [1]
http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/cs04/virtio-v1.0-cs04.html
> >
> > Absolutely. Want to contribute a patch?
>
> I could have a look. Is there a git repo for the sources to the working
> draft?
>
> Will

Yes, though unfortunately it's svn :(

git svn clone --stdlayout
https://tools.oasis-open.org/version-control/svn/virtio

Check out the main branch.

Patches must be sent to virtio-dev or virtio-comments list (subscription
required).

Thanks!

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