Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH] virtio-dmabuf: Add specification details for this device

[Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>]

On Wed,  3 Feb 2021 00:40:58 -0800
Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@intel.com> wrote:

> The virtio dmabuf device provides a way to share a page backed dmabuf
> created in the Guest with the Host. The actual sharing is accomplished
> by recreating the dmabuf on the Host using the page metadata shared by
> the guest.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dongwon Kim <dongwon.kim@intel.com>
> ---
>  conformance.tex    |  30 ++++++++++--
>  content.tex        |   3 ++
>  virtio-vdmabuf.tex | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 virtio-vdmabuf.tex
> 

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> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index 1ca24c1..b6ea383 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -2846,6 +2846,8 @@ \chapter{Device Types}\label{sec:Device Types}
>  \hline
>  35         &   Watchdog \\
>  \hline
> +36         &   Dmabuf device \\

Please split off reserving a device id into a separate issue that can
be voted upon independently.

Also, there was already a request on-list to reserve 36 for CAN
(although no issue has yet been opened); maybe bump the id to 37
regardless?

> +\hline
>  \end{tabular}
>  
>  Some of the devices above are unspecified by this document,

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