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With it a 'vfio-dev/vfioX' node is created under the > > sysfs path of the parent, indicating the device is bound to a vfio > > driver, e.g.: > > > > /sys/devices/pci0000\:6f/0000\:6f\:01.0/vfio-dev/vfio0 > > > > It is also a preparatory step toward adding cdev for supporting future > > device-oriented uAPI. > > > > Suggested-by: Jason Gunthorpe > > Signed-off-by: Yi Liu > > Signed-off-by: Kevin Tian > > --- > > drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- > > include/linux/vfio.h | 6 ++-- > > 2 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c > > index 0c5d120aeced..9ad0cbb83f1c 100644 > > --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c > > +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c > > @@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ static struct vfio { > > struct mutex group_lock; /* locks group_list */ > > struct ida group_ida; > > dev_t group_devt; > > + struct class *device_class; > > + struct ida device_ida; > > } vfio; > > > > struct vfio_iommu_driver { > > @@ -524,11 +526,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(_vfio_alloc_device); > > * > > * Only vfio-ccw driver should call this interface. > > */ > > +static void vfio_device_release(struct device *dev); >=20 > Since you added this new function in patch 1, it would be nice to > place it in a way that avoids this forward reference in this patch >=20 > > ret =3D alloc_chrdev_region(&vfio.group_devt, 0, MINORMASK + 1, > "vfio"); >=20 > I think we should change this "vfio" string at this point, it is > really the group fd, so "vfio_group" ? >=20 > It only shows in procfs. >=20 All make sense and fixed.