[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 2/3] public/io/netif.h: document control ring and toeplitz hashing
> -----Original Message----- > From: David Vrabel [mailto:david.vrabel@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 08 January 2016 16:07 > To: Paul Durrant; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Keir (Xen.org); Ian Campbell; Tim (Xen.org); Ian Jackson; Jan Beulich > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 2/3] public/io/netif.h: document control > ring and toeplitz hashing > > On 07/01/16 13:05, Paul Durrant wrote: > > This patch documents a new shared ring between frontend and backend > that > > can be used to pass bulk out-of-band data, such as that required to > > implement toeplitz hashing in the backend such that it is configurable by > > the frontend. > > > > The patch then goes on to document the messages passed over the control > > ring that can be used to configure toeplitz hashing. > [...] > > --- a/xen/include/public/io/netif.h > > +++ b/xen/include/public/io/netif.h > > @@ -151,6 +151,270 @@ > > */ > > > > /* > > + * Control ring > > + * ============ > [...] > > + * The frontend provides a control ring to the backend by setting: > > + * > > + * /local/domain/<domid>/device/vif/<vif>/ctrl-ring-ref = <gref> > > + * /local/domain/<domid>/device/vif/<vif>/event-channel-ctrl = <port> > > ctrl-event-channel to match ctrl-ring-ref? > I was following the style of the tx and rx rings where it is 'blah-ring-ref' and 'event-channel-blah'. Do you think I should break precedent? Paul > David _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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