[PATCH v2] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Invalidate a new level-1 stream table descriptor

From: Xuheng Li via B4 Relay

Date: Tue Nov 10 2026 - 10:30:04 EST


From: Xuheng Li <xuheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

arm_smmu_init_l2_strtab() allocates a level-2 stream table when the first
master in its range is added, and makes the level-1 descriptor valid. It
issues no invalidation, and the attach that follows sends only the leaf
form of CMD_CFGI_STE.

IHI 0070 5.1.1 requires the non-leaf form of CMD_CFGI_STE when an L1STD
changes, including when an inactive descriptor with Span == 0 becomes
active. An SMMU that cached the inactive descriptor can keep terminating
the master's transactions as if its StreamID were invalid.

Issue a non-leaf CMD_CFGI_STE after writing the descriptor. The RMR path
runs before the stream table is programmed into the SMMU, and
arm_smmu_device_reset() then issues CMD_CFGI_ALL, so it needs none.

Fixes: 48ec83bcbcf5 ("iommu/arm-smmu: Add initial driver support for ARM SMMUv3 devices")
Reviewed-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Xuheng Li <xuheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Shorten the new comment and drop the one at the RMR call site (Mostafa)
- Add Mostafa's Reviewed-by
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20261109-smmu-l1std-cfgi-v1-1-65e5203a6516@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
index 6d4520c47..e5c09aaff 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c
@@ -2030,7 +2030,8 @@ static void arm_smmu_init_initial_stes(struct arm_smmu_ste *strtab,
}
}

-static int arm_smmu_init_l2_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
+static int arm_smmu_init_l2_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid,
+ bool live)
{
dma_addr_t l2ptr_dma;
struct arm_smmu_strtab_cfg *cfg = &smmu->strtab_cfg;
@@ -2053,6 +2054,11 @@ static int arm_smmu_init_l2_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
ARRAY_SIZE((*l2table)->stes));
arm_smmu_write_strtab_l1_desc(&cfg->l2.l1tab[arm_smmu_strtab_l1_idx(sid)],
l2ptr_dma);
+
+ /* An invalid L1STD can be cached */
+ if (live)
+ arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd_with_sync(smmu,
+ arm_smmu_make_cmd_cfgi_ste(sid, false));
return 0;
}

@@ -4261,7 +4267,8 @@ static bool arm_smmu_sid_in_range(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
return sid < smmu->strtab_cfg.linear.num_ents;
}

-static int arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
+static int arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid,
+ bool live)
{
/* Check the SIDs are in range of the SMMU and our stream table */
if (!arm_smmu_sid_in_range(smmu, sid))
@@ -4269,7 +4276,7 @@ static int arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)

/* Ensure l2 strtab is initialised */
if (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_2_LVL_STRTAB)
- return arm_smmu_init_l2_strtab(smmu, sid);
+ return arm_smmu_init_l2_strtab(smmu, sid, live);

return 0;
}
@@ -4333,7 +4340,7 @@ static int arm_smmu_insert_master(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
struct rb_node *existing;
u32 sid = new_stream->id;

- ret = arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(smmu, sid);
+ ret = arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(smmu, sid, true);
if (ret)
break;

@@ -5713,7 +5720,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_rmr_install_bypass_ste(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)

rmr = container_of(e, struct iommu_iort_rmr_data, rr);
for (i = 0; i < rmr->num_sids; i++) {
- ret = arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(smmu, rmr->sids[i]);
+ ret = arm_smmu_init_sid_strtab(smmu, rmr->sids[i], false);
if (ret) {
dev_err(smmu->dev, "RMR SID(0x%x) bypass failed\n",
rmr->sids[i]);

---
base-commit: 05441d697f7f9a927264f4058cbbc6a03dfcac9d
change-id: 20261109-smmu-l1std-cfgi-c194b2aafea4

Best regards,
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Xuheng Li <xuheng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>