[PATCH 2/4] ccw: clarify scope of the revision

The revision selected by the SET_VIRTIO_REV command specifies which
commands are accepted by the device, regardless whether the VERSION_1
feature bit has been negotiated or not. As the revision needs to be
negotiated before feature bits can be negotiated, anything else would
be inconsistent.

VIRTIO-119

Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <>
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 content.tex |    5 +++++
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diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
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@@ -2493,6 +2493,11 @@ The following values are supported:
 Note that a change in the virtio standard does not necessarily
 correspond to a change in the virtio-ccw revision.
 
+Also note that the different commands are bound to the virtio-ccw revision,
+not to any virtio feature bits: For example, if the driver negotiated
+revision 1 but not VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1, it is free to use any command from
+revision 1.
+
 \devicenormative{\paragraph}{Setting the Virtio Revision}{Virtio Transport Options / Virtio over channel I/O / Device Initialization / Setting the Virtio Revision}
 
 A device MUST post a unit check with command reject for any \field{revision}
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