From: Jacob Pan <jacob.pan@linux.microsoft.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"iommu@lists.linux.dev" <iommu@lists.linux.dev>,
Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>,
Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>,
Joerg Roedel <joro@8bytes.org>,
Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>,
David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>,
Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@arm.com>,
Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@nvidia.com>,
"Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@intel.com>, Yi Liu <yi.l.liu@intel.com>
Cc: Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@linux.microsoft.com>,
skhawaja@google.com, pasha.tatashin@soleen.com,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Jacob Pan <jacob.pan@linux.microsoft.com>,
Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 4/9] iommufd: Allow binding to a noiommu device
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 11:41:09 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260511184116.3687392-5-jacob.pan@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260511184116.3687392-1-jacob.pan@linux.microsoft.com>
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>
Allow iommufd to bind devices without an IOMMU (noiommu mode) by creating
a dummy IOMMU group for such devices and skipping hwpt operations.
This enables noiommu devices to operate through the same iommufd API as IOMMU-
capable devices.
Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.pan@linux.microsoft.com>
---
v5:
- simplify logic and rename iommufd_device_is_noiommu (Kevin, Yi)
- use a helper iommufd_bind_noiommu instead of open coding (Kevin)
- move IOMMU cap check under iommufd_bind_iommu() (Yi)
- reword comments for partial init (Yi)
- misc minor clean up
v4:
- Update the description of the module parameter (Alex)
v3:
- Consolidate into fewer patches
---
drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c | 148 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 109 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
index d03076fcf3c2..4d75720432cc 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ struct iommufd_attach {
struct xarray device_array;
};
+/*
+ * A noiommu device has no IOMMU driver attached regardless of whether it
+ * enters via the cdev path (no iommu_group) or the group path (fake
+ * noiommu iommu_group). In both cases dev->iommu is NULL.
+ */
+static bool iommufd_device_is_noiommu(struct iommufd_device *idev)
+{
+ return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IOMMUFD_NOIOMMU) && !idev->dev->iommu;
+}
+
static void iommufd_group_release(struct kref *kref)
{
struct iommufd_group *igroup =
@@ -30,9 +40,11 @@ static void iommufd_group_release(struct kref *kref)
WARN_ON(!xa_empty(&igroup->pasid_attach));
- xa_cmpxchg(&igroup->ictx->groups, iommu_group_id(igroup->group), igroup,
- NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
- iommu_group_put(igroup->group);
+ if (igroup->group) {
+ xa_cmpxchg(&igroup->ictx->groups, iommu_group_id(igroup->group),
+ igroup, NULL, GFP_KERNEL);
+ iommu_group_put(igroup->group);
+ }
mutex_destroy(&igroup->lock);
kfree(igroup);
}
@@ -204,32 +216,19 @@ void iommufd_device_destroy(struct iommufd_object *obj)
struct iommufd_device *idev =
container_of(obj, struct iommufd_device, obj);
- iommu_device_release_dma_owner(idev->dev);
+ if (!idev->igroup)
+ return;
+ if (!iommufd_device_is_noiommu(idev))
+ iommu_device_release_dma_owner(idev->dev);
iommufd_put_group(idev->igroup);
if (!iommufd_selftest_is_mock_dev(idev->dev))
iommufd_ctx_put(idev->ictx);
}
-/**
- * iommufd_device_bind - Bind a physical device to an iommu fd
- * @ictx: iommufd file descriptor
- * @dev: Pointer to a physical device struct
- * @id: Output ID number to return to userspace for this device
- *
- * A successful bind establishes an ownership over the device and returns
- * struct iommufd_device pointer, otherwise returns error pointer.
- *
- * A driver using this API must set driver_managed_dma and must not touch
- * the device until this routine succeeds and establishes ownership.
- *
- * Binding a PCI device places the entire RID under iommufd control.
- *
- * The caller must undo this with iommufd_device_unbind()
- */
-struct iommufd_device *iommufd_device_bind(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
- struct device *dev, u32 *id)
+static int iommufd_bind_iommu(struct iommufd_device *idev)
{
- struct iommufd_device *idev;
+ struct iommufd_ctx *ictx = idev->ictx;
+ struct device *dev = idev->dev;
struct iommufd_group *igroup;
int rc;
@@ -238,11 +237,11 @@ struct iommufd_device *iommufd_device_bind(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
* to restore cache coherency.
*/
if (!device_iommu_capable(dev, IOMMU_CAP_CACHE_COHERENCY))
- return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+ return -EINVAL;
igroup = iommufd_get_group(ictx, dev);
if (IS_ERR(igroup))
- return ERR_CAST(igroup);
+ return PTR_ERR(igroup);
/*
* For historical compat with VFIO the insecure interrupt path is
@@ -268,21 +267,80 @@ struct iommufd_device *iommufd_device_bind(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
if (rc)
goto out_group_put;
+ /* igroup refcount moves into iommufd_device */
+ idev->igroup = igroup;
+ idev->enforce_cache_coherency =
+ device_iommu_capable(dev, IOMMU_CAP_ENFORCE_CACHE_COHERENCY);
+ return 0;
+
+out_group_put:
+ iommufd_put_group(igroup);
+ return rc;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Noiommu devices have no real IOMMU group. Create a dummy igroup so that
+ * internal code paths that expect idev->igroup to be present still work.
