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So this is supposed to duplicate the uAPI of vhost-user? But it is open coded and duplicated because .. vdpa? > So it's cheaper and simpler to introduce a new bus instead of refactoring= a > well known bus and API where brunches of drivers and devices had been > implemented for years. If you reason for this approach is to ease the implementation then you should talk about it in the cover letters/etc Maybe it is reasonable to do this because the rework is too great, I don't know, but to me this whole thing looks rather messy.=20 Remember this stuff is all uAPI as it shows up in sysfs, so you can easilly get stuck with it forever. Jason