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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: joaopeixoto@osyx.tech
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] virt: add Bao IPC shared memory driver
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:54:40 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2025122401-drainer-pedigree-45ae@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251224135217.25350-3-joaopeixoto@osyx.tech>

On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 01:52:14PM +0000, joaopeixoto@osyx.tech wrote:
> +struct class *cl;

Why not just use the misc device api instead?  No need for a full class
for just one char device, right?  Or even if you have multiple ones,
again, no need for a whole class.  That should make the code much
simpler overall.

thanks,

greg k-h


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-12-24 15:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-12-24 13:52 [PATCH 0/5] virt: Add Bao hypervisor IPC and I/O dispatcher drivers joaopeixoto
2025-12-24 13:52 ` [PATCH 1/5] dt-bindings: Add Bao IPC shared memory driver binding joaopeixoto
2025-12-24 16:18   ` Rob Herring (Arm)
2025-12-25  8:57   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-12-24 13:52 ` [PATCH 2/5] virt: add Bao IPC shared memory driver joaopeixoto
2025-12-24 15:53   ` Greg KH
2025-12-24 15:54   ` Greg KH [this message]
2025-12-25  9:02   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-12-24 13:52 ` [PATCH 3/5] dt-bindings: Add Bao I/O dispatcher driver binding joaopeixoto
2025-12-24 16:18   ` Rob Herring (Arm)
2025-12-25  8:58   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-12-24 13:52 ` [PATCH 4/5] virt: add Bao I/O dispatcher driver joaopeixoto
2025-12-25  9:12   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-12-24 13:52 ` [PATCH 5/5] MAINTAINERS: Add entries for Bao hypervisor drivers, headers, and DT bindings joaopeixoto
2025-12-25  8:52   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2025-12-25  8:51 ` [PATCH 0/5] virt: Add Bao hypervisor IPC and I/O dispatcher drivers Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-01-07 16:28 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] " joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 16:28   ` [PATCH 1/6] dt-bindings: Add Bao IPC shared memory driver binding joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 16:46     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-01-07 16:28   ` [PATCH 2/6] virt: bao: Add Bao IPC shared memory driver joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 18:54     ` Randy Dunlap
2026-01-07 16:28   ` [PATCH 3/6] dt-bindings: Add Bao I/O dispatcher driver binding joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 16:47     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2026-01-07 16:28   ` [PATCH 4/6] virt: bao: Add Bao I/O dispatcher driver joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 16:28   ` [PATCH 5/6] virt: bao: Move BAO_IPCSHMEM_HYPERCALL_ID to common header joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 19:36     ` Greg KH
2026-01-07 16:28   ` [PATCH 6/6] MAINTAINERS: Add entries for Bao hypervisor drivers, headers, and DT bindings joaopeixoto
2026-01-07 19:37   ` [PATCH v2 0/6] virt: Add Bao hypervisor IPC and I/O dispatcher drivers Greg KH

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