linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 21/29] iommufd: Allow an input data_type via iommu_hw

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Message-ID: <20250530165218.GG233377@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2025 13:52:18 -0300
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 21/29] iommufd: Allow an input data_type via
 iommu_hw_info

On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 08:21:38PM -0700, Nicolin Chen wrote:
> @@ -666,7 +678,7 @@ struct iommu_hw_info {
>  	__u32 dev_id;
>  	__u32 data_len;
>  	__aligned_u64 data_uptr;
> -	__u32 out_data_type;
> +	__u32 data_type;

It would be better to avoid changing this name, maybe stick a union
around it?

Jason