From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from ws5-mx01.kavi.com (ws5-mx01.kavi.com [34.193.7.191]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CB022C25B47 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:30:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis.ws5.connectedcommunity.org [10.110.1.242]) by ws5-mx01.kavi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 03A672AEEA for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:30:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE1AA9869EA for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:30:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from host09.ws5.connectedcommunity.org (host09.ws5.connectedcommunity.org [10.110.1.97]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with QMQP id 9D3F79869E0; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:30:01 +0000 (UTC) Mailing-List: contact virtio-comment-help@lists.oasis-open.org; run by ezmlm List-ID: Sender: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F1049869E2 for ; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:30:01 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at kavi.com X-MC-Unique: DeMhOX0cMhOO5_EfblDZ8w-1 X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1698222293; x=1698827093; h=in-reply-to:content-disposition:mime-version:references:message-id :subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=tYH+1p3VJIZPjuWRCUo7OKdWnxdGNiP7oQsw8fHM7zw=; b=IrX1gKCtM5UOzOQnguw8Qxu++QLzWxHoNUZ3AovaFTZKIrCKfrGFiFa0NckAwJqDB9 aZKvesdEsFSk455f5kCY1BUSElgpVr12DJJmfzcpK33wFAk3YLkGS5+RSnpmJWxwqKX8 nw2IuMEDIeLNyBQgYuxikzKDvVvAU9dXvriDm/EoUbKePaaiw0URz6NhF0z1wubgFUkM 0epOW+E+4iKs6nmggVk8I1Dn5RkbrFq5ybw9EEoJ2KxugqG+RyryjEIPxovsI/747jUE gx1REGDkZuccJdRXwu6Zc7GrH8Sp7vp+YBLbjFSx0AlIwaAbRvSa5j9tIjk5mF9mi6XI NJdg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yzk4AoRAo1TtAfWHoYpT6ByZ6q4TmpF6434bJ77yPaZULXBYrsm o/1U8vl66mjnkjOKpiO1qlA6dqrmyoX9aRBU6tPyvSlFwrnZl10zTLMNfqF8OdbrniNBw3HPew8 c3FybMi9ZUyrCNrbGRGWnq3a7q+VUAn9/9w== X-Received: by 2002:adf:e40f:0:b0:32d:81b5:82d0 with SMTP id g15-20020adfe40f000000b0032d81b582d0mr9453305wrm.33.1698222293590; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:24:53 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IGki98enZShq23eUMErhSFI7CBYTHg3S4H+qWjfiGHaWYoQHtXsYRnakm7+G2snrsL6wVzHMw== X-Received: by 2002:adf:e40f:0:b0:32d:81b5:82d0 with SMTP id g15-20020adfe40f000000b0032d81b582d0mr9453291wrm.33.1698222293241; Wed, 25 Oct 2023 01:24:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:24:47 -0400 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" To: Parav Pandit Cc: Jason Wang , "Zhu, Lingshan" , "virtio-comment@lists.oasis-open.org" , "cohuck@redhat.com" , "sburla@marvell.com" , Shahaf Shuler , Maor Gottlieb , Yishai Hadas Message-ID: <20231025041653-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <860e52ef-8cfc-408a-b3cc-2551ef6118d1@intel.com> <20231018055422-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Re: [virtio-comment] Re: [PATCH v1 3/8] device-context: Define the device context fields for device migration On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 07:15:24AM +0000, Parav Pandit wrote: > Treating all registers equally and synchronizing it in the device is better model to not bifurcate the device. Glad you like it, though I don't think many hypervisors treat all registers equally. Personally I think where does the ideal balance pass depends on specific hardware and software. And it is not wise to tie ourselves to specific needs du jour. So can we please stop arguing about which model is better on this list and instead focus on building reusable components that different devices can use as they see fit? -- MST This publicly archived list offers a means to provide input to the OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC. In order to verify user consent to the Feedback License terms and to minimize spam in the list archive, subscription is required before posting. Subscribe: virtio-comment-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org Unsubscribe: virtio-comment-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org List help: virtio-comment-help@lists.oasis-open.org List archive: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/ Feedback License: https://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/feedback_license.pdf List Guidelines: https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/mailing-lists Committee: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/ Join OASIS: https://www.oasis-open.org/join/