RE: [PATCH RFC] pci: Control whether VFs are probed on pci_enable_sriov

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>This can save host side resource usage by VF instances which would be
>eventually probed to VMs.

>Use a parameter to pci_enable_sriov to control that policy, and modify
>all current callers such that they retain the same functionality.

What's the end-game here? How eventually would this be controlled?

>Use a one shot flag on struct pci_device which is cleared after the
>first probe is ignored so subsequent attempts go through.

Does a one-shot flag suffice? E.g., consider assigning a VF to VM and
than shutting down the VM. Assuming this feature is disabled,
the VF didn't appear on the hypervisor prior to the assignment but
will appear after its shutdown.

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