linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] iommufd/vdevice: Remove struct device reference from struct vdevice

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Message-ID: <22789824-bc09-4351-a7c5-5d917ebfcdaf@linux.intel.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:11:19 +0800
From: Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
To: Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...ux.intel.com>, jgg@...dia.com, jgg@...pe.ca,
 kevin.tian@...el.com, will@...nel.org, aneesh.kumar@...nel.org
Cc: iommu@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joro@...tes.org,
 robin.murphy@....com, shuah@...nel.org, nicolinc@...dia.com, aik@....com,
 dan.j.williams@...el.com, yilun.xu@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/5] iommufd/vdevice: Remove struct device reference
 from struct vdevice

On 6/27/25 11:38, Xu Yilun wrote:
> Remove struct device *dev from struct vdevice.
> 
> The dev pointer is the Plan B for vdevice to reference the physical
> device. As now vdev->idev is added without refcounting concern, just
> use vdev->idev->dev when needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xu Yilun<yilun.xu@...ux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>