Re: [PATCH 2/5] iommu: Call helper function to get assigned pasid value

[Baolu Lu]

On 2023/8/9 17:49, Tian, Kevin wrote:
> > From: Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 8:22 AM
> >
> > On 2023/8/8 15:49, Tina Zhang wrote:
> > > Use the helper function mm_get_pasid() to get the mm assigned pasid
> > > value.
> >
> > For internal iommu drivers, perhaps we should use another helper.
> > Something like sva_domain_get_pasid()?
> >
> > Suppose that the iommu drivers should have no idea about the "mm".
>
> Aren't all touched functions accept a struct mm_struct pointer?

In the end we should remove all mm reference in the individual drivers.
The drivers only need to know what they need to know. All mm-aware code
should eventually be moved to the core.

For now, at least we should avoid using mm in the set/remove_dev_pasid
code path. Later, once we complete consolidating mm notification in the
core, drivers will have no need to use "mm" anymore.

Best regards,
baolu