[virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH] device-types/multiple: replace queues with enqueues

[Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Apr 11 2023, Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com> wrote:

> Queue is a verb and noun both. Replacing it with enqueue avoids
> ambiguity around plural queues noun vs verb; similar to virtio fs device
> description.

Personally, I don't think this patch adds much, but I don't really mind
it, either.

>
> Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  device-types/blk/description.tex   | 2 +-
>  device-types/gpio/description.tex  | 4 ++--
>  device-types/i2c/description.tex   | 2 +-
>  device-types/scsi/description.tex  | 2 +-
>  device-types/vsock/description.tex | 2 +-
>  5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>

(...)

> diff --git a/device-types/vsock/description.tex b/device-types/vsock/description.tex
> index 105bb30..07909d6 100644
> --- a/device-types/vsock/description.tex
> +++ b/device-types/vsock/description.tex
> @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ \subsubsection{Buffer Space Management}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device /
>  \field{buf_alloc} and \field{fwd_cnt} fields.
>  
>  \subsubsection{Receive and Transmit}\label{sec:Device Types / Socket Device / Device Operation / Receive and Transmit}
> -The driver queues outgoing packets on the tx virtqueue and incoming packet
> +The driver enqueues outgoing packets on the tx virtqueue and incoming packet

"queues (...) on" reads natural to me, but I'd use "to" with
"enqueues"... can any native speakers comment?

>  receive buffers on the rx virtqueue. Packets are of the following form:
>  
>  \begin{lstlisting}


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