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Iglesias" , Arnaud Pouliquen , Viresh Kumar , Alex Bennee , Armelle Laine References: <20260126163230.1122685-1-bill.mills@linaro.org> <478DE38A-8581-4113-9467-227DA3E0D134@arm.com> <62E0DF94-3401-42E4-9574-02C557849D44@arm.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Demi Marie Obenour Autocrypt: addr=demiobenour@gmail.com; keydata= xsFNBFp+A0oBEADffj6anl9/BHhUSxGTICeVl2tob7hPDdhHNgPR4C8xlYt5q49yB+l2nipd aq+4Gk6FZfqC825TKl7eRpUjMriwle4r3R0ydSIGcy4M6eb0IcxmuPYfbWpr/si88QKgyGSV Z7GeNW1UnzTdhYHuFlk8dBSmB1fzhEYEk0RcJqg4AKoq6/3/UorR+FaSuVwT7rqzGrTlscnT DlPWgRzrQ3jssesI7sZLm82E3pJSgaUoCdCOlL7MMPCJwI8JpPlBedRpe9tfVyfu3euTPLPx wcV3L/cfWPGSL4PofBtB8NUU6QwYiQ9Hzx4xOyn67zW73/G0Q2vPPRst8LBDqlxLjbtx/WLR 6h3nBc3eyuZ+q62HS1pJ5EvUT1vjyJ1ySrqtUXWQ4XlZyoEFUfpJxJoN0A9HCxmHGVckzTRl 5FMWo8TCniHynNXsBtDQbabt7aNEOaAJdE7to0AH3T/Bvwzcp0ZJtBk0EM6YeMLtotUut7h2 Bkg1b//r6bTBswMBXVJ5H44Qf0+eKeUg7whSC9qpYOzzrm7+0r9F5u3qF8ZTx55TJc2g656C 9a1P1MYVysLvkLvS4H+crmxA/i08Tc1h+x9RRvqba4lSzZ6/Tmt60DPM5Sc4R0nSm9BBff0N m0bSNRS8InXdO1Aq3362QKX2NOwcL5YaStwODNyZUqF7izjK4QARAQABzTxEZW1pIE1hcmll IE9iZW5vdXIgKGxvdmVyIG9mIGNvZGluZykgPGRlbWlvYmVub3VyQGdtYWlsLmNvbT7CwXgE EwECACIFAlp+A0oCGwMGCwkIBwMCBhUIAgkKCwQWAgMBAh4BAheAAAoJELKItV//nCLBhr8Q AK/xrb4wyi71xII2hkFBpT59ObLN+32FQT7R3lbZRjVFjc6yMUjOb1H/hJVxx+yo5gsSj5LS 9AwggioUSrcUKldfA/PKKai2mzTlUDxTcF3vKx6iMXKA6AqwAw4B57ZEJoMM6egm57TV19kz PMc879NV2nc6+elaKl+/kbVeD3qvBuEwsTe2Do3HAAdrfUG/j9erwIk6gha/Hp9yZlCnPTX+ VK+xifQqt8RtMqS5R/S8z0msJMI/ajNU03kFjOpqrYziv6OZLJ5cuKb3bZU5aoaRQRDzkFIR 6aqtFLTohTo20QywXwRa39uFaOT/0YMpNyel0kdOszFOykTEGI2u+kja35g9TkH90kkBTG+a EWttIht0Hy6YFmwjcAxisSakBuHnHuMSOiyRQLu43ej2+mDWgItLZ48Mu0C3IG1seeQDjEYP tqvyZ6bGkf2Vj+L6wLoLLIhRZxQOedqArIk/Sb2SzQYuxN44IDRt+3ZcDqsPppoKcxSyd1Ny 2tpvjYJXlfKmOYLhTWs8nwlAlSHX/c/jz/ywwf7eSvGknToo1Y0VpRtoxMaKW1nvH0OeCSVJ itfRP7YbiRVc2aNqWPCSgtqHAuVraBRbAFLKh9d2rKFB3BmynTUpc1BQLJP8+D5oNyb8Ts4x Xd3iV/uD8JLGJfYZIR7oGWFLP4uZ3tkneDfYzsFNBFp+A0oBEAC9ynZI9LU+uJkMeEJeJyQ/ 8VFkCJQPQZEsIGzOTlPnwvVna0AS86n2Z+rK7R/usYs5iJCZ55/JISWd8xD57ue0eB47bcJv VqGlObI2DEG8TwaW0O0duRhDgzMEL4t1KdRAepIESBEA/iPpI4gfUbVEIEQuqdqQyO4GAe+M kD0Hy5JH/0qgFmbaSegNTdQg5iqYjRZ3ttiswalql1/iSyv1WYeC1OAs+2BLOAT2NEggSiVO txEfgewsQtCWi8H1SoirakIfo45Hz0tk/Ad9ZWh2PvOGt97Ka85o4TLJxgJJqGEnqcFUZnJJ riwoaRIS8N2C8/nEM53jb1sH0gYddMU3QxY7dYNLIUrRKQeNkF30dK7V6JRH7pleRlf+wQcN fRAIUrNlatj9TxwivQrKnC9aIFFHEy/0mAgtrQShcMRmMgVlRoOA5B8RTulRLCmkafvwuhs6 dCxN0GNAORIVVFxjx9Vn7OqYPgwiofZ6SbEl0hgPyWBQvE85klFLZLoj7p+joDY1XNQztmfA rnJ9x+YV4igjWImINAZSlmEcYtd+xy3Li/8oeYDAqrsnrOjb+WvGhCykJk4urBog2LNtcyCj kTs7F+WeXGUo0NDhbd3Z6AyFfqeF7uJ3D5hlpX2nI9no/ugPrrTVoVZAgrrnNz0iZG2DVx46 x913pVKHl5mlYQARAQABwsFfBBgBAgAJBQJafgNKAhsMAAoJELKItV//nCLBwNIP/AiIHE8b oIqReFQyaMzxq6lE4YZCZNj65B/nkDOvodSiwfwjjVVE2V3iEzxMHbgyTCGA67+Bo/d5aQGj gn0TPtsGzelyQHipaUzEyrsceUGWYoKXYyVWKEfyh0cDfnd9diAm3VeNqchtcMpoehETH8fr RHnJdBcjf112PzQSdKC6kqU0Q196c4Vp5HDOQfNiDnTf7gZSj0BraHOByy9LEDCLhQiCmr+2 E0rW4tBtDAn2HkT9uf32ZGqJCn1O+2uVfFhGu6vPE5qkqrbSE8TG+03H8ecU2q50zgHWPdHM OBvy3EhzfAh2VmOSTcRK+tSUe/u3wdLRDPwv/DTzGI36Kgky9MsDC5gpIwNbOJP2G/q1wT1o Gkw4IXfWv2ufWiXqJ+k7HEi2N1sree7Dy9KBCqb+ca1vFhYPDJfhP75I/VnzHVssZ/rYZ9+5 1yDoUABoNdJNSGUYl+Yh9Pw9pE3Kt4EFzUlFZWbE4xKL/NPno+z4J9aWemLLszcYz/u3XnbO vUSQHSrmfOzX3cV4yfmjM5lewgSstoxGyTx2M8enslgdXhPthZlDnTnOT+C+OTsh8+m5tos8 HQjaPM01MKBiAqdPgksm1wu2DrrwUi6ChRVTUBcj6+/9IJ81H2P2gJk3Ls3AVIxIffLoY34E +MYSfkEjBz0E8CLOcAw7JIwAaeBT In-Reply-To: <62E0DF94-3401-42E4-9574-02C557849D44@arm.com> --------------J1puhtb0OMKy09vLbJ44027f Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------D4v1R0pEetDPuMKtDZktRnB7" --------------D4v1R0pEetDPuMKtDZktRnB7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2/25/26 