linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 19/19] vdpa: introduce virtio pci driver

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Date:   Fri, 4 Dec 2020 09:12:55 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc:     mst@...hat.com, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shahafs@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 19/19] vdpa: introduce virtio pci driver

On 12/4/20 7:20 AM, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 12:03:53PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
>> This patch introduce a vDPA driver for virtio-pci device. It bridges
>> the virtio-pci control command to the vDPA bus. This will be used for
>> features prototyping and testing.
>>
>> Note that get/restore virtqueue state is not supported which needs
>> extension on the virtio specification.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/vdpa/Kconfig              |   6 +
>> drivers/vdpa/Makefile             |   1 +
>> drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/Makefile  |   2 +
>> drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c | 455 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 4 files changed, 464 insertions(+)
>> create mode 100644 drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/Makefile
>> create mode 100644 drivers/vdpa/virtio_pci/vp_vdpa.c
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
>> index 358f6048dd3c..18cad14f533e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
>> @@ -48,4 +48,10 @@ config MLX5_VDPA_NET
>>       be executed by the hardware. It also supports a variety of stateless
>>       offloads depending on the actual device used and firmware version.
>>
>> +config VP_VDPA
>> +    tristate "Virtio PCI bridge vDPA driver"
>> +    depends on PCI_MSI && VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN
>> +    help
>> +      This kernel module that bridges virtio PCI device to vDPA bus.
>                              ^
> Without 'that' maybe sound better, but I'm not a native speaker :-)

Yes, drop 'that', please.

>> +
>> endif # VDPA

-- 
~Randy