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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 07:40:31 +0000
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Subject: RE: [PATCH V4] PCI: Extend ACS configurability
> From: Vidya Sagar <vidyas@...dia.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:32 PM
>
> PCIe ACS settings control the level of isolation and the possible P2P
> paths between devices. With greater isolation the kernel will create
> smaller iommu_groups and with less isolation there is more HW that
> can achieve P2P transfers. From a virtualization perspective all
> devices in the same iommu_group must be assigned to the same VM as
> they lack security isolation.
>
It'll be helpful to also call out the impact of losing other features (e.g. PASID)
with less isolation:
pci_enable_pasid()
{
...
if (!pci_acs_path_enabled(pdev, NULL, PCI_ACS_RR | PCI_ACS_UF))
return -EINVAL;
...
}
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