linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] device-dax: Adding match parameter to select which driver to match dax devices

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Date:   Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:01:48 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Zhenguo Yao <yaozhenguo1@...il.com>
Cc:     Vishal L Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Linux NVDIMM <nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev>, yaozhenguo@...com,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] device-dax: Adding match parameter to select which
 driver to match dax devices

On Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 1:50 AM Zhenguo Yao <yaozhenguo1@...il.com> wrote:
>
> device_dax driver always match dax devices by default. The other
> drivers only match devices by dax_id. There are situations which
> need kmem drvier match all the dax device at boot time. So
> adding a parameter to support this function.

What are the situations that happen at boot time that can't wait for
initramfs or userspace to move the device assignment?