[virtio-comment] [PATCH requirements v5 1/7] net-features: Add requirements document for release 1.4

[Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>]

Add requirements document template for the virtio net features.

Add virtio net device counters visible to driver.

Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
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changelog:
v4->v5:
- Fixed attributes query and counters query
v3->v4:
- Addressed comment from David
- Added link to more counters that we are already discussing
v0->v1:
- removed tx dropped counter
- updated requirements to mention about virtqueue interface for counters
  query
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 net-workstream/features-1.4.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 net-workstream/features-1.4.md

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+# 1. Introduction
+
+This document describes the overall requirements for virtio net device
+improvements for upcoming release 1.4. Some of these requirements are
+interrelated and influence the interface design, hence reviewing them
+together is desired while updating the virtio net interface.
+
+# 2. Summary
+1. Device counters visible to the driver
+
+# 3. Requirements
+## 3.1 Device counters
+1. The driver should be able to query the device and/or per vq counters for
+   debugging purpose using a virtqueue directly from driver to device for
+   example using a control vq.
+2. The driver should be able to query which counters are supported using a
+   virtqueue command, for example using an existing control vq.
+3. If this device is migrated between two hosts, the driver should be able
+   get the counter values in the destination host from where it was left
+   off in the source host.
+4. If a virtio device is a group member device, it must be possible to query
+   all of the group member counters via the group owner device.
+5. If a virtio device is a group member device, it must be possible to query
+   all of the group member counter attributes via the group owner device.
+
+### 3.1.1 Per receive queue counters
+1. le64 rx_oversize_pkt_errors: Packet dropped due to receive packet being
+    oversize than the buffer size
+2. le64 rx_no_buffer_pkt_errors: Packet dropped due to unavailability of the
+    buffer in the receive queue
+3. le64 rx_gso_pkts: Packets treated as receive GSO sequence by the device
+4. le64 rx_pkts: Total packets received by the device
+
+### 3.1.2 Per transmit queue counters
+1. le64 tx_gso_pkts: Packets send as transmit GSO sequence
+2. le64 tx_pkts: Total packets send by the device
+
+### 3.1.3 More counters
+More counters discussed in [1].
+
+[1] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/202308/msg00176.html
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