From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dpdk.org (dpdk.org [92.243.14.124]) by inbox.dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44C41A09F6; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:45:52 +0100 (CET) Received: from [92.243.14.124] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C23CECA68; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:38:00 +0100 (CET) Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [63.128.21.124]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95BE7CA5C for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:37:58 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=redhat.com; s=mimecast20190719; t=1608284277; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=MIywvDAYwbNKRYa6ToFXgELLqt825N4OhkicI5QpyEs=; b=CXsX1W6HyUXYiTYLfVLM8Nrq0UrSI/gw3HjwAukUsVRFJMIrRDQLzRggCfzHxjlBkib8kn G6ahrotj20vz3wAWSG7J2s1GIupKd1W1EV8+Hcg2c2EkJ4LSThphxf4B9OOJyT1Zl/RMw8 nVvY9XPkn/p8n1L7QqeLAIkOwZeWoqA= Received: from mail-ua1-f69.google.com (mail-ua1-f69.google.com [209.85.222.69]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-236-c0LNv7ydOaG-Uv34QFneXA-1; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 04:37:53 -0500 X-MC-Unique: c0LNv7ydOaG-Uv34QFneXA-1 Received: by mail-ua1-f69.google.com with SMTP id t12so690665ual.3 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:37:53 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=MIywvDAYwbNKRYa6ToFXgELLqt825N4OhkicI5QpyEs=; b=mbIPHLcyX11tzQGyvt02hBCuAEFDtB98LMaV/07He7omxnKNfFGinD814ByLdWXP5v PuNWFkPXR+Oq4aj/8chkuUHULY4ILBmvpcmPBZgSCIciTSMAeSReVVsFrNnneKCAQxBy zNoYQa1Ploe4guG/jb/ZblO2AQChWTJYImm3XNT80z9QDCopxTI4QrjZ71tFbORNT871 1XL/gwwb/h4fWUCJd84Q6kviiUQbovWgmxG69aFy1xzfKoKAXQWAdaiiqukdUTDLpPRN HrbvRddEY7pFzM5xBntk06/smMBEmwb96je8HMBYdYk/mHlCUWQjOxRhpo2FhXyNBWeH c1ZQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530BXycfH1c2cLTPk6f1a2hLSNkMhL1TwZXENP7XlaA1pQGEBlrp r8w6QHWDjq1AcddFORb9aKsOZYyEaiXj2Dyn2Ur6ewRsXutEYxr6ncLQ+CQyxkIdvsIXfgbmn0M dzPSRJ43h2jSkPFBlTCA= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:29c1:: with SMTP id i1mr2680687uaq.41.1608284272612; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:37:52 -0800 (PST) X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxm/D46IvkrQFb64ALKQOAazqL6OIG+hEANhdB3sRjzdEwRqO3FP+Tbmu2ljpp7K5YJ8dWKb8EvhzhOLf3aUJ4= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:29c1:: with SMTP id i1mr2680668uaq.41.1608284272384; Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:37:52 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20201218073851.93609-1-chenbo.xia@intel.com> In-Reply-To: <20201218073851.93609-1-chenbo.xia@intel.com> From: David Marchand Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:37:41 +0100 Message-ID: To: Chenbo Xia Cc: dev , Thomas Monjalon , Stephen Hemminger , "Liang, Cunming" , xiuchun.lu@intel.com, miao.li@intel.com, Jingjing Wu , john.g.johnson@oracle.com, thanos.makatos@nutanix.com, Stefan Hajnoczi , Marc-Andre Lureau , Maxime Coquelin Authentication-Results: relay.mimecast.com; auth=pass smtp.auth=CUSA124A263 smtp.mailfrom=dmarchan@redhat.com X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 0/9] Introduce vfio-user library X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" Hello, On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 8:54 AM Chenbo Xia wrote: > *librte_vfio_user* library is an implementation of VFIO-over-socket[1] (also > known as vfio-user) which is a protocol that allows a device to be virtualized > in a separate process outside of QEMU. What is the status of the specification on QEMU side? Integrating an implementation in DPDK is premature until we have an agreed specification. -- David Marchand