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SubjectRe: [RFC v2] /dev/iommu uAPI proposal
Hi Kevin,

On Fri, Jul 09, 2021 at 07:48:44AM +0000, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> /dev/iommu provides an unified interface for managing I/O page tables for
> devices assigned to userspace. Device passthrough frameworks (VFIO, vDPA,
> etc.) are expected to use this interface instead of creating their own logic to
> isolate untrusted device DMAs initiated by userspace.
>
> This proposal describes the uAPI of /dev/iommu and also sample sequences
> with VFIO as example in typical usages. The driver-facing kernel API provided
> by the iommu layer is still TBD, which can be discussed after consensus is
> made on this uAPI.

The document looks good to me, I don't have other concerns at the moment

Thanks,
Jean

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