> > No need to detach a specific driver, remove all devices in the > > fpga-region. I imagine this could also be a generic flow for all PCI/e > > based FPGA cards. > > I see your point. Is there an existing example in current fpga driver for > PCI/e based cards? No. The fpga-region re-enumeration arch is still WIP, so no existing implementation. > > We will need to talk to our management team and re-design our driver. > I think we have 2 approaches: > 1) Align with linux fpga, having one driver for both userPF and mgmtPF; or Don't get you. Linux FPGA doesn't require one driver for both PFs. > 2) find a different location (maybe driver/misc) for the version-pci driver, > because it is an utility driver, not need to be tied with fpga framework. I'm not the misc maintainer, but I assume in-tree utility driver + out-of-tree client driver is not generally welcomed. Thanks, Yilun > > Please let me know you thoughts. Which way is acceptable by you. > > Thanks, > David > > > > Thanks, > > Yilun > > > > > driver and allow the userPF driver re-enumerate all to match the new > > > hardware. > > > > > > I think my understanding is correct, it is doable. > > > > > > As long as we can keep our userPF driver as separate driver, the code change > > > won't be too big. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Yilun
