netdev - RE: [net-next 1/8] pci: Add flag indicating device has been assigned by KVM

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Date:	Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:11:03 -0700
From:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
To:	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>
CC:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"konrad.wilk@...cle.com" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gospo@...hat.com" <gospo@...hat.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [net-next 1/8] pci: Add flag indicating device has been
 assigned by KVM

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Campbell [mailto:ijc@...lion.org.uk]
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 8:04 AM
> To: Rose, Gregory V
> Cc: Kirsher, Jeffrey T; davem@...emloft.net; konrad.wilk@...cle.com; Jesse
> Barnes; netdev@...r.kernel.org; gospo@...hat.com; linux-
> pci@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: RE: [net-next 1/8] pci: Add flag indicating device has been
> assigned by KVM
> 
> On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 07:41 -0700, Rose, Gregory V wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ian Campbell [mailto:ijc@...lion.org.uk]
> > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 12:28 AM
> > > To: Kirsher, Jeffrey T
> > > Cc: davem@...emloft.net; konrad.wilk@...cle.com; Jesse Barnes; Rose,
> > > Gregory V; netdev@...r.kernel.org; gospo@...hat.com; linux-
> > > pci@...r.kernel.org
> > > Subject: Re: [net-next 1/8] pci: Add flag indicating device has been
> > > assigned by KVM
> > >
> > > I suppose by that measure the comment could be less KVM specific:
> > > > +       /* Provide indication device is assigned by KVM */
> > > > +       PCI_DEV_FLAGS_ASSIGNED = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) 4,
> >
> > We can resubmit with a more generic comment, maybe this:
> >
> > /* Provide indication device is assigned by a Virtual Machine Manager */
> 
> Sounds good to me.

Dave, Jeff,

Should I resubmit the patch or would it be more convenient to post a follow on patch that fixes up the comment?  Either way is fine by me.

- Greg