From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: virtio@lists.oasis-open.org, virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org
Cc: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>,
Halil Pasic <pasic@linux.vnet.ibm.com>,
Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@intel.com>,
Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>,
"Dhanoa, Kully" <kully.dhanoa@intel.com>
Subject: [virtio] [PATCH v10 02/13] content: move 1.0 queue format out to a separate section
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 23:23:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1520629942-36324-3-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1520629942-36324-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
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content.tex | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index c7ef7fd..4483a4b 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -230,7 +230,30 @@ result.
The mechanism for bulk data transport on virtio devices is
pretentiously called a virtqueue. Each device can have zero or more
virtqueues\footnote{For example, the simplest network device has one virtqueue for
-transmit and one for receive.}. Each queue has a 16-bit queue size
+transmit and one for receive.}.
+
+Driver makes requests available to device by adding
+an available buffer to the queue - i.e. adding a buffer
+describing the request to a virtqueue, and optionally triggering
+a driver event - i.e. sending a notification to the device.
+
+Device executes the requests and - when complete - adds
+a used buffer to the queue - i.e. lets the driver
+know by marking the buffer as used. Device can then trigger
+a device event - i.e. send an interrupt to the driver.
+
+For queue operation detail, see \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Split Virtqueues}~\nameref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Split Virtqueues}.
+
+\section{Split Virtqueues}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Split Virtqueues}
+The split virtqueue format is the original format used by legacy
+virtio devices. The split virtqueue format separates the
+virtqueue into several parts, where each part is write-able by
+either the driver or the device, but not both. Multiple
+locations need to be updated when making a buffer available
+and when marking it as used.
+
+
+Each queue has a 16-bit queue size
parameter, which sets the number of entries and implies the total size
of the queue.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-03-09 21:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-09 21:23 [virtio] [PATCH v10 00/13] packed ring layout spec Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 01/13] introduction: document bitfield notation Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 03/13] content: move ring text out to a separate file Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 04/13] content: move virtqueue operation description Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 05/13] content: len -> used length, used ring -> vq Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 06/13] content: generalize transport ring part naming Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 07/13] content: generalize rest of text Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 08/13] split-ring: generalize text Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 09/13] split-ring: typo: aligment Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 10/13] packed virtqueues: more efficient virtqueue layout Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 11/13] content: in-order buffer use Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 12/13] packed-ring: add in order support Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-09 21:23 ` [virtio] [PATCH v10 13/13] split-ring: in order feature Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-28 8:23 ` [virtio-dev] " Lars Ganrot
2018-03-28 14:38 ` [virtio] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-28 16:12 ` Lars Ganrot
2018-03-29 14:42 ` [virtio] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-03-29 18:23 ` Lars Ganrot
2018-03-29 19:12 ` [virtio] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-04-03 7:19 ` Lars Ganrot
2018-04-03 11:47 ` [virtio] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-04-04 15:03 ` Lars Ganrot
2018-04-04 16:07 ` [virtio] " Michael S. Tsirkin
2018-04-05 7:18 ` Lars Ganrot
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