[virtio-dev][RFC PATCH v1 1/2] content: define what an exported object is

[David Stevens]

Define a mechanism for sharing objects between different virtio
devices.

Signed-off-by: David Stevens <address@hidden>
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@@ -373,6 +373,24 @@ \section{Driver Notifications}
\label{sec:Virtqueues / Driver notifications}

 \input{shared-mem.tex}

+\section{Exporting Objects}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio
Device / Exporting Objects}
+
+When an object created by one virtio device needs to be
+shared with a seperate virtio device, the first device can
+export the object by generating a \field{uuid} which the
+guest can pass to the second device to identify the object.
+
+What constitutes an object, how to export objects, and
+how to import objects are defined by the individual device
+types. The generation method of a \field{uuid} is dependent
+upon the implementation of the exporting device.
+
+Whether a particular exported object can be imported into
+a device is dependent upon the implementations of the exporting
+and importing devices. Generally speaking, the guest should
+have some knowledge of the host configuration before trying to
+use exported objects.
+
 \chapter{General Initialization And Device
Operation}\label{sec:General Initialization And Device Operation}

 We start with an overview of device initialization, then expand on the
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