Re: [PATCH v10 0/3] virtio-vsock: SOCK_SEQPACKET description

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

On Mon, Feb 07, 2022 at 12:35:59PM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 06:57:10AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 05:35:02PM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> > > v9: https://markmail.org/message/4s6kfbeblxw4vzk4
> > > 
> > > Linux kernel and QEMU already merged SOCK_SEQPACKET support,
> > > so I'm resending Arseny's patches to have consistent virtio-spec
> > > and implementation.
> > > 
> > > I added patch 2, following the discussion about F_STREAM feature bit:
> > > https://markmail.org/message/aoaspjy2jhidwbuo#query:+page:1+mid:obw54zzikgqimhjk+state:results
> > > 
> > > About patch 2, the vhost-vsock device in the Linux kernel doesn't set bit 0
> > > (F_STREAM), so at this point I don't know if it's better to use a negative
> > > feature flag (e.g. F_NO_STREAM) or we go for F_STREAM and send a patch to
> > > linux-stable (and QEMU?) to solve this issue.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Stefano
> > 
> > I thought a lot about this.  Given things are in the field, I think
> > fundamentally F_NO_STREAM is a good idea,
> 
> Yep, last weeks, I've been trying to write patches for QEMU and Linux to
> align with the spec, but actually using just F_STREAM or a
> F_SEQPACKET/F_STREAM combination is a little confusing.
> 
> > however I think maybe
> > we should split it:
> > VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_NO_IMPLIED_STREAM meaning "stream is not implied"
> > VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_STREAM meaning "stream is supported"
> 
> Yes, that's probably the best thing to do.
> 
> What do you think if we use a more generic VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_NO_IMPLIED_TYPES
> meaning "support of any socket types is not implied" ?

Fine too.

> Maybe it's superfluous since we only supported STREAM, but from the point of
> view of the final result of the specifications, it should be clearer... But
> if it is not set we imply that STREAM is supported, so no, maybe better
> VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_NO_IMPLIED_STREAM.

my thinking too.

> Can we make this change before the release of 1.2?
> 
> Stefano

I don't think we should rush it into 1.2, but we can just
fork 1.next and merge it for 1.3

> > 
> > and then we say everyone SHOULD set VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_NO_IMPLIED_STREAM.
> > 
> > Hmm?
> > 
> > > Arseny Krasnov (2):
> > >   virtio-vsock: use C style defines for constants
> > >   virtio-vsock: SOCK_SEQPACKET description
> > > 
> > > Stefano Garzarella (1):
> > >   virtio-vsock: add VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_STREAM feature bit
> > > 
> > >  virtio-vsock.tex | 93 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> > >  1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > --
> > > 2.31.1
> >