starfive-tech/linux.git/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-amba, branch visionfiveStarFive Tech Linux Kernel for VisionFive (JH7110) boards (mirror)https://git.radix-linux.su/starfive-tech/linux.git/atom?h=visionfive2015-02-10T10:23:15+00:00ARM: 8256/1: driver coamba: add device binding path 'driver_override'2015-02-10T10:23:15+00:00Antonios Motakisa.motakis@virtualopensystems.com2015-01-06T10:15:11+00:00urn:sha1:3cf385713460eb2bb4cb7ceb8ed89833b00b594b
As already demonstrated with PCI [1] and the platform bus [2], a
driver_override property in sysfs can be used to bypass the id
matching of a device to a AMBA driver. This can be used by VFIO to
bind to any AMBA device requested by the user.
[1] http://lists-archives.com/linux-kernel/28030441-pci-introduce-new-device-binding-path-using-pci_dev-driver_override.html
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-April/msg00382.html
Signed-off-by: Antonios Motakis <a.motakis@virtualopensystems.com>
Reviewed-by: Kim Phillips <kim.phillips@freescale.com>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>