[PATCH 2/3] Initial skeleton of VFIO support for Device Tree based devices
Mark Rutland
mark.rutland at arm.com
Mon Aug 5 09:50:09 EDT 2013
> > +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.
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