Re: [PATCH v2 4/7] iommu: Let iommu.strict override ops->def_domain_type

Jason Gunthorpe
2022-11-28T13:30:20Z

On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 12:10:39PM +0100, Niklas Schnelle wrote:
> On Thu, 2022-11-17 at 09:55 +0800, Baolu Lu wrote:
> > On 2022/11/17 1:16, Niklas Schnelle wrote:
> > > When iommu.strict=1 is set or iommu_set_dma_strict() was called we
> > > should use IOMMU_DOMAIN_DMA irrespective of ops->def_domain_type.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Niklas Schnelle <schnelle@linux.ibm.com>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/iommu/iommu.c | 3 +++
> > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
> > > index 65a3b3d886dc..d9bf94d198df 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
> > > @@ -1562,6 +1562,9 @@ static int iommu_get_def_domain_type(struct device *dev)
> > > {
> > > const struct iommu_ops *ops = dev_iommu_ops(dev);
> > >
> > > + if (iommu_dma_strict)
> > > + return IOMMU_DOMAIN_DMA;
> >
> > If any quirky device must work in IOMMU identity mapping mode, this
> > might introduce functional regression. At least for VT-d platforms, some
> > devices do require IOMMU identity mapping mode for functionality.
>
> That's a good point. How about instead of unconditionally returning
> IOMMU_DOMAIN_DMA we just do so if the domain type returned by ops-
> >def_domain_type uses a flush queue (i.e. the __IOMMU_DOMAIN_DMA_FQ bit
> is set). That way a device that only supports identity mapping gets to
> set that but iommu_dma_strict at least always prevents use of an IOVA
> flush queue.

I would prefer we create some formal caps in iommu_ops to describe
whatever it is you are trying to do.

Jason