linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] vfio/platform: Deprecate vfio-amba and reset drivers

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Message-ID: <3a1c41be-ce5d-4713-b7ef-9bdab3a05816@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:56:11 +0200
From: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>
To: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, smostafa@...gle.com, praan@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] vfio/platform: Deprecate vfio-amba and reset drivers



On 8/25/25 7:57 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
> Based on discussion[1] there's still interest in keeping vfio-platform
> itself, but the use case doesn't involve any of the current reset
> drivers and doesn't include vfio-amba.  To give any users a chance to
> speak up, let's mark these as deprecated and generate logs if they're
> used.
>
> I intend to pull the vfio/fsl-mc removal from the previous series given
> there were no objections.  Thanks,
>
> Alex
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250806170314.3768750-1-alex.williamson@redhat.com/
for the series:
Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>
Eric
>
> Alex Williamson (2):
>   vfio/amba: Mark for removal
>   vfio/platform: Mark reset drivers for removal
>
>  drivers/vfio/platform/Kconfig                            | 5 ++++-
>  drivers/vfio/platform/reset/Kconfig                      | 6 +++---
>  drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_amdxgbe.c      | 2 ++
>  drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_bcmflexrm.c    | 2 ++
>  drivers/vfio/platform/reset/vfio_platform_calxedaxgmac.c | 2 ++
>  drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_amba.c                        | 2 ++
>  6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>