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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 01/15] vfio: Add helpers for unifying vfio_device life cycle
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Hi Kevin,

On 9/8/22 08:19, Tian, Kevin wrote:
>> From: Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 3:28 AM
>>> +/*
>>> + * Alloc and initialize vfio_device so it can be registered to vfio
>>> + * core.
>>> + *
>>> + * Drivers should use the wrapper vfio_alloc_device() for allocation.
>>> + * @size is the size of the structure to be allocated, including any
>>> + * private data used by the driver.
>>> + *
>>> + * Driver may provide an @init callback to cover device private data.
>> nit: this comment may rather relate to the vfio_init_device function
> Yes but vfio_init_device() is used only by ccw and presumably will be
> abandoned once ccw fixes its life cycle mess. Given that I prefer to leaving
> the comment here to be noted by broader users.

OK

Eric
>
>> Besides
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>
>>
> Thanks and other comments adopted.

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