From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
To: Antonios Motakis <a.motakis@virtualopensystems.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Initial skeleton of VFIO support for Device Tree based devices
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 14:50:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130805135009.GG9910@e106331-lin.cambridge.arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAG8rG2yCix04ZHq_rydRVfjfSh15U=LZ38mf_a4ECEUAgvRMbQ@mail.gmail.com>
> > +static const struct of_device_id vfio_dt_match[] = {
> > + � � /* In the future, we can implement a better mechanism to bind
> the
> > + � � �* module to any device. For now add the compatible property to
> the
> > + � � �* dtb of the devices we want to use. � */
> > + � � {
> > + � � � � � � .compatible = "vfio-dt",
> > + � � },
> > + � � {},
> > +};
>
> This definitely doesn't belong in the dt. It's purely a Linux
> abstraction and does not represent a piece of hardware or common
> interface.
>
> We need to think of a better mechanism for binding the module to these
> devices now.
>
> I already make this remark in the cover letter; thanks for confirming it.
> �
> Antonios
Sorry, I found the cover letter a little unclear in that regard.
Thanks for the clarification :)
Mark.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-08-05 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-08-05 13:17 [RFC 0/3] WIP VFIO for device tree devices on Arndale Antonios Motakis
[not found] ` <1375708632-26356-1-git-send-email-a.motakis-lrHrjnjw1UfHK3s98zE1ajGjJy/sRE9J@public.gmane.org>
2013-08-05 13:17 ` [PATCH 1/3] VFIO_IOMMU_TYPE1 workaround to build for platform devices Antonios Motakis
2013-08-05 13:17 ` [PATCH 2/3] Initial skeleton of VFIO support for Device Tree based devices Antonios Motakis
2013-08-05 13:37 ` Mark Rutland
[not found] ` <20130805133757.GF9910-NuALmloUBlrZROr8t4l/smS4ubULX0JqMm0uRHvK7Nw@public.gmane.org>
2013-08-05 13:45 ` Antonios Motakis
2013-08-05 13:50 ` Mark Rutland [this message]
[not found] ` <1375708632-26356-3-git-send-email-a.motakis-lrHrjnjw1UfHK3s98zE1ajGjJy/sRE9J@public.gmane.org>
2013-08-05 14:50 ` Yoder Stuart-B08248
2013-08-05 14:57 ` Alex Williamson
2013-08-05 13:17 ` [PATCH 3/3] Return info for device and its memory regions and interrupts Antonios Motakis
2013-08-05 14:46 ` [RFC 0/3] WIP VFIO for device tree devices on Arndale Yoder Stuart-B08248
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