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Subject: [PATCH] feedback: clarify device status bits
VIRTIO-70
Cc: Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net>
---
content.tex | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index 14a1361..043c185 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ device consists of the following parts:
\section{\field{Device Status} Field}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Device Status Field}
-The driver MUST update the \field{device status} field in the order below to
-indicate its progress. This provides a simple low-level diagnostic:
+During device initialization by a driver,
+the driver follows the sequence of steps specified in
+\label{sec:General Initialization And Device Operation / Device
+Initialization}.
+The driver MUST update the \field{device status} field,
+setting bits to indicate the completed steps of this sequence.
+This provides a simple low-level diagnostic:
it's most useful to imagine them hooked up to traffic lights on the
console indicating the status of each device. The driver MUST NOT
clear a \field{device status} bit.
--
MST
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