linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] VFIO driver: Non-privileged user level PCI drivers

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Date:	Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:45:23 +0200
From:	Piotr Jaroszyński <p.jaroszynski@...il.com>
To:	Tom Lyon <pugs@...co.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, arnd@...db.de, chrisw@...s-sol.org,
	joro@...tes.org, hjk@...utronix.de, avi@...hat.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	alex.williamson@...hat.com, mst@...hat.com, aafabbri@...co.com,
	scofeldm@...co.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] VFIO driver: Non-privileged user level PCI drivers

On 16 July 2010 23:58, Tom Lyon <pugs@...co.com> wrote:
> The VFIO "driver" is used to allow privileged AND non-privileged processes to
> implement user-level device drivers for any well-behaved PCI, PCI-X, and PCIe
> devices.

Thanks for working on that! I wonder whether it's possible to say what
are the chances of it being merged to mainline and which version we
might be talking about?

-- 
Best Regards
Piotr Jaroszyński
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