const char *dev_addr, int *iommu_group_num);
/**
- * Open VFIO container fd or get an existing one
+ * Open a new VFIO container fd
*
* This function is only relevant to linux and will return
* an error on BSD.
* containers by default, user needs to manage DMA mappings for
* any container created by this API.
*
+ * @note When creating containers using this API, the container will only be
+ * available in the process that has created it. Sharing containers and
+ * devices between multiple processes is not supported.
+ *
* @return
* the container fd if successful
* <0 if failed