linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 08/12] iommu/vt-d: Pass pasid table to context mapping

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Date:   Wed, 7 Nov 2018 07:25:40 +0000
From:   "Liu, Yi L" <yi.l.liu@...el.com>
To:     Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
CC:     "Raj, Ashok" <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        "Kumar, Sanjay K" <sanjay.k.kumar@...el.com>,
        "Pan, Jacob jun" <jacob.jun.pan@...el.com>,
        "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
        "Sun, Yi Y" <yi.y.sun@...el.com>,
        "peterx@...hat.com" <peterx@...hat.com>,
        Jean-Philippe Brucker <jean-philippe.brucker@....com>,
        "iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 08/12] iommu/vt-d: Pass pasid table to context mapping

Hi Baolu,

> From: Lu Baolu [mailto:baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 1:32 PM
> Subject: [PATCH v4 08/12] iommu/vt-d: Pass pasid table to context mapping
> 
> So that the pasid related info, such as the pasid table and the
> maximum of pasid could be used during setting up scalable mode
> context.

A little bit refine. Wish it helps. :)
"This patch passes the pasid related info(e.g. the pasid table and the
maximum of pasid) to context mapping, so that pasid related fields
can be setup accordingly in scalable mode context entry."

Regards,
Yi Liu