On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 09:24:58PM +0000, David Matlack wrote: > Add documentation for preserving VFIO device files across a Live Update, > as well as some generic file preservation documentation. This > documentation will be extended in the future as new types of files are > supported and new dependency/ordering requirements are added. > > Signed-off-by: David Matlack <[email protected]> > --- > Documentation/userspace-api/liveupdate.rst | 144 +++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 144 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/liveupdate.rst > b/Documentation/userspace-api/liveupdate.rst > index 41c0473e4f16..dbf1e4aeddd7 100644 > --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/liveupdate.rst > +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/liveupdate.rst > @@ -14,6 +14,150 @@ ioctl uAPI > =========== > .. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/liveupdate.h > > +File Preservation > +=================
Should we use the existing way where documentation is written in code files and referenced here? Maybe luo_file.c for this? > + > +File Retrieval > +============== Same as above. > + > + > +VFIO Character Device (cdev) Files > +================================== > + vfio_pci_liveupdate.c
