Re: [PATCH] content: Reserve ID 50 for video encoder/decoder device

Alexander Gordeev <[email protected]> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:37:10 +0100
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.virtio-comment
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 27/10/2025 21:33, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Virtio video encoder/decoder device provides a stateful API for video
> encoding and decoding.
> 
> IDs 30 and 31 are already reserved for devices providing only one of
> the two functions. There are use-cases for a device providing both
> functions, so a new ID is reserved after a discussion on the ML ([1]).
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/virtio-comment/[email protected]/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <[email protected]>
> ---
>  content.tex | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index 5de811f..243ce2d 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -803,6 +803,8 @@ \chapter{Device Types}\label{sec:Device Types}
>  \hline
>  49         &   USB controller \\
>  \hline
> +50         &   Video encoder/decoder device \\
> +\hline
>  \end{longtable}
>  
>  Some of the devices above are unspecified by this document,

Thanks for the reviews!
Could we please open a voting ballot for these changes?

Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/235