linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH rc v3 1/4] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add ignored bits to fix STE update sequence

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Message-ID: <aUHFQ1Ep2x4/vdk/@Asurada-Nvidia>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:46:59 -0800
From: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
CC: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@...gle.com>, <will@...nel.org>,
	<robin.murphy@....com>, <joro@...tes.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <skolothumtho@...dia.com>,
	<praan@...gle.com>, <xueshuai@...ux.alibaba.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH rc v3 1/4] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add ignored bits to fix STE
 update sequence

On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 08:09:52PM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 10:32:35PM +0000, Mostafa Saleh wrote:
> > However, this approach makes it a bit explicit which bits are ignored, if we
> > keep this logic, I think changing the name of get_ignored() might help, to
> > something as "get_allowed_break()" or "get_update_safe()"?
> 
> update_safe sounds good to me

I have renamed the op and changed entry_set to void. I'll send v4
later today.

Thanks
Nicolin