> From: Eric Auger <eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2023 10:01 PM > > Hi Yi, > > On 1/17/23 14:49, Yi Liu wrote: > > Allow the vfio_device file to be in a state where the device FD is > > opened but the device cannot be used by userspace (i.e. > its .open_device() > > hasn't been called). This inbetween state is not used when the device > > FD is spawned from the group FD, however when we create the device FD > > directly by opening a cdev it will be opened in the blocked state. > Please explain why this is needed in the commit message (although you > evoked the rationale in the cover letter). Sure. Regards, Yi Liu