Re: [PATCH v5 28/28] vfio/xe: Add device specific vfio_pci driver variant for Intel graphics

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 02:46:08PM +0100, Winiarski, Michal wrote:
> > > I agree that it should be done in the core eventually.
> > > I didn't view it as something blocking next revision, as the discussion
> > > was in the context of converting every driver, which is something that
> > > probably shouldn't be done as part of this series.
> > 
> > well it doesn't make much sense to push a new driver specific
> > implementation when the core approach is preferred.
> 
> This would generally mean that accepting any new VFIO driver variant
> would be blocked until core approach materializes.
> 
> Jason, can you confirm that this is indeed what you have in mind?
> Just to determine how urgent the core-side changes are, and whether
> there's anything we can do to help with that.

A core approach would be nice, but I also haven't looked at what it
would be like.

I think if you post a small series trying to build one and convert
some of the existing drivers it would be sufficient to let this go
ahead.

Jason