Re: [PATCH] iommu/amd: Fix a stale comment about which legacy mode is user visible

From: Sean Christopherson

Date: Mon Apr 06 2026 - 19:03:45 EST


On Fri, Mar 14, 2025, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Update a stale comment about which of the legacy modes is visible to the
> user, i.e. can be forced via amd_iommu_intr=legacy.
>
> Fixes: b74aa02d7a30 ("iommu/amd: Fix legacy interrupt remapping for x2APIC-enabled system")
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/iommu/amd/amd_iommu_types.h | 11 ++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd/amd_iommu_types.h b/drivers/iommu/amd/amd_iommu_types.h
> index 23caea22f8dc..f7877abd0091 100644
> --- a/drivers/iommu/amd/amd_iommu_types.h
> +++ b/drivers/iommu/amd/amd_iommu_types.h
> @@ -968,12 +968,13 @@ static inline int get_hpet_devid(int id)
> }
>
> enum amd_iommu_intr_mode_type {
> + /*
> + * The legacy format mode is not visible to users to prevent the user
> + * from crashing x2APIC systems, which for all intents and purposes
> + * require 128-bit IRTEs. The legacy format will be forced as needed
> + * when hardware doesn't support 128-bit IRTEs.
> + */
> AMD_IOMMU_GUEST_IR_LEGACY,
> -
> - /* This mode is not visible to users. It is used when
> - * we cannot fully enable vAPIC and fallback to only support
> - * legacy interrupt remapping via 128-bit IRTE.
> - */
> AMD_IOMMU_GUEST_IR_LEGACY_GA,
> AMD_IOMMU_GUEST_IR_VAPIC,
> };
>
> base-commit: ea9bd29a9c0d757b3384ae3e633e6bbaddf00725
> --

High latency ping! A year later, and this still applies cleanly :-)