02:52, Bertrand Marquis wrote: > Hi Parav, >=20 >> On 25 Feb 2026, at 05:58, Parav Pandit wrote: >> >> >>> From: Bertrand Marquis >>> Sent: 20 February 2026 02:10 PM >>> >>> Hi Parav, >>> >>>> On 13 Feb 2026, at 14:52, Parav Pandit wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Bill, >>>> >>>>> From: Bill Mills >>>>> Sent: 26 January 2026 10:02 PM >>>>> >>>>> This series adds the virtio-msg transport layer. >>>>> >>>>> The individuals and organizations involved in this effort have had = difficulty in >>>>> using the existing virtio-transports in various situations and desi= re to add one >>>>> more transport that performs its transport layer operations by send= ing and >>>>> receiving messages. >>>>> >>>>> Implementations of virtio-msg will normally be done in multiple lay= ers: >>>>> * common / device level >>>>> * bus level >>>>> >>>>> The common / device level defines the messages exchanged between th= e driver >>>>> and a device. This common part should lead to a common driver holdi= ng most >>>>> of the virtio specifics and can be shared by all virtio-msg bus imp= lementations. >>>>> The kernel implementation in [3] shows this separation. As with oth= er transport >>>>> layers, virtio-msg should not require modifications to existing vir= tio device >>>>> implementations (virtio-net, virtio-blk etc). The common / device l= evel is the >>>>> main focus of this version of the patch series. >>>>> >>>>> The virtio-msg bus level implements the normal things a bus defines= >>>>> (enumeration, dma operations, etc) but also implements the message = send and >>>>> receive operations. A number of bus implementations are envisioned,= >>>>> some of which will be reusable and general purpose. Other bus imple= mentations >>>>> might be unique to a given situation, for example only used by a PC= Ie card >>>>> and its driver. >>>>> >>>>> The standard bus messages are an effort to avoid different bus impl= ementations >>>>> doing the same thing in different ways for no good reason. However = the >>>>> different environments will require different things. Instead of tr= ying to >>>>> anticipate all needs and provide something very abstract, we think >>>>> implementation specific messages will be needed at the bus level. O= ver time, >>>>> if we see similar messages across multiple bus implementations, we = will move to >>>>> standardize a bus level message for that. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I would review more, had first round of sparse review. >>>> Please find few comments/questions below. >>>> >>>> 1. device number should be 32-bit in struct virtio_msg_header. >>>> From SIOV_R2 experiences, we learnt that some uses have use case for= more than 64k devices. >>>> Also mapping PCI BDF wont be enough in 16-bits considering domain fi= eld. >>> >>> That is a very interesting feedback, we will definitely take this int= o account. >>> We will have to decide how big and I will answer that in Demi's mail = as there might be some drawbacks with >>> having very big sizes for the device ID. >>> >> I am slowly catching up on the thread. >> There are two types of device id needed. >> One is UUID style to uniquely identify the device that may show up usi= ng two transports to the driver. >> With that a driver can create single virtio_device object, which is re= achable via two different transports. >> This offers performance, resiliency. >> This is likely a bigger