linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: drop legacy device assignment

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Date:   Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:42:13 -0600
From:   Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        rkrcmar@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: drop legacy device assignment

On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 14:38:16 +0200
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:

> VFIO is better and everyone should have switched to it.  If they
> haven't, they will now. :)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig        |   12 -
>  arch/x86/kvm/Makefile       |    2 -
>  arch/x86/kvm/assigned-dev.c | 1058 -------------------------------------------
>  arch/x86/kvm/assigned-dev.h |   32 --
>  arch/x86/kvm/iommu.c        |  356 ---------------
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c          |   14 +-
>  include/linux/kvm_host.h    |   16 -
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c         |   16 -
>  8 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1505 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/assigned-dev.c
>  delete mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/assigned-dev.h
>  delete mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/iommu.c

Yes, it's been deprecated since v4.2.  I'd suggest also updating
Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt.  Otherwise looks good.

Reviewed-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>