linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] intel-iommu: Default to non-coherent for domains unattached to iommus

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Date:	Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:47:36 -0800
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] intel-iommu: Default to non-coherent for domains
 unattached to iommus

* Chris Wright (chrisw@...s-sol.org) wrote:
> * David Woodhouse (dwmw2@...radead.org) wrote:
> > So if you were to ditch the whole idea of a per-domain runtime update,
> > and instead calculate a global value for 'iommu_coherency' at boot time,
> > by iterating over for_each_active_iommu()¹, I think that would be a
> > better way to deal with the issue. And you *could* really call that a
> > 'fix'.
> > 
> > Make sense?
> 
> Ideally, yes.  Not sure we can practically do it though.  Would have to
> be sure we force incoherent access mode for the busted hw.

Forgot to mention, the simple patch may be the better choice for -stable
(assuming the page table mapping issue...isn't).
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