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v4 cover iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Fix device crash on kdump kernel

When transitioning to a kdump kernel, the primary kernel might have crashed while endpoint devices were actively bus-mastering DMA. Currently, the SMMU driver aggressively resets the hardware during probe by clearing CR0_SMMUEN and setting the Global Bypass Attribute (GBPA) to ABORT.

In a kdump scenario, this aggressive reset is highly destructive:
a) If GBPA is set to ABORT, in-flight DMA will be aborted, generating fatal PCIe AER or SErrors that may panic the kdump kernel
b) If GBPA is set to BYPASS, in-flight DMA targeting some IOVAs will bypass the SMMU and corrupt the physical memory at those 1:1 mapped IOVAs.

To safely absorb in-flight DMA, the kdump kernel must leave SMMUEN=1 intact and avoid modifying STRTAB_BASE. This allows HW to continue translating in- flight DMA using the crashed kernel's page tables until the endpoint device drivers probe and quiesce their respective hardware.

However, the ARM SMMUv3 architecture specification states that updating the SMMU_STRTAB_BASE register while SMMUEN == 1 is UNPREDICTABLE or ignored.

This leaves a kdump kernel no choice but to adopt the stream table from the crashed kernel.

In this series:
- Introduce an ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT
- Skip SMMUEN and STRTAB_BASE resets in arm_smmu_device_reset()
- Skip EVENTQ and PRIQ setups including interrupts and their handlers
- Memremap the crashed kernel's stream tables into the kdump kernel [*]
- Defer any default domain attachment to retain STEs until device drivers explicitly request it.

[*] For verification reason, this series only fixes coherent SMMUs.

For non-ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT cases, keep a status quo since the commit 3f54c447df34f ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Don't disable SMMU in kdump kernel"):
full reset followed by driver-initiated reattach, potentially rejecting any in-flight DMA.

Note that the series requires Jason's work that was merged in v6.12: commit 85196f54743d ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Reorganize struct arm_smmu_strtab_cfg"). I have a backported version that is verified with a v6.8 kernel. I can send if we see a strong need after this version is accepted.

This is on Github:
https://github.com/nicolinc/iommufd/commits/smmuv3_kdump-v4

Changelog
v4
* Rebase v7.1-rc1
* s/arm_smmu_adopt/arm_smmu_kdump_adopt
* Revert alloc/memremap/fmt on fallback
* Reorder patches to avoid bisect regression
* Use IRQ_NONE for spurious evtq/priq entries
* Cap linear log2size by kdump's allocation bound
* Defer clearing FEAT_2_LVL_STRTAB on linear adopt
* Add arm_smmu_kdump_phys_is_corrupted() validation
* Defer l2 stream table memremap till master inserts
* Re-validate L1 desc on master insert with READ_ONCE
v3
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
* s/OPT_KDUMP/OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT
* Do not adopt if GERROR_SFM_ERR
* Retain CR0_ATSCHK beside CR0_SMMUEN
* Clear latched GERROR bits (e.g. CMDQ_ERR)
* Assert ARM_SMMU_FEAT_COHERENCY in adopt functions
* Add STE.Cfg check in arm_smmu_is_attach_deferred()
* Fix validations on return codes from devm_memremap()
* Sanitize crashed kernel register values in adopt functions
* Drop unnecessary l2ptrs guard in arm_smmu_is_attach_deferred()
* Don't enable PRIQ/EVTQ irqs and guard the irq functions for combined irq cases
v2
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
* Add warning in non-coherent SMMU cases
* Keep eventq/priq disabled v.s. enabling-and-disabling-later
* Check KDUMP option in the beginning of arm_smmu_device_reset()
* Validate STRTAB format matches HW capability instead of forcing flags
v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

Nicolin Chen (5):
iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab() for kdump iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Implement is_attach_deferred() for kdump iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Retain CR0_SMMUEN during kdump device reset iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Detect ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT in probe()

 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h |   1 +
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 475 +++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 452 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
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#1 lore raw

PATCH v4 1/5 iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab() for kdump

When transitioning to a kdump kernel, the primary kernel might have crashed while endpoint devices were actively bus-mastering DMA. Currently, the SMMU driver aggressively resets the hardware during probe by clearing CR0_SMMUEN and setting the Global Bypass Attribute (GBPA) to ABORT.

