linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] features provisioning fixes and mlx5

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Date:   Thu, 2 Feb 2023 12:30:45 -0500
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Si-Wei Liu <si-wei.liu@...cle.com>
Cc:     jasowang@...hat.com, parav@...dia.com, elic@...dia.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] features provisioning fixes and mlx5_vdpa support

On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 03:22:01PM -0800, Si-Wei Liu wrote:
> This patchset is pre-requisite to export and provision device
> config attributes and features for vdpa live migration, in a way
> backward and forward compatibility can be retained. The follow up
> work [1] will need to be built around the new feature provisioning
> uAPI, with which it's easier to formalize migration compatibility
> support at the driver level.
> 
> Thanks,
> -Siwei
> 
> [1] [PATCH v3 0/4] vDPA: initial config export via "vdpa dev show"
> https://lore.kernel.org/virtualization/1666392237-4042-1-git-send-email-si-wei.liu@oracle.com/

1-6 look like bugfixes right?

> ---
> 
> Si-Wei Liu (6):
>   vdpa: fix improper error message when adding vdpa dev
>   vdpa: conditionally read STATUS in config space
>   vdpa: validate provisioned device features against specified attribute
>   virtio: VIRTIO_DEVICE_F_MASK for all per-device features
>   vdpa: validate device feature provisioning against supported class
>   vdpa/mlx5: support device features provisioning
> 
>  drivers/vdpa/mlx5/net/mlx5_vnet.c  | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c                | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h |  8 ++++
>  3 files changed, 149 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1