virtio_ring.h

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#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H
#define _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H
/* An interface for efficient virtio implementation, currently for use by KVM
* and lguest, but hopefully others soon.  Do NOT change this since it will
* break existing servers and clients.
*
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* compatible drivers/servers.
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#include "linux/types.h"
#include "linux/virtio_types.h"
 
/* We support indirect buffer descriptors */
#define VIRTIO_RING_F_INDIRECT_DESC 28
 
/* The Guest publishes the used index for which it expects an interrupt
* at the end of the avail ring. Host should ignore the avail->flags field. */
/* The Host publishes the avail index for which it expects a kick
* at the end of the used ring. Guest should ignore the used->flags field. */
#define VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX     29
 
void vring_transport_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, u64 *features);
unsigned long vring_size(unsigned int num, unsigned long align, bool packed);
 
#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_RING_H */