Re: [PATCH 0/5] iommu: Some IOVA code reorganisation

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On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 06:01:52PM +0800, John Garry wrote:
> The IOVA domain structure is a bit overloaded, holding:
> - IOVA tree management
> - FQ control
> - IOVA rcache memories
> 
> Indeed only a couple of IOVA users use the rcache, and only dma-iommu.c
> uses the FQ feature.
> 
> This series separates out that structure. In addition, it moves the FQ
> code into dma-iommu.c . This is not strictly necessary, but it does make
> it easier for the FQ domain lookup the rcache domain.
> 
> The rcache code stays where it is, as it may be reworked in future, so
> there is not much point in relocating and then discarding.
> 
> This topic was initially discussed and suggested (I think) by Robin here:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iommu/1d06eda1-9961-d023-f5e7-fe87e768f067@xxxxxxx/

It would be useful to have Robin's Ack on patches 2-4. The implementation
looks straightforward to me, but the thread above isn't very clear about
what is being suggested.

To play devil's advocate: there aren't many direct users of the iovad code:
either they'll die out entirely (and everybody will use the dma-iommu code)
and it's fine having the flush queue code where it is, or we'll get more
users and the likelihood of somebody else wanting flush queues increases.

Will
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