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

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Message-ID: <20160126164609.GC15979@infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2016 08:46:09 -0800
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>,
	"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

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 02:43:08PM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> I saw responses from Keith and Bryan, and I hope they answer your
> questions.  As far as I can tell, the VMD driver is grossly similar to
> other host bridge drivers we've already merged, and I don't think we
> have public specs for all of them.
> 
> Unless you have further concerns, I'm going to ask Linus to pull this
> tomorrow, along with the rest of the PCI changes for v4.5.

I still think it's a bad idea to merge something odd like this without
a good explanation or showing what devices can actually sit under it.

But you're the maintainer in the end..