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From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] KVM: support VT-d device hotplug
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:40:11 +0200
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Han, Weidong wrote:
> In fact, without multiple device assignment, VT-d hotplug cannot be supported cleanly. Given hot add a device under a different iommu, it will be mapped in a wrong iommu, thus it won't work. I will start to implement multiple device assignment first. 
>   

Yes, the 2.6.28 implementation has some weaknesses.  Please work with 
Joerg Roedel so that it fits within his iommu api.

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