Re: [PATCH v5 00/20] vfio/pci: Base Live Update support for VFIO

Vipin Sharma <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:58:45 -0700

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On Tue, Jul 14, 2026 at 08:14:45AM -0700, Vipin Sharma wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This series can be found on Github:
> 
>   https://github.com/shvipin/linux vfio/liveupdate/v5
> 
> This series provides the base support to enable Live Update feature for
> VFIO PCI devices using the Live Update Orchestrator (LUO) and Kexec
> Handover (KHO).
> 

Hi Alex, Pasha, Mike, and Pratyush,

I'd like to discuss which maintainer tree should take the VFIO Live
Update series.

For context on related efforts:

  - PCI Live Update is targeting the Live Update tree (maintained by
    Pasha, Mike, and Pratyush, with David Matlack maintaining the
    PCI-specific code).
    https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/[email protected]/

  - IOMMU Live Update is planned to go through the IOMMU tree.
    https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iommu/[email protected]/

Given these different approaches, what is your preference for routing
the VFIO Live Update code?

Thanks
Vipin Sharma