Add preliminary documentation for AMD IOMMU.
Signed-off-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@xxxxxxx>
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V2: Incorporate feedback from Robin to clarify IOMMU vs DMA engine (e.g.,
a device) and document proper DMA API. Also correct the fact that
the AMD IOMMU is not limited to managing PCI devices.
v3: Fix spelling and rework text as suggested by Vasant
Documentation/x86/amd-iommu.rst | 69 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Documentation/x86/index.rst | 1 +
Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst | 2 +-
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+=================
+AMD IOMMU Support
+=================
+
+The architecture spec can be obtained from the below location.
+
+https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/48882_IOMMU.pdf
+
+This guide gives a quick cheat sheet for some basic understanding.
+
+Some Keywords
+
+- IVRS - I/O Virtualization Reporting Structure
+- IVDB - I/O Virtualization Definition Block
+- IVHD - I/O Virtualization Hardware Definition
+- IOVA - I/O Virtual Address.
+
+Basic stuff
+-----------
+
+ACPI enumerates and lists the different IOMMUs on the platform, and
+device scope relationships between devices and which IOMMU controls
+them.
+
+What is IVRS?
+-------------
+
+The architecture defines an ACPI-compatible data structure called an I/O
+Virtualization Reporting Structure (IVRS) that is used to convey information
+related to I/O virtualization to system software. The IVRS describes the
+configuration and capabilities of the IOMMUs contained in the platform as
+well as information about the devices that each IOMMU virtualizes.
+
+The IVRS provides information about the following:
+- IOMMUs present in the platform including their capabilities and proper configuration
+- System I/O topology relevant to each IOMMU
+- Peripheral devices that cannot be otherwise enumerated
+- Memory regions used by SMI/SMM, platform firmware, and platform hardware. These are
+generally exclusion ranges to be configured by system software.
+
+How is IOVA generated?
+----------------------
+
+Well behaved drivers call dma_map_*() calls before sending command to device
+that needs to perform DMA. Once DMA is completed and mapping is no longer
+required, driver performs dma_unmap_*() calls to unmap the region.
+
+Fault reporting
+---------------
+
+When errors are reported, the IOMMU signals via an interrupt. The fault
+reason and device that caused it is printed on the console.
+
+Boot Message Sample
+-------------------
+
+Something like this gets printed indicating presence of the IOMMU.
+
+ iommu: Default domain type: Translated
+ iommu: DMA domain TLB invalidation policy: lazy mode
+
+Fault reporting
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+::
+
+ AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT domain=0x0007 address=0xffffc02000 flags=0x0000]
+ AMD-Vi: Event logged [IO_PAGE_FAULT device=07:00.0 domain=0x0007 address=0xffffc02000 flags=0x0000]
+
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/index.rst b/Documentation/x86/index.rst
index f498f1d36cd3..15711134eb68 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/index.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ x86-specific Documentation
mtrr
pat
intel-iommu
+ amd-iommu
intel_txt
amd-memory-encryption
pti
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst b/Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst
index 099f13d51d5f..4d3391c7bd3f 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/intel-iommu.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
===================
-Linux IOMMU Support
+Intel IOMMU Support
===================
The architecture spec can be obtained from the below location.
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