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 08:45:09 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
Cc:	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>,
	"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

On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 08:11 -0700, Rose, Gregory V wrote:
> > -----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
> 

let's fix up the patch in my tree and add Jesse Barnes's ACK at the same
time.

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