linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] Simplify vfio_iommu

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Date:   Tue, 7 Jun 2022 15:44:43 +0800
From:   Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Simplify vfio_iommu_type1 attach/detach routine

On 2022/6/6 14:19, Nicolin Chen wrote:
> Worths mentioning the exact match for enforce_cache_coherency is removed
> with this series, since there's very less value in doing that since KVM
> won't be able to take advantage of it -- this just wastes domain memory.
> Instead, we rely on Intel IOMMU driver taking care of that internally.

After reading this series, I don't see that Intel IOMMU driver needs any
further change to support the new scheme. Did I miss anything?

Best regards,
baolu