linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 1/1] iommu/vt-d: Avoid unnecessary global IRTE cache invalidation

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Date:   Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:59:04 +0000
From:   "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To:     Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>,
        "iommu@...ts.linux.dev" <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>
CC:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        "Robin Murphy" <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Jerry Snitselaar" <jsnitsel@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/1] iommu/vt-d: Avoid unnecessary global IRTE cache
 invalidation

> From: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 2:58 PM
> 
> Some VT-d hardware implementations invalidate all interrupt remapping
> hardware translation caches as part of SIRTP flow. The VT-d spec adds
> a ESIRTPS (Enhanced Set Interrupt Remap Table Pointer Support, section
> 11.4.2 in VT-d spec) capability bit to indicate this.
> 
> The spec also states in 11.4.4 that hardware also performs global
> invalidation on all interrupt remapping caches as part of Interrupt
> Remapping Disable operation if ESIRTPS capability bit is set.
> 
> This checks the ESIRTPS capability bit and skip software global cache
> invalidation if it's set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jerry Snitselaar <jsnitsel@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>