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[PATCH requirements 0/7] virtio net new features requirements

From: Xuan Zhuo <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:45:00 -0000

On Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:09:48 +0000, Parav Pandit <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Xuan Zhuo <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 11:31 AM > > > > Can you please explain what is a "existing machine"? > > > This is the change in driver device interface. > > > So one needs new driver and device extension anyway. > > > > > > The devices that are running now. > > > > > > If the change for timestamp is small, then that will be easy for these devices to > > update. > > > > But the timestamp is so usefull, we want introduce this feature to these devices. > > > So lets work towards getting the new descriptors more quickly and prioritize it. > > > I see your new description, for the existing devices, that will be high risk to > > update. And the new description maybe not be needed for they. > > Lets mitigate the risk by working towards making the new descriptors that solves multiple problems. > Otherwise its all double work for all the layers from spec, device, driver and more. > > I agree that I got slowed down in last 1.5 months due to personal issues, but I am better now to speed up the new format. I am happy to hear that you are healthy. Thanks.