Re: [PATCH v2] vfio: mdev: replace mtty_dev->vd_class with a const struct class

From: Greg KH

Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 01:59:39 EST


On Sun, Mar 08, 2026 at 10:49:39PM +0100, Jori Koolstra wrote:
> The class_create() call has been deprecated in favor of class_register()
> as the driver core now allows for a struct class to be in read-only
> memory. Replace mtty_dev->vd_class with a const struct class and drop the
> class_create() call.
>
> Compile tested and found no errors/warns in dmesg after enabling
> CONFIG_VFIO and CONFIG_SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_MTTY.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2023040244-duffel-pushpin-f738@gregkh/
>
> Suggested-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jori Koolstra <jkoolstra@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: undo whitespace reformating of struct mtty_dev

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>