linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] kvm: Remove ability to assign a device without iommu support

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Message-ID: <4EF0530F.3050309@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:19:11 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jan.kiszka@...mens.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kvm: Remove ability to assign a device without iommu
 support

On 12/20/2011 05:19 AM, Alex Williamson wrote:
> This option has no users and it exposes a security hole that we
> can allow devices to be assigned without iommu protection.  Make
> KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU a mandatory option.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
> ---
>
>  virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c |   18 +++++++++---------
>
Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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