linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] iommu/amd: Add logic to decode AMD IOMMU event flag

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Date:	Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:50:03 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	"Suthikulpanit, Suravee" <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
Cc:	"iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	"joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] iommu/amd: Add logic to decode AMD IOMMU event flag

On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 02:33:32PM +0000, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> Joerg,
> 
> Do you have any more feedback about this patch?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Suravee
> ________________________________________
> From: suravee.suthikulpanit@....com [suravee.suthikulpanit@....com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 7:06 PM
> To: iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org; joro@...tes.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; Suthikulpanit, Suravee
> Subject: [PATCH V3] iommu/amd: Add logic to decode AMD IOMMU event flag
> 
> From: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
> 
> Add logic to decode AMD IOMMU event flag based on information from AMD IOMMU specification.
> This should simplify debugging IOMMU errors.  Also, dump DTE information in additional cases.
> 
> This is an example:
> AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT device=51:00.0 domain=0x0000 address=0x0000000000000000 flags=0x0fff]
> AMD-Vi: Flags details: Guest NX=1 User Intr Present Write No-Perm Rsrv-Bit Translation
> AMD-Vi: Type of error: (0x7)
> AMD-Vi: (Note: Please refer to AMD IOMMU specification for details.)

Independent from Joerg's feedback on this, I have only one question:
you're not seriously considering on dumping this "Note:..." line above
on *every* IO-PF, right?

I very positively assume that people who stare at that output should, as
a first prerequisite, know where to find those fields' descriptions. :-)

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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