On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 03:29:18PM -0400, Pasha Tatashin wrote:
> 3. Dependency Management: The viability of preserving a specific
> resource (file, device) will be checked when it initially requests
> participation.
> However, the actual dependencies will only be pulled and the final
> ordered list assembled during the prepare phase. This avoids the churn
> of repeatedly adding/removing dependencies as individual components
> register.
[...]
> The overall preservation sequence involve processing these handles in
> a specific order:
>
> Preserved File Descriptors (e.g., memfd, kvmfd, iommufd, vfiofd)
> Preserved Devices (ordered appropriately, leaves-to-root)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Device dependencies are no longer strictly hierarchical since the
introduction of device links. However devices_kset->list already
has the correct order, so if you follow that you should be fine.
Just be careful not to assume it's always in hierarchical order.
Thanks,
Lukas
