Linux kernel 4.10.0 iommu attribute read error
Cc: sta...@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Rosen Xu <rosen...@intel.com>
v2 updates:
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- Fixed Anatoly comments
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doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/known_issues.rst
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@@ -714,3 +714,28 @@ igb_uio can not be used when running l3fwd-power
**Driver/Module**:
``igb_uio`` module.
+
+
+Linux kernel 4.10.0 iommu attribute read error
+----------------------------------------------
+
+**Description**:
+ When VT-d is enabled (``iommu=pt intel_iommu=on``), reading IOMMU
attributes from
+ /sys/devices/virtual/iommu/dmarXXX/intel-iommu/cap on Linux kernel 4.10.0
error.
+ This bug is fixed in `Linux commmit a7fdb6e648fb
+ <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9595727/>`_,
+ This bug is introduced in `Linux commmit 39ab9555c241
+ <https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9554403/>`_,
+
+**Implication**:
+ When binding devices to VFIO and attempting to run testpmd application,
+ testpmd (and other DPDK applications) will not initialize.
+
+**Resolution/Workaround**:
+ Use other linux kernel version. It only happens in linux kernel 4.10.0.
+
+**Affected Environment/Platform**:
+ ALL OS of linux kernel 4.10.0.
+
+**Driver/Module**:
+ ``vfio-pci`` module.
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