[virtio-comment] [PATCH 0/2] Minor improvements

[virtio-comment] [PATCH 0/2] Minor improvements

[David Edmondson]

A couple of minor improvements:
- add "and" between two "MUST",
- avoid using abbreviated flag names, making it easier to search the
  specification for the actual flag names.

David Edmondson (2):
  virtio-net: Minor wording improvement
  virtio-net: Avoid abbreviating flag names

 device-types/net/description.tex | 89 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

-- 
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[virtio-comment] [PATCH 1/2] virtio-net: Minor wording improvement

[David Edmondson]

Signed-off-by: David Edmondson <david.edmondson@oracle.com>
---
 device-types/net/description.tex | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/device-types/net/description.tex b/device-types/net/description.tex
index 875c4e6..8aa7953 100644
--- a/device-types/net/description.tex
+++ b/device-types/net/description.tex
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
 
 If \field{gso_type} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, then
 the device MUST also set the VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM bit in
-\field{flags} MUST set \field{gso_size} to indicate the desired MSS.
+\field{flags} and MUST set \field{gso_size} to indicate the desired MSS.
 If VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT was negotiated, the device MUST also
 set VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO bit in \field{flags},
 set \field{csum_start} to number of coalesced TCP segments and
-- 
2.39.2 (Apple Git-143)


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Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH 1/2] virtio-net: Minor wording improvement

[Parav Pandit]

On 4/20/2023 8:46 AM, David Edmondson wrote:
> Signed-off-by: David Edmondson <david.edmondson@oracle.com>
> ---
>   device-types/net/description.tex | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/device-types/net/description.tex b/device-types/net/description.tex
> index 875c4e6..8aa7953 100644
> --- a/device-types/net/description.tex
> +++ b/device-types/net/description.tex
> @@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
>   
>   If \field{gso_type} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, then
>   the device MUST also set the VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM bit in
> -\field{flags} MUST set \field{gso_size} to indicate the desired MSS.
> +\field{flags} and MUST set \field{gso_size} to indicate the desired MSS.
>   If VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT was negotiated, the device MUST also
>   set VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO bit in \field{flags},
>   set \field{csum_start} to number of coalesced TCP segments and

Reviewed-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>

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[virtio-comment] [PATCH 2/2] virtio-net: Avoid abbreviating flag names

[David Edmondson]

Use the full name for various flags when referencing them in the body
of the text.

Signed-off-by: David Edmondson <david.edmondson@oracle.com>
---
 device-types/net/description.tex | 87 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/device-types/net/description.tex b/device-types/net/description.tex
index 8aa7953..106a1c7 100644
--- a/device-types/net/description.tex
+++ b/device-types/net/description.tex
@@ -472,14 +472,16 @@ \subsubsection{Packet Transmission}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / De
 checksum includes the header), and \field{csum_offset} will be 16.
 \end{note}
 
-\item If the driver negotiated
-  VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO, and the packet requires
-  TCP segmentation, UDP segmentation or fragmentation, then \field{gso_type}
-  is set to VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4, TCPV6, UDP_L4 or UDP.
-  (Otherwise, it is set to VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE). In this
-  case, packets larger than 1514 bytes can be transmitted: the
-  metadata indicates how to replicate the packet header to cut it
-  into smaller packets. The other gso fields are set:
+\item If the driver negotiated VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4,
+  VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO or
+  VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO, and the packet requires TCP segmentation, UDP
+  segmentation or fragmentation, then \field{gso_type} is set to
+  VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4, VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6,
+  VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_UDP_L4 or VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_UDP.  (Otherwise, it
+  is set to VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE). In this case, packets larger
+  than 1514 bytes can be transmitted: the metadata indicates how to
+  replicate the packet header to cut it into smaller packets. The
+  other gso fields are set:
 
   \begin{itemize}
   \item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has been negotiated,
@@ -564,8 +566,9 @@ \subsubsection{Packet Transmission}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / De
 	packet;
 \end{enumerate}
 
-If none of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options have
-been negotiated, the driver MUST set \field{gso_type} to
+If none of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO or VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO options have been
+negotiated, the driver MUST set \field{gso_type} to
 VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE.
 
 If \field{gso_type} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, then
@@ -573,8 +576,9 @@ \subsubsection{Packet Transmission}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / De
 \field{flags} and MUST set \field{gso_size} to indicate the
 desired MSS.
 
