Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v5 2/5] virtio-pmem: Add virtio pmem driver

> > On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 09:38:22AM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote: > > This patch adds virtio-pmem driver for KVM guest. > > > > Guest reads the persistent memory range information from > > Qemu over VIRTIO and registers it on nvdimm_bus. It also > > creates a nd_region object with the persistent memory > > range information so that existing 'nvdimm/pmem' driver > > can reserve this into system memory map. This way > > 'virtio-pmem' driver uses existing functionality of pmem > > driver to register persistent memory compatible for DAX > > capable filesystems. > > > > This also provides function to perform guest flush over > > VIRTIO from 'pmem' driver when userspace performs flush > > on DAX memory range. > > > > Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pagupta(a)redhat.com&gt;

> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > index 6d5c3b2d4f4d..346389565ac1 100644 > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > @@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ > > #define VIRTIO_ID_INPUT 18 /* virtio input */ > > #define VIRTIO_ID_VSOCK 19 /* virtio vsock transport */ > > #define VIRTIO_ID_CRYPTO 20 /* virtio crypto */ > > +#define VIRTIO_ID_PMEM 25 /* virtio pmem */ > > > > #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_IDS_H */ > > Didn't Paolo point out someone is using 25 for audio? Sorry! I did not notice this. > > Please, reserve an ID with the Virtio TC before using it. I thought I requested[1] ID 25. [1] https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/38 [2] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-dev/201805/threads.html In that case I will send request for next available ID i.e 26?