Re: [PATCH v12 3/5] iommu/vt-d: Add support for IOMMU default DMA mode build options

From: Lu Baolu
Date: Fri Jun 11 2021 - 22:36:47 EST


On 2021/6/11 20:20, John Garry wrote:
@@ -453,8 +452,7 @@ static int __init intel_iommu_setup(char *str)
pr_warn("intel_iommu=forcedac deprecated; use iommu.forcedac instead\n");
iommu_dma_forcedac = true;
} else if (!strncmp(str, "strict", 6)) {
- pr_info("Disable batched IOTLB flush\n");
- intel_iommu_strict = 1;
+ iommu_set_dma_strict(true);

I would like to deprecate this command line and ask users to use
iommu.strict instead.

--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ static int __init intel_iommu_setup(char *str)
pr_warn("intel_iommu=forcedac deprecated; use iommu.forcedac instead\n");
iommu_dma_forcedac = true;
} else if (!strncmp(str, "strict", 6)) {
- pr_info("Disable batched IOTLB flush\n");
+ pr_warn("intel_iommu=strict deprecated; use iommu.strict instead\n");
intel_iommu_strict = 1;

Also update Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt accordingly.

Best regards,
baolu