-If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options have
-been negotiated:
+If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO or VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO options have been
+negotiated:
 \begin{itemize}
 \item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has been negotiated,
 	and \field{gso_type} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE,
@@ -600,8 +604,9 @@ \subsubsection{Packet Transmission}\label{sec:Device Types / Network Device / De
 If VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM bit in \field{flags} is not set, the
 device MUST NOT use the \field{csum_start} and \field{csum_offset}.
 
-If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, TSO6, USO or UFO options have
-been negotiated:
+If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_TSO6,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_USO or VIRTIO_NET_F_HOST_UFO options have been
+negotiated:
 \begin{itemize}
 \item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_HDRLEN feature has been negotiated,
 	and \field{gso_type} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE,
@@ -717,23 +722,26 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
   has been validated.
 \end{enumerate}
 
-Additionally, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, TSO4, TSO6, UDP and ECN
-features enable receive checksum, large receive offload and ECN
-support which are the input equivalents of the transmit checksum,
-transmit segmentation offloading and ECN features, as described
-in \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device Operation /
-Packet Transmission}:
+Additionally, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UDP and
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_ECN features enable receive checksum, large receive
+offload and ECN support which are the input equivalents of the
+transmit checksum, transmit segmentation offloading and ECN features,
+as described in \ref{sec:Device Types / Network Device / Device
+  Operation / Packet Transmission}:
 \begin{enumerate}
-\item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, TSO6, UFO, USO4 or USO6 options were
-  negotiated, then \field{gso_type} MAY be something other than
+\item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6,
+  VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4 or
+  VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6 options were negotiated, then
+  \field{gso_type} MAY be something other than
   VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, and \field{gso_size} field indicates the
   desired MSS (see Packet Transmission point 2).
-\item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT option was negotiated (this
-  implies one of VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, TSO6), the
-  device processes also duplicated ACK segments, reports
-  number of coalesced TCP segments in \field{csum_start} field and
-  number of duplicated ACK segments in \field{csum_offset} field
-  and sets bit VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO in \field{flags}.
+\item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT option was negotiated (this implies
+  one of VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6), the device
+  processes also duplicated ACK segments, reports number of coalesced
+  TCP segments in \field{csum_start} field and number of duplicated
+  ACK segments in \field{csum_offset} field and sets bit
+  VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO in \field{flags}.
 \item If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM feature was negotiated, the
   VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM bit in \field{flags} can be
   set: if so, the packet checksum at offset \field{csum_offset}
@@ -809,9 +817,10 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
 	fully checksummed packet;
 \end{enumerate}
 
-If none of the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, TSO6, UFO, USO4 or USO6 options have
-been negotiated, the device MUST set \field{gso_type} to
-VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE.
+If none of the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4 or
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6 options have been negotiated, the device MUST
+set \field{gso_type} to VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE.
 
 If \field{gso_type} differs from VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE, then
 the device MUST also set the VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM bit in
@@ -824,10 +833,11 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
 If VIRTIO_NET_F_RSC_EXT was not negotiated, the device MUST
 not set VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO bit in \field{flags}.
 
-If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, TSO6, UFO, USO4 or USO6 options have
-been negotiated, the device SHOULD set \field{hdr_len} to a value
-not less than the length of the headers, including the transport
-header.
+If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4 or
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6 options have been negotiated, the device
+SHOULD set \field{hdr_len} to a value not less than the length of the
+headers, including the transport header.
 
 If the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM feature has been negotiated, the
 device MAY set the VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID bit in
@@ -845,9 +855,10 @@ \subsubsection{Processing of Incoming Packets}\label{sec:Device Types / Network
 if VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO bit \field{flags} is set, the
 driver MUST NOT use the \field{csum_start} and \field{csum_offset}.
 
-If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, TSO6, UFO, USO4 or USO6 options have
-been negotiated, the driver MAY use \field{hdr_len} only as a hint about the
-transport header size.
+If one of the VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO4, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_TSO6,
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_UFO, VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO4 or
+VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_USO6 options have been negotiated, the driver MAY
+use \field{hdr_len} only as a hint about the transport header size.
 The driver MUST NOT rely on \field{hdr_len} to be correct.
 \begin{note}
 This is due to various bugs in implementations.
-- 
2.39.2 (Apple Git-143)


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Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH 0/2] Minor improvements

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 01:46:45PM +0100, David Edmondson wrote:
> A couple of minor improvements:
> - add "and" between two "MUST",
> - avoid using abbreviated flag names, making it easier to search the
>   specification for the actual flag names.
> 
> David Edmondson (2):
>   virtio-net: Minor wording improvement
>   virtio-net: Avoid abbreviating flag names
> 
>  device-types/net/description.tex | 89 ++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)


Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>

seems like an editorial change. Cornelia, want to commit?

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