RE: [PATCH v4 10/17] iommufd: IOCTLs for the io_pagetable

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> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 8:49 AM
> 
> Connect the IOAS to its IOCTL interface. This exposes most of the
> functionality in the io_pagetable to userspace.
> 
> This is intended to be the core of the generic interface that IOMMUFD will
> provide. Every IOMMU driver should be able to implement an
> iommu_domain
> that is compatible with this generic mechanism.
> 
> It is also designed to be easy to use for simple non virtual machine
> monitor users, like DPDK:
>  - Universal simple support for all IOMMUs (no PPC special path)
>  - An IOVA allocator that considers the aperture and the allowed/reserved
>    ranges
>  - io_pagetable allows any number of iommu_domains to be connected to
> the
>    IOAS
>  - Automatic allocation and re-use of iommu_domains
> 
> Along with room in the design to add non-generic features to cater to
> specific HW functionality.
> 
> Tested-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@xxxxxxxxxx>

with kernel-doc warning fixed:

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




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