linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/18] Add VFIO mediated device support and DEV-MSI support for the idxd driver

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Message-ID: <f4a085f1-f6de-2539-12fe-c7308d243a4a@intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 17 Sep 2020 10:15:24 -0700
From:   Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/18] Add VFIO mediated device support and DEV-MSI
 support for the idxd driver



On 9/17/2020 8:06 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 04:27:35PM -0700, Dave Jiang wrote:
>>   drivers/dma/idxd/idxd.h                            |   65 +
>>   drivers/dma/idxd/init.c                            |  100 ++
>>   drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c                             |    6
>>   drivers/dma/idxd/mdev.c                            | 1089 ++++++++++++++++++++
>>   drivers/dma/idxd/mdev.h                            |  118 ++
> 
> It is common that drivers of a subsystem will be under that
> subsystem's directory tree. This allows the subsystem community to
> manage pages related to their subsystem and it's drivers.
> 
> Should the mdev parts be moved there?

I personally don't have a preference. I'll defer to Alex or Kirti to provide 
that guidance. It may make certains things like dealing with dma fault regions 
and etc easier using vfio calls from vfio_pci_private.h later on for vSVM 
support. It also may be the better code review and maintenance domain and 
alleviate Vinod having to deal with that portion since it's not dmaengine domain.

> 
> Jason
>