linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: arm/arm64: Enable the KVM-VFIO device

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Message-ID: <55771DE1.7050405@arm.com>
Date:	Tue, 09 Jun 2015 18:09:53 +0100
From:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:	Eric Auger <eric.auger@...aro.org>,
	"eric.auger@...com" <eric.auger@...com>,
	"christoffer.dall@...aro.org" <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu" <kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"patches@...aro.org" <patches@...aro.org>,
	"alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
	"b.reynal@...tualopensystems.com" <b.reynal@...tualopensystems.com>,
	Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: arm/arm64: Enable the KVM-VFIO device

On 05/06/15 16:21, Eric Auger wrote:
> From: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...aro.org>
> 
> The KVM-VFIO device is used by the QEMU VFIO device. It is used to
> record the list of in-use VFIO groups so that KVM can manipulate
> them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...aro.org>
> 
> ---
> 
> - previously included in KVM-VFIO IRQ forward control v6 series.
>   Rationale to put it aside is the unavailability of the kvm-vfio device
>   causes produces a warning when launching the QEMU VFIO platform device
>   that can puzzle some users (although not blocking):
>   "Failed to create KVM VFIO device: No such device"

Applied to queue.

	M.
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