Re: [PATCH] docs/x86: Update AMD IOMMU specification locationi

From: Borislav Petkov

Date: Mon Jan 05 2026 - 10:21:22 EST


On Mon, Jan 05, 2026 at 11:05:54PM +0800, Richard Lyu wrote:
> The current link to the AMD I/O Virtualization Technology IOMMU
> specification (document 48882) in Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst
> is outdated and points to a defunct URL on the AMD website.
>
> Update the link in Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst to the current stable
> location for the specification. This ensures users can easily access the
> required architectural details.
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst
> index 41fbadfe2221..cd1843812b4b 100644
> --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/iommu.rst
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ x86 IOMMU Support
> The architecture specs can be obtained from the below locations.
>
> - Intel: http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-specifications/vt-directed-io-spec.pdf
> -- AMD: https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/processor-tech-docs/specifications/48882_3_07_PUB.pdf
> +- AMD: https://docs.amd.com/v/u/en-US/48882_IOMMU
>
> This guide gives a quick cheat sheet for some basic understanding.

What I'd do instead is leave enough breadcrumbs here in the text - doc ID, doc
title etc, so that people can actually find the document by using a search
engine which has managed to index it.

Instead of updating links mindlessly because those do change constantly. No
matter the vendor - as long as it is a corporate website, links get changed on
a regular basis.

I'd say.

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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