RE: [PATCH v3 9/9] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Use S2FWB for NESTED domains

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2024 12:23 AM
> 
> Force Write Back (FWB) changes how the S2 IOPTE's MemAttr field
> works. When S2FWB is supported and enabled the IOPTE will force cachable
> access to IOMMU_CACHE memory when nesting with a S1 and deny cachable
> access otherwise.

didn't get the last part "deny cacheable access otherwise"

> @@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ arm_smmu_domain_alloc_nesting(struct device *dev,
> u32 flags,
>  	 * Must support some way to prevent the VM from bypassing the
> cache
>  	 * because VFIO currently does not do any cache maintenance.
>  	 */
> -	if (!arm_smmu_master_canwbs(master))
> +	if (!arm_smmu_master_canwbs(master) &&
> +	    !(master->smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_S2FWB))
>  		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);

Probably can clarify the difference between CANWBS and S2FWB here
by copying some words from the previous commit message. especially
about the part of PCI nosnoop.

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>





[Index of Archives]     [Linux IBM ACPI]     [Linux Power Management]     [Linux Kernel]     [Linux Laptop]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Share Photos]     [Security]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux RAID]     [Samba]     [Video 4 Linux]     [Device Mapper]     [Linux Resources]
  Powered by Linux