RE: [PATCH 08/10] vfio: Make vfio_device_ops pass a 'struct vfio_device *' instead of 'void *'

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Hi Jason,

> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:39 AM
[...]
> 
> -Each function is passed the device_data that was originally registered
> +Each function is passed the vdev that was originally registered
>  in the vfio_register_group_dev() call above.  This allows the bus driver
> -an easy place to store its opaque, private data.  The open/release
> +to obtain its private data using container_of().  The open/release

I think the is to let VFIO device drivers (e.g. vfio_pci driver) to obtain
its private data by using container_of instead of let the bus driver.
right?

Regards,
Yi Liu





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