>-----Original Message----- >From: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@xxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 5:36 PM >Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH v4 02/24] Update linux-header per VFIO device cdev >v14 > >On Wed, Jul 12 2023, "Duan, Zhenzhong" <zhenzhong.duan@xxxxxxxxx> >wrote: > >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@xxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 3:49 PM >>>Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v4 02/24] Update linux-header per VFIO device >cdev >>>v14 >>> >>>On Wed, Jul 12 2023, Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@xxxxxxxxx> >wrote: >>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> --- >>>> linux-headers/linux/iommufd.h | 347 >>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> linux-headers/linux/kvm.h | 13 +- >>>> linux-headers/linux/vfio.h | 142 +++++++++++++- >>>> 3 files changed, 498 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >>>> create mode 100644 linux-headers/linux/iommufd.h >>> >>>Hi, >>> >>>if this patch is intending to pull code that is not yet integrated in >>>the Linux kernel, please mark this as a placeholder patch. If the code >>>is already integrated, please run a full headers update against a >>>released version (can be -rc) and note that version in the patch >>>description. >> Thanks for point out, will do in next post. >> About "placeholder patch", should I claim it is placeholder in patch >> subject or description field, or there is official step to do that? > >Just put a notice into the subject and/or the patch description; the >main idea is to prevent a maintainer from applying it by accident. Clear. Thanks Zhenzhong