[v4,1/2] content: define what an exported object is

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David Stevens March 19, 2020, 2:18 a.m. UTC

Define a mechanism for sharing objects between different virtio
devices.

Signed-off-by: David Stevens <[e-mail]>
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 content.tex      | 12 ++++++++++++
 introduction.tex |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
index b1ea9b9..c8a367b 100644
--- a/content.tex
+++ b/content.tex
@@ -373,6 +373,18 @@  \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 UUID which can then
+be passed 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. It is RECOMMENDED that devices generate version 4
+UUIDs as specified by \hyperref[intro:rfc4122]{[RFC4122]}.
+
 \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
diff --git a/introduction.tex b/introduction.tex
index 40f16f8..fc2aa50 100644
--- a/introduction.tex
+++ b/introduction.tex
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@  \section{Normative References}\label{sec:Normative References}
 	\phantomsection\label{intro:rfc2119}\textbf{[RFC2119]} &
 Bradner S., ``Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
 Levels'', BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. \newline\url{http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt}\\
+	\phantomsection\label{intro:rfc4122}\textbf{[RFC4122]} &
+Leach, P., Mealling, M., and R. Salz, ``A Universally Unique
+IDentifier (UUID) URN Namespace'', RFC 4122, DOI 10.17487/RFC4122,
+July 2005. \newline\url{http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt}\\
 	\phantomsection\label{intro:S390 PoP}\textbf{[S390 PoP]} & z/Architecture Principles of Operation, IBM Publication SA22-7832, \newline\url{http://publibfi.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dz9zr009.pdf}, and any future revisions\\
 	\phantomsection\label{intro:S390 Common I/O}\textbf{[S390 Common I/O]} & ESA/390 Common I/O-Device and Self-Description, IBM Publication SA22-7204, \newline\url{http://publibfp.dhe.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9ar501/CCONTENTS}, and any future revisions\\
 	\phantomsection\label{intro:PCI}\textbf{[PCI]} &