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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 8/8] macvtap/tun: add VNET_BE flag
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:01:29PM +0200, Greg Kurz wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:30:23 +0200
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 06:22:20PM +0200, Greg Kurz wrote:
> > > On Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:06:33 +0200
> > > "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 12:20:21PM +0200, Greg Kurz wrote:
> > > > > The VNET_LE flag was introduced to fix accesses to virtio 1.0 headers
> > > > > that are always little-endian. It can also be used to handle the special
> > > > > case of a legacy little-endian device implemented by a big-endian host.
> > > > >
> > > > > Let's add a flag and ioctls for big-endian devices as well. If both flags
> > > > > are set, little-endian wins.
> > > > >
> > > > > Since this is isn't a common usecase, the feature is controlled by a kernel
> > > > > config option (not set by default).
> > > > >
> > > > > Both macvtap and tun are covered by this patch since they share the same
> > > > > API with userland.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <gkurz@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > drivers/net/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++
> > > > > drivers/net/macvtap.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > > > drivers/net/tun.c | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > > > include/uapi/linux/if_tun.h | 2 +
> > > > > 4 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
> > > > > index df51d60..f0e23a0 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -244,6 +244,18 @@ config TUN
> > > > >
> > > > > If you don't know what to use this for, you don't need it.
> > > > >
> > > > > +config TUN_VNET_BE
> > > > > + bool "Support for big-endian vnet headers"
> > > > > + default n
> > > > > + ---help---
> > > > > + This option allows TUN/TAP and MACVTAP device drivers to parse
> > > > > + vnet headers that are in big-endian byte order. It is useful
> > > > > + when the headers come from a big-endian legacy virtio driver and
> > > > > + the host is little-endian.
> > > > > +
> > > > > + Unless you have a little-endian system hosting a big-endian virtual
> > > > > + machine with a virtio NIC, you should say N.
> > > > > +
> > > >
> > > > should mention cross-endian, not big-endian, right?
> > > >
> > >
> > > The current TUN_VNET_LE related code is already doing cross-endian: without
> > > this patch, one can already run a LE guest on a BE host... wouldn't it be
> > > confusing to mention cross-endian only when the guest is BE ?
> >
> > Hmm I think no - LE is also useful for virtio 1 - this is what it was
> > intended for after all.
> >
> > > What about having a completely distinct implementation for cross-endian that
> > > don't reuse the existing code and defines then ?
> >
> > I think implementation and interface are fine, just the documentation
> > can be improved a bit.
> >
> > How about:
> > "Support for cross-endian vnet headers on little-endian kernels".
> >
> > Accordingly CONFIG_TUN_VNET_CROSS_LE
> >
> > ?
> >
>
> Sure. And what about also renaming the ioctl to TUNSETVNETCROSSLE then ?
>
> --
> Greg

I think not.

--
MST


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