[virtio-dev] [PATCH 1/2] admin: Remove dependency on the deprecated register

Parav Pandit
2023-05-01T22:44:56Z

'VF Migration Capable' is already deprecated as per
PCI base specification 6.0.1 section 9.3.3.2.1.
It was long ago deprecated which was meant for MR-IOV.

Hence, remove virtio PCI specification to not depend
on such deprecated bits.

This patch is on top of [1].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/virtio-comment/cover.1682354275.git.mst@redhat.com/T/#t

Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
---
admin.tex | 13 +++++--------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/admin.tex b/admin.tex
index 2efd4d7..037e2e6 100644
--- a/admin.tex
+++ b/admin.tex
@@ -372,9 +372,8 @@ \subsection{Group administration commands}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virti
\field{status} set to VIRTIO_ADMIN_STATUS_EINVAL and
\field{status_qualifier} set to
VIRTIO_ADMIN_STATUS_Q_INVALID_MEMBER;
-\field{NumVFs}, \field{VF Migration Capable} and
-\field{VF Enable} refer to registers within the SR-IOV Extended
-Capability as specified by \hyperref[intro:PCIe]{[PCIe]}.
+\field{NumVFs} and \field{VF Enable} refer to registers within the
+SR-IOV Extended Capability as specified by \hyperref[intro:PCIe]{[PCIe]}.

\drivernormative{\paragraph}{Group administration commands}{Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Device groups / Group administration commands}

@@ -423,11 +422,9 @@ \subsection{Group administration commands}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virti
the driver specify a value for \field{group_member_id}
between $1$ and \field{NumVFs} inclusive,
the driver MUST also make sure that as long as any such command
-is outstanding, \field{VF Migration Capable} is clear and
-\field{VF Enable} is set;
-\field{NumVFs}, \field{VF Migration Capable} and
-\field{VF Enable} refer to registers within the SR-IOV Extended
-Capability as specified by \hyperref[intro:PCIe]{[PCIe]}.
+is outstanding, is clear and \field{VF Enable} is set;
+\field{NumVFs} and \field{VF Enable} refer to registers within the
+SR-IOV Extended Capability as specified by \hyperref[intro:PCIe]{[PCIe]}.

\section{Administration Virtqueues}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Administration Virtqueues}

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