linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6 v3] PCI: document the change

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Message-ID: <491EC2DF.2070704@uniscape.net>
Date:	Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:38:55 +0800
From:	Yu Zhao <yu.zhao@...scape.net>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
CC:	"Zhao, Yu" <yu.zhao@...el.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Grant Grundler <grundler@...isc-linux.org>,
	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>,
	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6 v3] PCI: document the change

Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 04:28:45PM +0800, Zhao, Yu wrote:
>> +To register SR-IOV service, Physical Function device driver needs to call:
>> +       int pci_iov_register(struct pci_dev *dev,
>> +               int (*notify)(struct pci_dev *, u32), char **entries)
> 
> I think a better interface would put the 'notify' into the struct
> pci_driver.  That would make 'notify' a bad name .... how about
> 'virtual'?  There's also no documentation for the second parameter to
> 'notify'.

Yes, putting the callback function to the 'pci_driver' is better. Looks 
like the 'virtual' is not very descriptive (and it's a adj. while other 
callbacks are verb). Any other candidates?

Thanks,
Yu


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