[OASIS Issue Tracker] Updated: (VIRTIO-39) pci device operation without BAR access

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Michael Tsirkin updated VIRTIO-39:
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    Proposal: 1383084766-22208-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com">http://mid.gmane.org/1383084766-22208-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com>  (was: 1383084766-22208-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com">http://mid.gmane.org/1383084766-22208-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com)

> pci device operation without BAR access
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>                 Key: VIRTIO-39
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-39
>             Project: OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Michael Tsirkin
>            Assignee: Michael Tsirkin
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> pci express spec forbids exclusive dependency on IO BAR accesses for device operation.
> on the other hand, restricted environments such as pxe have
> trouble accessing memory BARs.
> This calls for a fallback mechanism for device access.

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