string which is not efficient to use during ev= ery message transaction. >> >> Second one is: within a transport, a device id to identify the communi= cation. >> I was referring to this device id to be u32, so that transport can sup= port more than 64K devices. >=20 > We will increase the device number size to support more than 64k device= s. > For the UUID part, I feel it should be something provided as device inf= ormation per device, so > we could add a non-mandatory field (nil-UUID when no ID available) and = transfer that information > as part of GET_DEVICE_INFO. When would it not be available? >>>> 7. VIRTIO_MSG_SET_VQUEUE does not have bit field for individual addr= esses. >>> >>> Set vqueue has an index to specify the virtqueue index but you have t= o specific all fields in one go that is true. >>> Do you need a solution where you could set some fields to a specific = value to say "keep current" and only update part of the vqueue >>> configuration ? >>> >> I believe so, otherwise it cannot work with existing drivers without d= river side caching them. >=20 > I will investigate that possibility. With the current spec, adding virtqueues one at a time requires time quadratic in the number of virtqueues. That's not good. >>>> This requires caching all the values on the driver side before sendi= ng the transport request. >>>> I think it is time for virtio spec to shift to virt queue create and= destroy model using the admin queue interface. >>>> and no need to bring this VIRTIO_MSG_SET_VQUEUE legacy to new transp= ort bindings. >>>> It may require more plumbing, but it is cleaner interface when a new= transport binding is created. >>> >>> Admin queue useable with the message transport but I would be interes= ted to understand exactly >>> the model you are referring to with create/destroy model. >>> Could you elaborate a bit so that i could understand what messages yo= u would expect and how this would work ? >>> >> The suggestion is to not use SET_VQUEUE legacy. >> The suggestion is to use admin virtqueue to create queues and destroy = queues, as they are merely an object. >> And new transport like your proposal can adapt to the modern style. >> So only admin queue configuration would be the only message. >> Rest of the other queues can be created directly using the admin queue= =2E >=20 > In a way, set vqueue message could be seen like that as it is a one tim= e operation. > In most cases, drivers are configuring a virtqueue in one go which is o= ptimized here > as we need only one message transfer. > If we include the proposal to also have an enable/disable directly in t= he message this > could allow for even less messages. >=20 > Using the admin solution on top of virtio message is something possible= and not prevented > by this solution. >=20 > In my mind we have an object here as you create/destroy queues in one g= o and the fact > that a bus can transfer those requests asynchronously gives a solution = equivalent to what > would be provided by admin vqueues. Why disadvantages does using admin vqueues have? >> One can say it is orthogonal feature and I agree with that reasoning. >> The part that bothers me is that the new transport ends up adding some= legacy bits like set vqueue. >=20 > We still need to support legacy to have existing implementation working= and here we can optimize > them a bit by not transferring one message per field. Which existing implementations are you referring to? It appears that these are mostly in embedded systems. 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