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Subject: Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH] content: Replace guest OS with driver
On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 11:02âAM Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com> wrote: > > Currently device status field description and driver requirements > section uses mix of terminology for the driver. These two sections > sometimes call the driver as 'the guest OS' or 'the driver'. > > Most of the cleanup around 'guest Os' was already done around commit > 212c0cf3 in past. Clean up the remaining few references to just > refer it as 'driver'. > > This is an editorial change. > > Signed-off-by: Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com> Do we plan to replace the "hypervisor" with "device" as well? Thanks > --- > content.tex | 10 +++++----- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex > index 9df81b8..417d476 100644 > --- a/content.tex > +++ b/content.tex > @@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ \section{\field{Device Status} Field}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Dev > following bits are defined (listed below in the order in which > they would be typically set): > \begin{description} > -\item[ACKNOWLEDGE (1)] Indicates that the guest OS has found the > +\item[ACKNOWLEDGE (1)] Indicates that the driver has found the > device and recognized it as a valid virtio device. > > -\item[DRIVER (2)] Indicates that the guest OS knows how to drive the > +\item[DRIVER (2)] Indicates that the driver knows how to drive the > device. > \begin{note} > There could be a significant (or infinite) delay before setting > @@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ \section{Device Initialization}\label{sec:General Initialization And Device Oper > \begin{enumerate} > \item Reset the device. > > -\item Set the ACKNOWLEDGE status bit: the guest OS has noticed the device. > +\item Set the ACKNOWLEDGE status bit: the driver has noticed the device. > > -\item Set the DRIVER status bit: the guest OS knows how to drive the device. > +\item Set the DRIVER status bit: the driver knows how to drive the device. > > \item\label{itm:General Initialization And Device Operation / > Device Initialization / Read feature bits} Read device feature bits, and write the subset of feature bits > - understood by the OS and driver to the device. During this step the > + understood by the driver to the device. During this step the > driver MAY read (but MUST NOT write) the device-specific configuration fields to check that it can support the device before accepting it. > > \item\label{itm:General Initialization And Device Operation / Device Initialization / Set FEATURES-OK} Set the FEATURES_OK status bit. The driver MUST NOT accept > -- > 2.26.2 > > > 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: virtio-comment-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org > Unsubscribe: virtio-comment-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org > List help: virtio-comment-help@lists.oasis-open.org > 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/ >
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