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[PATCH 06/14] legacy pci layout: confirmance statements
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content.tex | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index 2f467d5..cbbad09 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -1227,13 +1227,16 @@ at BAR selected by \field{cap.bar} and store the first \field{cap.length} bytes
\subsubsection{Legacy Interfaces: A Note on PCI Device Layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Legacy Interfaces: A Note on PCI Device Layout}
-Transitional devices should present part of configuration
+Transitional devices MUST present part of configuration
registers in a legacy configuration structure in BAR0 in the first I/O
region of the PCI device, as documented below.
+When using the legacy interface, transitional drivers
+MUST use the legacy configuration structure in BAR0 in the first
+I/O region of the PCI device, as documented below.
-When accessed through the legacy interface the driver MAY access
+When using the legacy interface the driver MAY access
the device-specific region using any width accesses, and
-a transitional device MUST present it with the same results as
+a transitional device MUST present driver with the same results as
when accessed using the “natural” access method (i.e.
32-bit accesses for 32-bit fields, etc).
@@ -1290,7 +1293,7 @@ Purpose & Device Specific & \\
Note that only Feature Bits 0 to 31 are accessible through the
Legacy Interface. When used through the Legacy Interface,
-Transitional Devices must assume that Feature Bits 32 to 63
+Transitional Devices MUST assume that Feature Bits 32 to 63
are not acknowledged by Driver.
As legacy devices had no \field{config_generation} field,
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