linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND v2] KVM: move KVM_CAP_DEVICE

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Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:52:08 -0800
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@...el.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND v2] KVM: move KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL to the generic check

On Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:16:06 +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
> KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL allows userspace to check if the kvm_device
> framework (e.g. KVM_CREATE_DEVICE) is supported by KVM. Move
> KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL to the generic check for the two reasons:
> 1) it already supports arch agnostic usages (i.e. KVM_DEV_TYPE_VFIO).
> For example, userspace VFIO implementation may needs to create
> KVM_DEV_TYPE_VFIO on x86, riscv, or arm etc. It is simpler to have it
> checked at the generic code than at each arch's code.
> 2) KVM_CREATE_DEVICE has been added to the generic code.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 generic, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: move KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL to the generic check
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/63912245c19d

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