[PATCH v2 7/9] iommu/vt-d: Remove the 'force_on' variable

From: Kevin Tian

Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 02:01:49 EST


The force_on variable is now redundant - same information captured
by "dmar_policy == DMAR_FORCE_ON". Replace all force_on checks
with dmar_policy_force_on().

Signed-off-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++--------------------
drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
index cddd3ab215cf..50dfe426322f 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@ static int rwbf_quirk;
#define rwbf_required(iommu) (rwbf_quirk || cap_rwbf((iommu)->cap))

/*
- * set to 1 to panic kernel if can't successfully enable VT-d
- * (used when kernel is launched w/ TXT)
+ * Skip forcing iommu on and avoid tboot-related kernel panics during
+ * initialization when set to 1 (via intel_iommu=tboot_noforce).
*/
-static int force_on = 0;
int intel_iommu_tboot_noforce;

#define ROOT_ENTRY_NR (VTD_PAGE_SIZE/sizeof(struct root_entry))
@@ -1711,7 +1710,7 @@ static int __init init_dmars(void)
* we always have to disable PMRs or DMA may fail on
* this device
*/
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
iommu_disable_protect_mem_regions(iommu);
continue;
}
@@ -1803,7 +1802,7 @@ static int init_iommu_hw(void)
* we always have to disable PMRs or DMA may fail on
* this device
*/
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
iommu_disable_protect_mem_regions(iommu);
continue;
}
@@ -1864,7 +1863,7 @@ static void iommu_resume(void *data)
unsigned long flag;

if (init_iommu_hw()) {
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
panic("tboot: IOMMU setup failed, DMAR can not resume!\n");
else
WARN(1, "IOMMU setup failed, DMAR can not resume!\n");
@@ -2132,7 +2131,7 @@ static int intel_iommu_add(struct dmar_drhd_unit *dmaru)
/*
* we always have to disable PMRs or DMA may fail on this device
*/
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
iommu_disable_protect_mem_regions(iommu);
return 0;
}
@@ -2485,13 +2484,13 @@ static bool has_external_pci(void)
return false;
}

-static int __init platform_optin_force_iommu(void)
+static void __init platform_optin_force_iommu(void)
{
if (!dmar_platform_optin() || !dmar_can_force_on(DMAR_FORCEON_PLATFORM))
- return 0;
+ return;

if (!has_external_pci())
- return 0;
+ return;

/*
* If Intel-IOMMU is disabled by default, we will apply identity
@@ -2505,8 +2504,6 @@ static int __init platform_optin_force_iommu(void)
/* No concurrent access to dmar_policy at this point. */
dmar_policy = DMAR_FORCE_ON;
dmar_disabled = 0;
-
- return 1;
}

static int __init probe_acpi_namespace_devices(void)
@@ -2546,10 +2543,10 @@ static int __init probe_acpi_namespace_devices(void)
return 0;
}

-static __init int tboot_force_iommu(void)
+static __init void tboot_force_iommu(void)
{
if (!tboot_enabled() || intel_iommu_tboot_noforce)
- return 0;
+ return;

if (!dmar_can_force_on(DMAR_FORCEON_TBOOT))
panic("tboot: Failed to force IOMMU on\n");
@@ -2561,8 +2558,6 @@ static __init int tboot_force_iommu(void)
dmar_policy = DMAR_FORCE_ON;
dmar_disabled = 0;
no_iommu = 0;
-
- return 1;
}

int __init intel_iommu_init(void)
@@ -2575,17 +2570,19 @@ int __init intel_iommu_init(void)
* Intel IOMMU is required for a TXT/tboot launch or platform
* opt in, so enforce that.
*/
- force_on = tboot_force_iommu() || platform_optin_force_iommu();
+ tboot_force_iommu();
+ if (!dmar_policy_force_on())
+ platform_optin_force_iommu();

down_write(&dmar_global_lock);
if (dmar_table_init()) {
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
panic("tboot: Failed to initialize DMAR table\n");
goto out_free_dmar;
}

if (dmar_dev_scope_init() < 0) {
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
panic("tboot: Failed to initialize DMAR device scope\n");
goto out_free_dmar;
}
@@ -2639,7 +2636,7 @@ int __init intel_iommu_init(void)

ret = init_dmars();
if (ret) {
- if (force_on)
+ if (dmar_policy_force_on())
panic("tboot: Failed to initialize DMARs\n");
pr_err("Initialization failed\n");
goto out_free_dmar;
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
index d2e787243532..95962a45ac36 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
@@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@ static inline bool dmar_policy_off(void)
return dmar_policy < 0;
}

+static inline bool dmar_policy_force_on(void)
+{
+ return dmar_policy == DMAR_FORCE_ON;
+}
+
bool dmar_can_force_on(enum dmar_force_on force_on);

extern int dmar_disabled;
--
2.43.0