linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 16/21] vfio-pci/zdev: add open/close device hooks

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Date:   Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:04:10 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To:     Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, alex.williamson@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 16/21] vfio-pci/zdev: add open/close device hooks

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 04:08:37PM -0400, Matthew Rosato wrote:

> +static int vfio_pci_zdev_group_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
> +					unsigned long action, void *data)
> +{
> +	struct zpci_dev *zdev = container_of(nb, struct zpci_dev, nb);
> +	int (*fn)(struct zpci_dev *zdev, struct kvm *kvm);
> +	int rc = NOTIFY_OK;
> +
> +	if (action == VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM) {
> +		if (!zdev)
> +			return NOTIFY_DONE;
> +
> +		fn = symbol_get(kvm_s390_pci_register_kvm);
> +		if (!fn)
> +			return NOTIFY_DONE;
> +
> +		if (fn(zdev, (struct kvm *)data))
> +			rc = NOTIFY_BAD;
> +
> +		symbol_put(kvm_s390_pci_register_kvm);

Is it possible this function can be in statically linked arch code?

Or, actually, is zPCI useful anyhow without kvm ie can you just have a
direct dependency here?

Jason