> From: Liu, Yi L <yi.l....@intel.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2024 9:13 PM > > The iommu_attach_handle is optional in the RID attach/replace API and the > PASID attach APIs. But it is a mandatory argument for the PASID replace API. > Without it, the PASID replace path cannot get the old domain. Hence, the > PASID path (attach/replace) requires the attach handle. As iommufd is the > major user of the RID attach/replace with iommu_attach_handle, this also > makes the iommufd always pass the attach handle for the RID path as well. > This keeps the RID and PASID path much aligned. >
hmm this looks more like a design choice instead of mandatory requirement, e.g. as Baolu commented you can also pass in the old domain. though I'm OK with what this patch does...
