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Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 13:02:16 +0200
From:   Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
To:     Shaohua Li <shli@...com>
Cc:     "Sun, Ning" <ning.sun@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Wei, Gang" <gang.wei@...el.com>,
        "hpa@...ux.intel.com" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
        "mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "kernel-team@...com" <kernel-team@...com>,
        "srihan@...com" <srihan@...com>,
        "Eydelberg, Alex" <alex.eydelberg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] x86/tboot: add an option to disable iommu force on

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 09:50:59AM -0700, Shaohua Li wrote:
> Hi Joerg,
> 
> Is Ning's answer sufficient to justify merging the patch?

Yes, I will take it if you repost without the RFC tag and when you add
documentation for the new command-line parameter.

I think a kernel-log message about the potential security impact also
makes sense.


	Joerg