Re: [oasis-tcs/virtio-spec] Missing struct definitions in GPU device "5.7.6.9 Device Operation: controlq (3d)" (Issue #239)

Re: [oasis-tcs/virtio-spec] Missing struct definitions in GPU device "5.7.6.9 Device Operation: controlq (3d)" (Issue #239)

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 04:36:00AM -0800, Manos Pitsidianakis wrote:
> ●epilys created an issue (oasis-tcs/virtio-spec#239)
> 
> These structs are defined in Linux UAPI ^1 but not in the spec, is this an
> oversight or on purpose?
> 
> https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/blob/
> 1ba6e8108644d598cf9c772bac7b856fb5c7df6b/device-types/gpu/description.tex#
> L752-L767
> 
> Should I submit a patch to add these definitions?
> 
> Footnotes
> 
>  1. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/
>     0f2acd3148e0ef42bdacbd477f90e8533f96b2ac/include/uapi/linux/virtio_gpu.h#
>     L296 ↩
> 
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Pls direct all spec comments to the virtio-comments mailing list.
Sending a patch is a great way to start a discussion. Thanks!

Re: [oasis-tcs/virtio-spec] Missing struct definitions in GPU device "5.7.6.9 Device Operation: controlq (3d)" (Issue #239)

[Manos Pitsidianakis]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 04:36:00AM -0800, Manos Pitsidianakis wrote:
> > ●epilys created an issue (oasis-tcs/virtio-spec#239)
> >
> > These structs are defined in Linux UAPI ^1 but not in the spec, is this an
> > oversight or on purpose?
> >
> > https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/blob/
> > 1ba6e8108644d598cf9c772bac7b856fb5c7df6b/device-types/gpu/description.tex#
> > L752-L767
> >
> > Should I submit a patch to add these definitions?
> >
> > Footnotes
> >
> >  1. https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/
> >     0f2acd3148e0ef42bdacbd477f90e8533f96b2ac/include/uapi/linux/virtio_gpu.h#
> >     L296 ↩
> >
> > —
> > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.
> > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.*Message ID:
> > <oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/239@github.com>
>
>
> Pls direct all spec comments to the virtio-comments mailing list.
> Sending a patch is a great way to start a discussion. Thanks!


Thanks for the response Michael, I wasn't sure if this was on purpose
or not and did not want to send noise to the list. Will send a patch
if nobody objects.

-- 
Manos Pitsidianakis
Emulation and Virtualization Engineer at Linaro Ltd