linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v8 08/11] vfio/pci: Share the core device pointer while invoking feature functions

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Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:11:28 +0000
From: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v8 08/11] vfio/pci: Share the core device pointer while
 invoking feature functions

> From: Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 5:58 PM
> 
> From: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@...el.com>
> 
> There is no need to share the main device pointer (struct vfio_device *)
> with all the feature functions as they only need the core device
> pointer. Therefore, extract the core device pointer once in the
> caller (vfio_pci_core_ioctl_feature) and share it instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Kasireddy <vivek.kasireddy@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Alex Mastro <amastro@...com>
> Tested-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>