linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/6] iommu/amd: Drop unnecessary checks in amd_iommu_attach

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Date:   Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:23:53 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To:     Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
Cc:     joro@...tes.org, will@...nel.org, robin.murphy@....com,
        kevin.tian@...el.com, suravee.suthikulpanit@....com,
        iommu@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/6] iommu/amd: Drop unnecessary checks in
 amd_iommu_attach_device()

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 01:53:52AM -0700, Nicolin Chen wrote:
> The same checks are done in amd_iommu_probe_device(). If any of them fails
> there, then the device won't get a group, so there's no way for it to even
> reach amd_iommu_attach_device anymore.
> 
> Suggested-by: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>
> Cc: Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
> Cc: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Vasant Hegde <vasant.hegde@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c | 12 ++----------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>

Jason