linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] virt: add Bao IPC shared memory driver

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Message-ID: <2025122401-drainer-pedigree-45ae@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:54:40 +0100
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] virt: add Bao IPC shared memory driver

On Wed, Dec 24, 2025 at 01:52:14PM +0000, joaopeixoto@...x.tech wrote:
> +struct class *cl;

Why not just use the misc device api instead?  No need for a full class
for just one char device, right?  Or even if you have multiple ones,
again, no need for a whole class.  That should make the code much
simpler overall.

thanks,

greg k-h