Re: [virtio-comment] content: RSC extension support for virtio-net

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 03:10:02PM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 12:41:30PM +0300, Yuri Benditovich wrote:
> > Allocates feature bit for extended RSC (receive
> > side coalescing) support. If the device supports
> > this feature, it is able to process duplicated
> > ACKs and report number of coalesced TCP segments
> > amd number of received duplicated ACKs.
> > 
> > Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/20
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Yuri Benditovich <yuri.benditovich@daynix.com>
> > ---
> >  content.tex | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> >  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> > index be18234..17d83af 100644
> > --- a/content.tex
> > +++ b/content.tex
> > @@ -2525,6 +2525,10 @@ features.
> >  
> >  \item[VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_MAC_ADDR(23)] Set MAC address through control
> >      channel.
> > +
> > +\item[VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT(38)] Device can process duplicated ACKs
> > +    and report number of coalesced segments and duplicated ACKs
> > +
> >  \end{description}
> >  
> >  \subsubsection{Feature bit requirements}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Feature bits / Feature bit requirements}
> 
> So I went to apply this and I noticed that other devices started
> growing from bit 64 downward. So e.g. VIRTIO_NET_F_STANDBY is bit 62
> now. Is it to late to tweak this bit to match? E.g. to use bit 61?
> Or was some driver with this feature already get released?

And if you do agree please just post a patch tweaking the number to 61
and I will handle the rest.


> -- 
> MST

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