+ * A NULL igroup->group distinguishes this from a real IOMMU-backed group.
+ */
+static int iommufd_bind_noiommu(struct iommufd_device *idev)
+{
+ struct iommufd_group *igroup;
+
+ igroup = iommufd_alloc_group(idev->ictx, NULL);
+ if (IS_ERR(igroup))
+ return PTR_ERR(igroup);
+ idev->igroup = igroup;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * iommufd_device_bind - Bind a physical device to an iommu fd
+ * @ictx: iommufd file descriptor
+ * @dev: Pointer to a physical device struct
+ * @id: Output ID number to return to userspace for this device
+ *
+ * A successful bind establishes an ownership over the device and returns
+ * struct iommufd_device pointer, otherwise returns error pointer.
+ *
+ * A driver using this API must set driver_managed_dma and must not touch
+ * the device until this routine succeeds and establishes ownership.
+ *
+ * Binding a PCI device places the entire RID under iommufd control.
+ *
+ * The caller must undo this with iommufd_device_unbind()
+ */
+struct iommufd_device *iommufd_device_bind(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
+ struct device *dev, u32 *id)
+{
+ struct iommufd_device *idev;
+ int rc;
+
idev = iommufd_object_alloc(ictx, idev, IOMMUFD_OBJ_DEVICE);
- if (IS_ERR(idev)) {
- rc = PTR_ERR(idev);
- goto out_release_owner;
- }
+ if (IS_ERR(idev))
+ return idev;
+
idev->ictx = ictx;
+ idev->dev = dev;
+
+ if (!iommufd_device_is_noiommu(idev)) {
+ rc = iommufd_bind_iommu(idev);
+ if (rc)
+ goto err_out;
+ } else {
+ rc = iommufd_bind_noiommu(idev);
+ if (rc)
+ goto err_out;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Take a ctx reference after bind succeeds. This must happen here
+ * so that iommufd_device_destroy() can handle partial initialization
+ */
if (!iommufd_selftest_is_mock_dev(dev))
iommufd_ctx_get(ictx);
- idev->dev = dev;
- idev->enforce_cache_coherency =
- device_iommu_capable(dev, IOMMU_CAP_ENFORCE_CACHE_COHERENCY);
/* The calling driver is a user until iommufd_device_unbind() */
refcount_inc(&idev->obj.users);
- /* igroup refcount moves into iommufd_device */
- idev->igroup = igroup;
/*
* If the caller fails after this success it must call
@@ -294,11 +352,14 @@ struct iommufd_device *iommufd_device_bind(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
*id = idev->obj.id;
return idev;
-out_release_owner:
- iommu_device_release_dma_owner(dev);
-out_group_put:
- iommufd_put_group(igroup);
+err_out:
+ /*
+ * iommufd_device_destroy() handles partially initialized idev,
+ * so iommufd_object_abort_and_destroy() is safe to call here.
+ */
+ iommufd_object_abort_and_destroy(ictx, &idev->obj);
return ERR_PTR(rc);
+
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(iommufd_device_bind, "IOMMUFD");
@@ -512,6 +573,9 @@ static int iommufd_hwpt_attach_device(struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt,
struct iommufd_attach_handle *handle;
int rc;
+ if (iommufd_device_is_noiommu(idev))
+ return 0;
+
if (!iommufd_hwpt_compatible_device(hwpt, idev))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -559,6 +623,9 @@ static void iommufd_hwpt_detach_device(struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt,
{
struct iommufd_attach_handle *handle;
+ if (iommufd_device_is_noiommu(idev))
+ return;
+
handle = iommufd_device_get_attach_handle(idev, pasid);
if (pasid == IOMMU_NO_PASID)
iommu_detach_group_handle(hwpt->domain, idev->igroup->group);
@@ -577,6 +644,9 @@ static int iommufd_hwpt_replace_device(struct iommufd_device *idev,
struct iommufd_attach_handle *handle, *old_handle;
int rc;
+ if (iommufd_device_is_noiommu(idev))
+ return 0;
+
if (!iommufd_hwpt_compatible_device(hwpt, idev))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -652,7 +722,7 @@ int iommufd_hw_pagetable_attach(struct iommufd_hw_pagetable *hwpt,
goto err_release_devid;
}
- if (attach_resv) {
+ if (attach_resv && !iommufd_device_is_noiommu(idev)) {
rc = iommufd_device_attach_reserved_iova(idev, hwpt_paging);
if (rc)
goto err_release_devid;
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-11 18:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-11 18:41 [PATCH v5 0/9] iommufd: Enable noiommu mode for cdev Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 1/9] vfio: Rename VFIO_NOIOMMU to VFIO_GROUP_NOIOMMU Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 2/9] iommufd: Support a HWPT without an iommu driver for noiommu Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 3/9] iommufd: Move igroup allocation to a function Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` Jacob Pan [this message]
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 5/9] iommufd: Add an ioctl to query PA from IOVA for noiommu mode Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:58 ` Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 6/9] vfio/group: Add VFIO_CDEV_NOIOMMU Kconfig and tolerate NULL group Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 7/9] vfio: Enable cdev noiommu mode under iommufd Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 8/9] selftests/vfio: Add iommufd noiommu mode selftest for cdev Jacob Pan
2026-05-11 18:41 ` [PATCH v5 9/9] Documentation: Update VFIO NOIOMMU mode Jacob Pan
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