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From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Initial skeleton of VFIO support for Device Tree
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 14:50:09 +0100
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>      > +static const struct of_device_id vfio_dt_match[] =3D {
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD /* In the future, we can implement a bet=
ter mechanism to bind
>      the
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD* module to any device. For now=
 add the compatible property to
>      the
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD* dtb of the devices we want to=
 use. =EF=BF=BD */
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD {
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =
=2Ecompatible =3D "vfio-dt",
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD },
>      > + =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD {},
>      > +};
>=20
>      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.
>=20
>      We need to think of a better mechanism for binding the module to=
 these
>      devices now.
>=20
>    I already make this remark in the cover letter; thanks for confirm=
ing it.
>    =EF=BF=BD
>    Antonios

Sorry, I found the cover letter a little unclear in that regard.

Thanks for the clarification :)

Mark.