Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] virt: vmgenid: Add devicetree bindings support

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Tue Mar 19 2024 - 11:24:58 EST


On 19/03/2024 15:32, Sudan Landge wrote:
> This small series of patches aims to add devicetree bindings support for
> the Virtual Machine Generation ID (vmgenid) driver.
>
> Virtual Machine Generation ID driver was introduced in commit af6b54e2b5ba
> ("virt: vmgenid: notify RNG of VM fork and supply generation ID") as an
> ACPI only device.
> We would like to extend vmgenid to support devicetree bindings because:
> 1. A device should not be defined as an ACPI or DT only device.

Virtual stuff is not a device, so your first assumption or rationale is
not correct.

Virtual stuff can be ACPI only, because DT is not for Virtual stuff.


Best regards,
Krzysztof