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allocating device IDs without a vote

From: Jan Kiszka <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:30:00 -0000

On 30.10.20 11:23, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > * Michael S. Tsirkin ([email protected]) wrote: >> At the Virtio BoF at the virtual KVM forum, 2020, a recurring theme was >> the difficulty contributors face in obtaining device IDs for new >> devices. As allocating a new ID is a technicality, and can not break >> existing devices, it does not sound too bad to skip a voting step in >> that process. > > It would seem reasonable to define what the expectations, if any are, > about the use of those IDs: > > Is it expected that the allocator of such an ID would eventually > end a request to merge a spec for the device, or are they free > not to? > > If merging is expected, then is it acceptable to recycle IDs that have > not been defined after n-Years. > Lowering the barrier for grabbing IDs too much and not establishing a garbage collection mechanism can eventually shoot back, IMHO. Jan > Dave > > >> I'd like to hear TC's take on such an idea. >> >> This would be similar to the existing standing rule: >> >> Minor cleanups, including editorial formatting changes, spelling >> and typo fixes can be committed directly into git for approval as part >> of the next specification approval ballot. >> >> -- >> MST >> >> >> This publicly archived list offers a means to provide input to the >> OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC. >> >> In order to verify user consent to the Feedback License terms and >> to minimize spam in the list archive, subscription is required >> before posting. >> >> Subscribe: [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: [email protected] >> List help: [email protected] >> List archive: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/ >> Feedback License: https://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/feedback_license.pdf >> List Guidelines: https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/mailing-lists >> Committee: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/ >> Join OASIS: https://www.oasis-open.org/join/ >> -- Siemens AG, T RDA IOT Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux