linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] intel-iommu: Manage iommu

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Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:28:29 -0800
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
Cc:	dwmw2@...radead.org, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	chrisw@...s-sol.org, ddutile@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] intel-iommu: Manage iommu_coherency globally

* Alex Williamson (alex.williamson@...hat.com) wrote:
> We currently manage iommu_coherency on a per domain basis,
> choosing the safest setting across the iommus attached to a
> particular domain.  This unfortunately has a bug that when
> no iommus are attached, the domain defaults to coherent.
> If we fall into this mode, then later add a device behind a
> non-coherent iommu to that domain, the context entry is
> updated using the wrong coherency setting, and we get dmar
> faults.
> 
> Since we expect chipsets to be consistent in their coherency
> setting, we can instead determine the coherency once and use
> it globally.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>

Looks good to me.

Acked-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
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