linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH vhost next 09/10] vdpa/mlx5: Add shared memory registration code

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Date:   Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:13:21 +0800
From:   Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:     Eli Cohen <eli@...lanox.com>, mst@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     shahafs@...lanox.com, saeedm@...lanox.com,
        Parav Pandit <parav@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH vhost next 09/10] vdpa/mlx5: Add shared memory
 registration code


On 2020/7/16 下午3:23, Eli Cohen wrote:
> Add code to support registering guest's memory region for the device.


It would be better to use "userspace" memory here since vhost-vDPA could 
be used by e.g dpdk application on the host in the future.

Thanks