Re: [PATCH v1] virtio-pci: Drop inclusion of <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
From: Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub)
Date: Wed Nov 11 2026 - 04:25:44 EST
Hello,
On Mon, Jul 06, 2026 at 06:22:08PM +0200, Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) wrote:
> Among the different device id structures <linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h>
> only uses struct virtio_device_id. Include <linux/device-id/virtio.h>
> instead of <linux/mod_devicetable.h> to provide that which is more
> lightweight and doesn't introduce that many dependencies.
>
> The users of <linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h> also don't rely on this header
> to provide the full plethora of definitions. (There are only
> drivers/vdpa/alibaba/eni_vdpa.c and drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
> using pci_device_id and these include <linux/pci.h> which is enough to
> get it.)
>
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König (The Capable Hub) <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Hello,
>
> note that <linux/device-id/virtio.h> only exists since v7.2-rc2, so make
> sure your base is new enough when applying this patch.
In case you postponed applying this patch because of that, I think it's
safe to assume that <linux/device-id/virtio.h> now exists in the
relevant tree.
The patch still applies fine to next-20261110, can you please apply it?
Best regards
Uwe
> include/linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h b/include/linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h
> index a8dc757d0367..96a9523e985d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h
> +++ b/include/linux/virtio_pci_legacy.h
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> #ifndef _LINUX_VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY_H
> #define _LINUX_VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY_H
>
> -#include "linux/mod_devicetable.h"
> +#include <linux/device-id/virtio.h>
> #include <linux/pci.h>
> #include <linux/virtio_pci.h>
>
>
> base-commit: 8cdeaa50eae8dad34885515f62559ee83e7e8dda
> --
> 2.55.0.11.g153666a7d9bb
>
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