Re: [PATCH] virtio: Add ID for virtio media

[Brian Daniels]

Ah, great. Thanks for the heads up, Albert. Will rebase.

Best,
Brian

On Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 3:00 AM Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM Brian Daniels <briandaniels@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 03:37:14PM +0200, Albert Esteve wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Apr 09, 2026 at 06:53:41PM +0200, Albert Esteve wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Add VIRTIO_ID_MEDIA definition for virtio-media.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are there any thoughts on this patch, or any actions I need to take?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Albert
> > > > >
> > > > > Create a github issue and request a vote as documented in README.md
> > > >
> > > > The inclusion of this ID was already voted and approved. The device
> > > > already appears in the VirtIO v1.4 specification, with the same ID (as
> > > > linked below). This patch is only meant to translate the decision to
> > > > the kernel header.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > While the Linux driver for virtio media is currently under active
> > > > > > > development and review [1], the VirtIO v1.4 specification has
> > > > > > > already been published and oficially defines the media device type [2].
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Adding the device ID now allows other components and tools to reference it
> > > > > > > before the driver lands, and ensures the kernel headers stay aligned
> > > > > > > with the specification.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20250412-virtio-media-v3-1-97dc94c18398@xxxxxxxxx/
> > > > > > > [2] https://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.4/virtio-v1.4.html#x1-82200022
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > >  include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h | 1 +
> > > > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > > > > > > index 6c12db16faa3a..f9056af0c6223 100644
> > > > > > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > > > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > > > > > > @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
> > > > > > >  #define VIRTIO_ID_BT                   40 /* virtio bluetooth */
> > > > > > >  #define VIRTIO_ID_GPIO                 41 /* virtio gpio */
> > > > > > >  #define VIRTIO_ID_SPI                  45 /* virtio spi */
> > > > > > > +#define VIRTIO_ID_MEDIA                        48 /* virtio media */
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >  /*
> > > > > > >   * Virtio Transitional IDs
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ---
> > > > > > > base-commit: 6de23f81a5e08be8fbf5e8d7e9febc72a5b5f27f
> > > > > > > change-id: 20260310-virtio-media-id-b31179fcdc44
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh my bad. I misfiled it into the spec folder. I will take care of this.
> > > Thanks!
> >
> > Any plans to merge this in soon? This is a dependency of the virtio-media driver.
>
> Hi!
>
> It was already merged:
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2187be212179243f33da1271248571aca3e99a3f
>
> You should get it if you rebase.
>
> Thanks for working on the driver!
>
> BR,
> Albert.
>
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Brian
> >
>