Re: [git pull] IOMMU Updates for v3.7-rc1

From: Andrew Oakley
Date: Wed Oct 10 2012 - 18:01:55 EST


On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:11:31 +0100
Andrew Oakley <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If I modify the devid for the IOAPIC in init_iommu_from_acpi then it
> also seems to work. I haven't managed to get vfio/qemu working yet
> but it seems to be unrelated ("Invalid ROM contents", same thing
> happens when I try to dump the rom with stable kernels).

I've now managed to get a network card passed through and working
properly in a guest. The bug has been reported to the vendor so
hopefully it will get fixed in a BIOS update.

I'm not sure if the fix I've got is safe or if it's really a good idea
to enable interrupt remapping with a broken BIOS.

Thanks

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Andrew Oakley
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