linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv8 0/5] Driver for new "VMD" device

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Message-ID: <20160119160220.GA22059@infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:02:20 -0800
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>
Cc:	Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
	"Derrick, Jonathan" <jonathan.derrick@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	"Veal, Bryan E" <bryan.e.veal@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv8 0/5] Driver for new "VMD" device


As this seems to require special drivers to bind to it, and Intel
people refuse to even publicly tell what the code does I'd like
to NAK this code until we get an explanation and use cases for it.