From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: virtio-dev-return-7816-cohuck=redhat.com@lists.oasis-open.org Sender: List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D324985E33 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 2020 15:24:01 +0000 (UTC) References: <20200821131540.2801801-1-jean-philippe@linaro.org> <20200924045958-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <20200924092129.GH27174@8bytes.org> <20200924053159-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <20201002182348.GO138842@redhat.com> From: Auger Eric Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 17:23:32 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20201002182348.GO138842@redhat.com> Subject: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v3 0/6] Add virtio-iommu built-in topology Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Al Stone Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" , Joerg Roedel , Jean-Philippe Brucker , iommu@lists.linux-foundation.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org, bhelgaas@google.com, jasowang@redhat.com, kevin.tian@intel.com, sebastien.boeuf@intel.com, lorenzo.pieralisi@arm.com List-ID: Hello Al, On 10/2/20 8:23 PM, Al Stone wrote: > On 24 Sep 2020 11:54, Auger Eric wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Adding Al in the loop >> >> On 9/24/20 11:38 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 11:21:29AM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote: >>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 05:00:35AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: >>>>> OK so this looks good. Can you pls repost with the minor tweak >>>>> suggested and all acks included, and I will queue this? >>>> >>>> My NACK still stands, as long as a few questions are open: >>>> >>>> 1) The format used here will be the same as in the ACPI table? I >>>> think the answer to this questions must be Yes, so this leads >>>> to the real question: >>> >>> I am not sure it's a must. >>> We can always tweak the parser if there are slight differences >>> between ACPI and virtio formats. >>> >>> But we do want the virtio format used here to be approved by the virtio >>> TC, so it won't change. >>> >>> Eric, Jean-Philippe, does one of you intend to create a github issue >>> and request a ballot for the TC? It's been posted end of August with no >>> changes ... >> Jean-Philippe, would you? >>> >>>> 2) Has the ACPI table format stabalized already? If and only if >>>> the answer is Yes I will Ack these patches. We don't need to >>>> wait until the ACPI table format is published in a >>>> specification update, but at least some certainty that it >>>> will not change in incompatible ways anymore is needed. >>>> >> >> Al, do you have any news about the the VIOT definition submission to >> the UEFI ASWG? >> >> Thank you in advance >> >> Best Regards >> >> Eric > > A follow-up to my earlier post .... > > Hearing no objection, I've submitted the VIOT table description to > the ASWG for consideration under what they call the "code first" > process. The "first reading" -- a brief discussion on what the > table is and why we would like to add it -- was held yesterday. > No concerns have been raised as yet. Given the discussions that > have already occurred, I don't expect any, either. I have been > wrong at least once before, however. > > At this point, ASWG will revisit the request to add VIOT each > week. If there have been no comments in the prior week, and no > further discussion during the meeting, then a vote will be taken. > Otherwise, there will be discussion and we try again the next > week. > > The ASWG was also told that the likelihood of this definition of > the table changing is pretty low, and that it has been thought out > pretty well already. ASWG's consideration will therefore start > from the assumption that it would be best _not_ to make changes. > > So, I'll let you know what happens next week. Thank you very much for the updates and for your support backing the proposal in the best delays. Best Regards Eric > >> >>> >>> Not that I know, but I don't see why it's a must. >>> >>>> So what progress has been made with the ACPI table specification, is it >>>> just a matter of time to get it approved or are there concerns? >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Joerg >>> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-help@lists.oasis-open.org