netdev - RE: [PATCH v12 vfio 1/7] vfio: Commonize combine

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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 08:51:30 +0000
From: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To: Brett Creeley <brett.creeley@....com>, "kvm@...r.kernel.org"
	<kvm@...r.kernel.org>, "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>, "jgg@...dia.com"
	<jgg@...dia.com>, "yishaih@...dia.com" <yishaih@...dia.com>,
	"shameerali.kolothum.thodi@...wei.com" <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@...wei.com>
CC: "shannon.nelson@....com" <shannon.nelson@....com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v12 vfio 1/7] vfio: Commonize combine_ranges for use in
 other VFIO drivers

> From: Brett Creeley <brett.creeley@....com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 6:35 AM
> 
> Currently only Mellanox uses the combine_ranges function. The
> new pds_vfio driver also needs this function. So, move it to
> a common location for other vendor drivers to use.
> 
> Also, Simon Harmon noticed that RCT ordering was not followed
> for vfio_combin_iova_ranges(), so fix that.
> 

It's not common practice to put name in the commit msg. Just
describe what is changed.