linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: x86: rework IOMMU documentation

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Message-ID: <YmpNevdJFec0+9Mn@8bytes.org>
Date:   Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:16:58 +0200
From:   Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:     Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@....com>, corbet@....net
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        corbet@....net, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, bp@...en8.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com, will@...nel.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, robin.murphy@....com,
        Vasant.Hegde@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: x86: rework IOMMU documentation

On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 04:06:07PM -0400, Alex Deucher wrote:
> Add preliminary documentation for AMD IOMMU and combine
> with the existing Intel IOMMU documentation and clean
> up and modernize some of the existing documentation to
> align with the current state of the kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@....com>
> ---
> 
> V2: Incorporate feedback from Robin to clarify IOMMU vs DMA engine (e.g.,
>     a device) and document proper DMA API.  Also correct the fact that
>     the AMD IOMMU is not limited to managing PCI devices.
> v3: Fix spelling and rework text as suggested by Vasant
> v4: Combine Intel and AMD documents into a single document as suggested
>     by Dave Hansen
> v5: Clarify that keywords are related to ACPI, grammatical fixes
> v6: Make more stuff common based on feedback from Robin
> 
>  Documentation/x86/index.rst       |   2 +-
>  Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst | 115 ------------------------
>  Documentation/x86/iommu.rst       | 143 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 144 insertions(+), 116 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/x86/iommu.rst

Acked-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>

Jonathan, will you merge that through the documentation tree?