Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:36:40 -0800 | From | Chris Wright <> | Subject | Re: RFC: Device isolation infrastructure |
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* Benjamin Herrenschmidt (benh@kernel.crashing.org) wrote: > On Wed, 2011-12-07 at 16:16 -0800, Chris Wright wrote: > > Since users will want to drive devices, not groups, how would you > > enumerate and expose devices here if the user visible construct > > exposed is groups? > > We do expose the individual devices in the group, which can then be used > for things like mmap'ing of BARs etc...
Right, one of the areas that got sticky before, which is why I wondered how you'd manage it.
> However, at least, the ownership transition is done on a whole group > basis
Yeah, that makes sense.
thanks, -chris
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