linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] iommu/vt-d: Support enforce_cache

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Message-ID: <20231129200834.GJ1312390@ziepe.ca>
Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:08:34 -0400
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>, iommu@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] iommu/vt-d: Support enforce_cache_coherency only for
 empty domains

On Tue, Nov 14, 2023 at 09:10:33AM +0800, Lu Baolu wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
> index 65d37a138c75..ce030c5b5772 100644
> --- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
> +++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
> @@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ struct dmar_domain {
>  					 */
>  	u8 dirty_tracking:1;		/* Dirty tracking is enabled */
>  	u8 nested_parent:1;		/* Has other domains nested on it */
> +	u8 has_mappings:1;		/* Has mappings configured through
> +					 * iommu_map() interface.
> +					 */

Is it racey?

The other option is to make iommfd do this and forbid it from
switching the enforce_cache_coherency if the IOAS has any maps
attached. We can get the correct locking at that point.

AMD has the same issue if it ever wants to implement its per-PTE bit

Jason