From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thierry Laurion Subject: Re: pre Sandy bridge IOMMU support (gm45) Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:39:00 +0000 Message-ID: References: <56A63F9502000078000CAAD1@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> <56A75DF402000078000CAFAF@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> <56A7687102000078000CB035@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> <56A7744A02000078000CB0AF@prv-mh.provo.novell.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============2932860261701959689==" Return-path: Received: from mail6.bemta4.messagelabs.com ([85.158.143.247]) by lists.xen.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1aODCd-0004BX-HG for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:39:15 +0000 Received: by mail-ig0-f172.google.com with SMTP id h5so884457igh.0 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:39:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: "Tian, Kevin" , Jan Beulich Cc: xen-devel List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org --===============2932860261701959689== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b1117b73a4b81052a453147 --047d7b1117b73a4b81052a453147 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It seems that IGD iommu is not completely deactivated, yes, since memory corruption happens (graphic glitches and then system hang) General iommu is still reported as being active by xen, as desired. Thierry Le mar. 26 janv. 2016 17:21, Tian, Kevin a =C3=A9cri= t : > > From: Jan Beulich > > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:28 PM > > > > >>> On 26.01.16 at 12:57, wrote: > > > Only dom0 talks directly to the i915 driver, other appvm being pv, > which is > > > why I put in question the complete deactivation of IGD by > iommu=3Dno-igfx. > > > > > > Is there anything I can provide to troubleshoot? > > > > Hard to tell. The VT-d maintainers may be able to give you better > > guidance. > > > > Jan > > > > I'm a bit confused what's being exactly asked here. Did you mean > that IOMMU is not actually disabled when you set iommu=3Dno-gfx? > > Thanks > Kevin > --047d7b1117b73a4b81052a453147 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It seems that IGD iommu is not completely deactivated, yes, since memory co= rruption happens (graphic glitches and then system hang)

General iommu is still reported as being active by xen, as desired.<= div>
Thierry

Le=C2=A0mar. 26 janv. 2016 17:21,=C2=A0Tian, Kevin <kevin.tian@intel.com> a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
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> From: Jan Beulich
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 8:28 PM
>
> >>> On 26.01.16 at 12:57, <thierry.laurion@gmail.com> wrote: > > Only dom0 talks directly to the i915 driver, other appvm being pv= , which is
> > why I put in question the complete deactivation of IGD by iommu= =3Dno-igfx.
> >
> > Is there anything I can provide to troubleshoot?
>
> Hard to tell. The VT-d maintainers may be able to give you better
> guidance.
>
> Jan
>

I'm a bit confused what's being exactly asked here. Did you mean that IOMMU is not actually disabled when you set iommu=3Dno-gfx?

Thanks
Kevin
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