linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] vfio: convey kvm that the vfio-pci device is wc safe

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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 14:02:26 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] vfio: convey kvm that the vfio-pci device is wc
 safe

> The comment above this is justifying the flags as equivalent to those
> set by the remap_pfn_range() path.  That's no longer the case and the
> additional flag needs to be described there.

Ack.

>> the comment where the bit is defined and we could use a name like
>> VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED or VM_IO_ANY.  Thanks,
>
> I'd pick VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED of those two

If there is consensus on this name, I'll make the change
s/VM_VFIO_ALLOW_WC/VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED.