linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v1 6/7] vfio/ccw: replace vfio_init_device with _alloc

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Date:   Tue, 1 Nov 2022 09:10:47 +0000
From:   "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To:     Eric Farman <farman@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
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        Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@...ux.intel.com>,
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v1 6/7] vfio/ccw: replace vfio_init_device with _alloc_

> From: Eric Farman
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022 12:22 AM
> 
> Now that we have a reasonable separation of structs that follow
> the subchannel and mdev lifecycles, there's no reason we can't
> call the official vfio_alloc_device routine for our private data,
> and behave like everyone else.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Farman <farman@...ux.ibm.com>

This looks good to me. With Jason's suggestion handled,

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>