In a kdump scenario, this aggressive reset is highly destructive:
a) If GBPA is set to ABORT, in-flight DMA will be aborted, generating fatal PCIe AER or SErrors that may panic the kdump kernel
b) If GBPA is set to BYPASS, in-flight DMA targeting some IOVAs will bypass the SMMU and corrupt the physical memory at those 1:1 mapped IOVAs.

To safely absorb in-flight DMAs, a kdump kernel will have to leave SMMUEN=1 intact and avoid modifying STRTAB_BASE, allowing HW to continue translating in-flight DMAs reusing the crashed kernel's page tables until the endpoint device drivers probe and quiesce their respective hardware.

However, the ARM SMMUv3 architecture specification states that updating the SMMU_STRTAB_BASE register while SMMUEN == 1 is UNPREDICTABLE or ignored.

This leaves a kdump kernel no choice but to adopt the stream table from the crashed kernel.

Introduce ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT and adopt functions memremapping all the stream tables extracted from STRTAB_BASE and STRTAB_BASE_CFG.

Note that the adoption of the crashed kernel's stream table follows certain strict rules, since the old stream table might be compromised. Thus, apply a series of validations against the values read from the registers. If any address or size doesn't pass the test, it means the stream table cannot be trusted, so toss it entirely. To avoid OOM due to a deeply corrupted stream table, the memremap for l2 tables is done on the kdump kernel's demand.

The new option will be set in a following change.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU is enabled in kdump kernel")
Cc [email protected] # v6.12+
---
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h |   1 +
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 304 +++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 302 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.h +1 -0
index ef42df4753ec4..cd60b692c3901 100644
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ struct arm_smmu_device {
 #define ARM_SMMU_OPT_MSIPOLL		(1 << 2)
 #define ARM_SMMU_OPT_CMDQ_FORCE_SYNC	(1 << 3)
 #define ARM_SMMU_OPT_TEGRA241_CMDQV	(1 << 4)
+#define ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT	(1 << 5)
 	u32				options;
 
 	struct arm_smmu_cmdq		cmdq;
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +301 -3

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#2 lore raw

Re: [PATCH rc v4 1/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab() for kdump

Quoted 2 lines · Nicolin Chen
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +2 -0
+static int arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab_2lvl(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
+					    u32 cfg_reg, dma_addr_t dma)

[...]

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c static int arm_smmu_init_strtab_linear(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu) · line 4710

Quoted 2 lines
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +2 -0
+	for (i = 0; i < num_l1_ents; i++) {
+		u64 l2ptr = le64_to_cpu(cfg->l2.l1tab[i].l2ptr);

Sashiko pointed out a missing READ_ON here.

And in arm_smmu_is_attach_deferred() too.

I've made a small change to my local v5 tree:

@@ -4337,7 +4337,8 @@ static bool arm_smmu_is_attach_deferred(struct device *dev)

        for (i = 0; i < master->num_streams; i++) {
                struct arm_smmu_ste *ste =
                        arm_smmu_get_step_for_sid(smmu, master->streams[i].id);
-               u64 ent0 = le64_to_cpu(ste->data[0]);
+               /* Pairing READ_ONCE() with the WRITE_ONCE() in entry_set() */
+               u64 ent0 = le64_to_cpu(READ_ONCE(ste->data[0]));
                /* Defer only when there might be in-flight DMAs */
                if ((ent0 & STRTAB_STE_0_V) &&
@@ -4747,7 +4748,8 @@ static int arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab_2lvl(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
                return -ENOMEM;

        for (i = 0; i < num_l1_ents; i++) {
-               u64 l2ptr = le64_to_cpu(cfg->l2.l1tab[i].l2ptr);
+               /* L1 entry is shared with the SMMU and possibly rogue DMA */
+               u64 l2ptr = le64_to_cpu(READ_ONCE(cfg->l2.l1tab[i].l2ptr));
                dma_addr_t l2_dma = l2ptr & STRTAB_L1_DESC_L2PTR_MASK;
                u32 span = FIELD_GET(STRTAB_L1_DESC_SPAN, l2ptr);

