linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 5/8] dt-bindings: Add xen,grant-dma IOMMU description for xen-grant DMA ops

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Date:   Sun, 5 Jun 2022 17:45:33 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     Oleksandr Tyshchenko <olekstysh@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Julien Grall <julien@....org>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@...m.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 5/8] dt-bindings: Add xen,grant-dma IOMMU description
 for xen-grant DMA ops

On Thu, 02 Jun 2022 22:23:50 +0300, Oleksandr Tyshchenko wrote:
> From: Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@...m.com>
> 
> The main purpose of this binding is to communicate Xen specific
> information using generic IOMMU device tree bindings (which is
> a good fit here) rather than introducing a custom property.
> 
> Introduce Xen specific IOMMU for the virtualized device (e.g. virtio)
> to be used by Xen grant DMA-mapping layer in the subsequent commit.
> 
> The reference to Xen specific IOMMU node using "iommus" property
> indicates that Xen grant mappings need to be enabled for the device,
> and it specifies the ID of the domain where the corresponding backend
> resides. The domid (domain ID) is used as an argument to the Xen grant
> mapping APIs.
> 
> This is needed for the option to restrict memory access using Xen grant
> mappings to work which primary goal is to enable using virtio devices
> in Xen guests.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@...m.com>
> Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
> ---
> Changes RFC -> V1:
>    - update commit subject/description and text in description
>    - move to devicetree/bindings/arm/
> 
> Changes V1 -> V2:
>    - update text in description
>    - change the maintainer of the binding
>    - fix validation issue
>    - reference xen,dev-domid.yaml schema from virtio/mmio.yaml
> 
> Change V2 -> V3:
>    - Stefano already gave his Reviewed-by, I dropped it due to the changes (significant)
>    - use generic IOMMU device tree bindings instead of custom property
>      "xen,dev-domid"
>    - change commit subject and description, was
>      "dt-bindings: Add xen,dev-domid property description for xen-grant DMA ops"
> 
> Changes V3 -> V4:
>    - add Stefano's R-b
>    - remove underscore in iommu node name
>    - remove consumer example virtio@...0
>    - update text for two descriptions
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/iommu/xen,grant-dma.yaml   | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iommu/xen,grant-dma.yaml
> 

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>