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Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:37:42 +0200
From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] virtio-pci: flexible configuration layout
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On 11/03/2011 02:11 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 12:37:04PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> > On 11/03/2011 01:31 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > Add a flexible mechanism to specify virtio configuration layout, using
> > > pci vendor-specific capability.  A separate capability is used for each
> > > of common, device specific and data-path accesses.
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > How about posting the spec change instead of patches?
>
> We need both of course but I typically start with patches.
> Easier to see whether it's even possible to implement the
> spec without overhauling all of the code.

Patches are okay for someone familiar with the code.  For others, they
require more effort.

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