Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 2/3] public/io/netif.h: document control ring and toeplitz hashing

[Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----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

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