Re: [PATCH V4 13/13] vfio/pci: Introduce vfio_pci_core.ko

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On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 04:51:39PM +0300, Yishai Hadas wrote:
> From: Max Gurtovoy <mgurtovoy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Now that vfio_pci has been split into two source modules, one focusing on
> the "struct pci_driver" (vfio_pci.c) and a toolbox library of code
> (vfio_pci_core.c), complete the split and move them into two different
> kernel modules.
> 
> As before vfio_pci.ko continues to present the same interface under sysfs
> and this change will have no functional impact.
> 
> Splitting into another module and adding exports allows creating new HW
> specific VFIO PCI drivers that can implement device specific
> functionality, such as VFIO migration interfaces or specialized device
> requirements.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Max Gurtovoy <mgurtovoy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yishai Hadas <yishaih@xxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good,

Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx>



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