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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Hansen <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 11:25 AM
> To: Deucher, Alexander <[email protected]>; linux-
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/2] Documentation: x86: Add documentation for
> AMD IOMMU
> 
> On 3/28/22 10:28, Alex Deucher wrote:
> > +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.
> 
> Just scanning this, it looks *awfully* generic.  Is anything in here AMD-
> specific?  Should this be in an AMD-specific file?

There is some information about the ACPI tables used to enumerate the IOMMUs 
and a link to the AMD IOMMU programming documentation.  Would you prefer I just 
create a combined x86 IOMMU document?

Alex
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