Re: guest / host buffer sharing ...

[Gerd Hoffmann]

  Hi,

> In the graphics buffer sharing use case, how does the other side
> determine how to interpret this data?

The idea is to have free form properties (name=value, with value being
a string) for that kind of metadata.

> Shouldn't there be a VIRTIO
> device spec for the messaging so compatible implementations can be
> written by others?

Adding a list of common properties to the spec certainly makes sense,
so everybody uses the same names.  Adding struct-ed properties for
common use cases might be useful too.

cheers,
  Gerd