linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/9] iommu: Replace sva_iommu with iommu_attach

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Date: Sun, 19 May 2024 18:14:12 +0800
From: Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
To: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
 Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
 Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
 Jean-Philippe Brucker <jean-philippe@...aro.org>,
 Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>, "Liu, Yi L" <yi.l.liu@...el.com>,
 Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
 Joel Granados <j.granados@...sung.com>
Cc: baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com, "iommu@...ts.linux.dev"
 <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>,
 "virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org"
 <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
 "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/9] iommu: Replace sva_iommu with iommu_attach_handle

On 5/15/24 3:21 PM, Tian, Kevin wrote:
>> From: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:57 PM
>>
>>   #else
>> -static inline struct iommu_sva *
>> +static inline struct iommu_attach_handle *
>>   iommu_sva_bind_device(struct device *dev, struct mm_struct *mm)
>>   {
>> -	return NULL;
>> +	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
>>   }
>>
> 
> this should be a separate fix.

Yes. It could be a fix.

> 
> existing drivers (idxd and uacce) only check IS_ERR() on the return
> value. A Null pointer may lead to an error reported at a later point.

Though I don't think it could cause any real problem because this
interface should always be called after the sva enabling one.

Best regards,
baolu