On 2019/4/8 14:32, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > On Mon, 8 Apr 2019, Leizhen (ThunderTown) wrote: >>> >>> This will break systems using boot options as now, and I think >>> this is unacceptable. If you want to do so, just introduce iommu.dma_mode >>> on top of those iommu boot options with dma mode boot options unchanged, >>> and iommu.dma_mode is for all archs but compatible with them. >> >> I just changed the boot options name, but keep the function no change. I added >> all related maintainers/supporters in the "to=" list, maybe we can disuss this. > > Changing the name _IS_ the problem. Think about unattended updates. > >> Should I add some "obsoleted" warnings for old options and keep them for a while? > > No, just keep the old options around for backwards compatibilty sake. We > just do not add new arch specific options in the future. New options need > to use the generic iommu.dma_mode name space. OK, thanks for your advise. > > Thanks, > > tglx > > . > -- Thanks! BestRegards
