[PATCH] virtqueue endian-ness

make all ring structures LE
resolves VIRTIO-9

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <>
---
 virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt b/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt
index e8e375b..b6b9dde 100644
--- a/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt
+++ b/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt
@@ -303,14 +303,12 @@ writes the descriptor index into the available ring.  It then
 notifies the device. When the device has finished a buffer, it
 writes the descriptor into the used ring, and sends an interrupt.
 
-2.1.4.1. A Note on Virtqueue Endianness
+2.1.4.1. Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Virtqueue Endianness
 --------------------------------------
 
 Note that the endian of fields and in the virtqueue is the native
-endian of the guest, not little-endian as PCI normally is. This makes
-for simpler guest code, and it is assumed that the host already has to
-be deeply aware of the guest endian so such an “endian-aware” device
-is not a significant issue.
+endian of the guest, not little-endian as PCI normally is.
+It is assumed that the host is already aware of the guest endian.
 
 2.1.4.2. Message Framing
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