vring*, VRING_* and virtio_ring used for virtqueue without explanation

    • Type: Improvement
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major
    • virtio 1.0 csprd02
    • Affects Version/s: virtio 1.0 csprd01
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      add text
      "in this specification, vring and
      virtio_ring are used interchangeably, and refer to the in-memory
      format of the virtqueue, including available and used ring structures and the
      descriptor buffer.
      "

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      add text "in this specification, vring and virtio_ring are used interchangeably, and refer to the in-memory format of the virtqueue, including available and used ring structures and the descriptor buffer. "
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      Proposed patch sent to the list: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/201402/msg00231.html
      accepted on 2014-03-11
      applied in commit r327

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      Proposed patch sent to the list: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio/201402/msg00231.html accepted on 2014-03-11 applied in commit r327

      As reported on list, specification talks about "virtqueue" and then starts using
      vring and virtio_ring in listings without any further explanation.
      See
      http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.virtio.user/124

            Assignee:
            Paul Mundt (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            Michael Tsirkin (Inactive)
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