My IOMMU grouping of devices change depending on which pci-e socket I insert my R9 290 GPU into. For the sake of purchasing a new system I wanted to discuss the different groupings so I can better choose my new hardware.

Here are the IOMMU group which contain my GPU with the GPU inserted into the three different PCIE slots I have (for all groups in the different configs see attachments).

#A: GPU in PCIE1
IOMMU group 1
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1] 01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii HDMI Audio [1002:aac8]

#B:  GPU in PCIE3
IOMMU group 1
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06) 00:01.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x8 Controller [8086:0c05] (rev 06) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1] 02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii HDMI Audio [1002:aac8]

#C:  GPU in PCIE4
IOMMU group 14
04:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1] 04:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii HDMI Audio [1002:aac8]

I have had success with Arch linux and stock kernel 4.4.1 with config #C (GPU in PCIE4), but not the others. Is that to be expected without patching the kernel (i.e. the GPU needs to be in a group all by itself)?

Can these groups be figured out without plugging the GPU into the different slots and looking at /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/; deduced from the chip set specification, inspecting /sys/ in more clever way, or similar? If yes, then it would be great to collect a list of hardware and its groupings. That way it would be easier to decide which motherboard and cpu to get for different setups.

/ Jonas



## Details about my system:
The system is:
- MB: ASROCK Z87M Extreme 4 (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87M%20Extreme4/)
 - CPU: i7-4770

The motherboard has four pci-e sockets, labeled pcie1-4:
[                 PCIE1                  ]
[PCIE2]
[                 PCIE3                  ]
[                 PCIE4                  ]

It is a good question which is how fast, the manual reads:

- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3))
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot




# GPU in PCIE4
IOMMU group 0
        00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor 
DRAM Controller [8086:0c00] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 1
        00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 2
        00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Xeon 
E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0412] 
(rev 06)
IOMMU group 3
        00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor HD Audio Controller [8086:0c0c] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 4
        00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB xHCI [8086:8c31] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 5
        00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 8 
Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:8c3a] (rev 04)
IOMMU group 6
        00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet 
Connection I217-V [8086:153b] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 7
        00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 [8086:8c2d] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 8
        00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 9
        00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:8c10] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 10
        00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:8c16] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 11
        00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:8c18] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 12
        00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 [8086:8c26] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 13
        00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Z87 Express LPC Controller 
[8086:8c44] (rev 05)
        00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:8c02] (rev 05)
        00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family SMBus Controller [8086:8c22] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 14
        04:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 
[AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1]
        04:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 
Hawaii HDMI Audio [1002:aac8]
# GPU in PCIE3
IOMMU group 0
        00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor 
DRAM Controller [8086:0c00] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 1
        00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06)
        00:01.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor PCI Express x8 Controller [8086:0c05] (rev 06)
        02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 
[AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1]
        02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 
Hawaii HDMI Audio [1002:aac8]
IOMMU group 2
        00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Xeon 
E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0412] 
(rev 06)
IOMMU group 3
        00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor HD Audio Controller [8086:0c0c] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 4
        00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB xHCI [8086:8c31] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 5
        00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 8 
Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:8c3a] (rev 04)
IOMMU group 6
        00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet 
Connection I217-V [8086:153b] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 7
        00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 [8086:8c2d] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 8
        00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 9
        00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:8c10] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 10
        00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:8c16] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 11
        00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 [8086:8c26] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 12
        00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Z87 Express LPC Controller 
[8086:8c44] (rev 05)
        00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:8c02] (rev 05)
        00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family SMBus Controller [8086:8c22] (rev 05)
# GPU in PCIE1
IOMMU group 0
        00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor 
DRAM Controller [8086:0c00] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 1
        00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06)
        01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 
[AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290] [1002:67b1]
        01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] 
Hawaii HDMI Audio [1002:aac8]
IOMMU group 2
        00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Xeon 
E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0412] 
(rev 06)
IOMMU group 3
        00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen 
Core Processor HD Audio Controller [8086:0c0c] (rev 06)
IOMMU group 4
        00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB xHCI [8086:8c31] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 5
        00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 8 
Series/C220 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 [8086:8c3a] (rev 04)
IOMMU group 6
        00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet 
Connection I217-V [8086:153b] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 7
        00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 [8086:8c2d] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 8
        00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 9
        00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:8c10] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 10
        00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #4 [8086:8c16] (rev d5)
IOMMU group 11
        00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 [8086:8c26] (rev 05)
IOMMU group 12
        00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Z87 Express LPC Controller 
[8086:8c44] (rev 05)
        00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series 
Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:8c02] (rev 05)
        00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset 
Family SMBus Controller [8086:8c22] (rev 05)
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