Re: [PATCH RESEND v2] KVM: move KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL to the generic check

From: Michael Ellerman
Date: Wed Jun 14 2023 - 23:48:50 EST


Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL allows userspace to check if the kvm_device
> framework (e.g. KVM_CREATE_DEVICE) is supported by KVM. Move
> KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL to the generic check for the two reasons:
> 1) it already supports arch agnostic usages (i.e. KVM_DEV_TYPE_VFIO).
> For example, userspace VFIO implementation may needs to create
> KVM_DEV_TYPE_VFIO on x86, riscv, or arm etc. It is simpler to have it
> checked at the generic code than at each arch's code.
> 2) KVM_CREATE_DEVICE has been added to the generic code.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221215115207.14784-1-wei.w.wang@xxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 1 -
> arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c | 1 -

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (powerpc)

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