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@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ The functions in the mdev_parent_ops structure are as follows:
* create: allocate basic resources in a driver for a mediated device
* remove: free resources in a driver when a mediated device is destroyed
+(Note that mdev-core provides no implicit serialization of create/remove
+callbacks per mdev parent device, per mdev type, or any other categorization.
+Vendor drivers are expected to be fully asynchronous in this respect or
+provide their own internal resource protection.)
+
The callbacks in the mdev_parent_ops structure are as follows:
* open: open callback of mediated device