RE: [PATCH v7 1/2] vfio: add get device info API

["Ye, MingjinX" <mingjinx.ye@intel.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chenbo Xia <chenbox@nvidia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 9:48 AM
> To: Ye, MingjinX <mingjinx.ye@intel.com>
> Cc: dev@dpdk.org; Yang, Qiming <qiming.yang@intel.com>; Burakov,
> Anatoly <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] vfio: add get device info API
> 
> On Nov 22, 2023, at 18:22, Mingjin Ye <mingjinx.ye@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
> >
> >
> > This patch adds an API to support getting device information.
> >
> > The driver can use the "rte_vfio_get_device_info" helper to get device
> > information from EAL.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mingjin Ye <mingjinx.ye@intel.com>
> > ---
> > lib/eal/include/rte_vfio.h | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > lib/eal/linux/eal_vfio.c   | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > lib/eal/version.map        |  3 +++
> > 3 files changed, 59 insertions(+)
> >
> 
> Comments not addressed:
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> https://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/2023-November/282200.html

Sorry for not responding in time.

Experimental API, no CC stable.

This API is used essentially the same as the rte_vfio_setup_device API.
Reference: https://patchwork.dpdk.org/project/dpdk/patch/20231122102232.108299-3-mingjinx.ye@intel.com/

/Mingjin