[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
On 08/01/16 16:21, Paul Durrant wrote: >> -----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? I hadn't noticed that. Either way is fine by me then. David _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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