linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] vfio/pci: use x86 naming instead of igd

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Date:   Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:55:18 +0000
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
Cc:     Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        Max Gurtovoy <mgurtovoy@...dia.com>,
        Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] vfio/pci: use x86 naming instead of igd

On Tue, Feb 02, 2021 at 02:50:17PM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> For uAPI compatability vfio_pci.ko would need some
> request_module()/symbol_get() trick to pass control over to the device
> specific module.

Err, don't go there.

Please do the DRIVER_EXPLICIT_BIND_ONLY thing first, which avoids the
need for such hacks.