fix #4707: add override parameter for RMRR relaxation

[pve-kernel.git] / patches / kernel / 0014-add-relaxable-rmrr.patch

From: kiler129 <grzegorz@noflash.pl>

allow opt-in to allow pass-through on broken hardware..

adapted from https://github.com/kiler129/relax-intel-rmrr , licensed under MIT or GPL 2.0+

--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
 static int dmar_map_ipu = 1;
 static int intel_iommu_superpage = 1;
 static int iommu_identity_mapping;
+static int intel_relaxable_rmrr = 0;
 static int iommu_skip_te_disable;
 
 #define IDENTMAP_GFX		2
@@ -358,6 +359,9 @@
 		} else if (!strncmp(str, "tboot_noforce", 13)) {
 			pr_info("Intel-IOMMU: not forcing on after tboot. This could expose security risk for tboot\n");
 			intel_iommu_tboot_noforce = 1;
+		} else if (!strncmp(str, "relax_rmrr", 10)) {
+			pr_info("Intel-IOMMU: assuming all RMRRs are relaxable. This can lead to instability or data loss\n");
+			intel_relaxable_rmrr = 1;
 		} else {
 			pr_notice("Unknown option - '%s'\n", str);
 		}
@@ -2538,7 +2542,7 @@
 		return false;
 
 	pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
-	if (IS_USB_DEVICE(pdev) || IS_GFX_DEVICE(pdev))
+	if (intel_relaxable_rmrr || IS_USB_DEVICE(pdev) || IS_GFX_DEVICE(pdev))
 		return true;
 	else
 		return false;