linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] iommu/amd: Fix missing iommu_shutdown initialization in passthrough mode

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Date:	Thu, 7 Jun 2012 11:32:35 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>
CC:	<iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] iommu/amd: Fix missing iommu_shutdown initialization
 in passthrough mode

On Wed, Jun 06, 2012 at 10:50:06AM -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
> Change AMD iommu driver to call disable iommus in pass-through mode. AMD
> iommu driver's amd_iommu_init() routine doesn't initialize iommu_shutdown
> in pass-through mode. As a result iommu disable via a call to disable_iommus()
> doesn't happen at shutdown. Enable and disable of iommus is inconsistent in
> pass-through mode. IOMMU is enabled, but not disabled. IOMMU disable is called
> from error legs in amd_iommu_init() in pass-through mode.
> 
> Requesting for comments as I don't have access to AMD system that supports
> IOMMU. I tested the change on AMD platforms with GART IOMMU which is not
> sufficient.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuah.khan@...com>

The patch is fine. Thanks, applied to iommu/fixes.

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