Given these are two small changes, they shouldn't block community review. I will wait for a few days before finalizing/sending v5.

Thanks
Nicolin

#3 lore raw

Re: [PATCH rc v4 1/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab() for kdump

Quoted 9 lines · Nicolin Chen
Quoted 2 lines · Nicolin Chen
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +2 -0
+static int arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab_2lvl(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
+					    u32 cfg_reg, dma_addr_t dma)

[...]

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c static int arm_smmu_init_strtab_linear(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu) · line 4710

Quoted 2 lines
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +2 -0
+	for (i = 0; i < num_l1_ents; i++) {
+		u64 l2ptr = le64_to_cpu(cfg->l2.l1tab[i].l2ptr);

Sashiko pointed out a missing READ_ON here.

??

There is no concurrency at this point?

Jason

#4 lore raw

Re: [PATCH rc v4 1/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Add arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab() for kdump

Quoted 6 lines · Jason Gunthorpe
Quoted 5 lines · Nicolin Chen
Quoted 2 lines · Nicolin Chen
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +2 -0
+static int arm_smmu_kdump_adopt_strtab_2lvl(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
+					    u32 cfg_reg, dma_addr_t dma)

[...]

Quoted 8 lines
Quoted 4 lines

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c static int arm_smmu_init_strtab_linear(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu) · line 4710

Quoted 2 lines
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +2 -0
+	for (i = 0; i < num_l1_ents; i++) {
+		u64 l2ptr = le64_to_cpu(cfg->l2.l1tab[i].l2ptr);

Sashiko pointed out a missing READ_ON here.

??

There is no concurrency at this point?

You are right. I got confused. I was thinking of an RID-sharing case where some race might happen and adding READ_ONCE could be defensive.

A kdump kernel has a very limited use. So, this isn't necessary.

Thanks
Nicolin

#5 lore raw

PATCH v4 2/5 iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Implement is_attach_deferred() for kdump

In reply to Nicolin Chen

Though the kdump kernel adopts the crashed kernel's stream table, the iommu core will still try to attach each probed device to a default domain, which overwrites the adopted STE and breaks in-flight DMA from that device.

Implement an is_attach_deferred() callback to prevent this. For each device that has STE.V=1 and STE.Cfg!=Abort in the adopted table, defer the default domain attachment, until the device driver explicitly requests it.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU is enabled in kdump kernel")
Cc [email protected] # v6.12+
---
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +24 -0
index fbc0fa6f182c6..27b84688bcc99 100644
@@ -4309,6 +4309,29 @@ static void arm_smmu_remove_master(struct arm_smmu_master *master)
 	kfree(master->build_invs);
 }
 
+static bool arm_smmu_is_attach_deferred(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct arm_smmu_master *master = dev_iommu_priv_get(dev);
+	struct arm_smmu_device *smmu = master->smmu;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!(smmu->options & ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT))
+		return false;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < master->num_streams; i++) {
+		struct arm_smmu_ste *ste =
+			arm_smmu_get_step_for_sid(smmu, master->streams[i].id);
+		u64 ent0 = le64_to_cpu(ste->data[0]);
+
+		/* Defer only when there might be in-flight DMAs */
+		if ((ent0 & STRTAB_STE_0_V) &&
+		    FIELD_GET(STRTAB_STE_0_CFG, ent0) != STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_ABORT)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static struct iommu_device *arm_smmu_probe_device(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -4471,6 +4494,7 @@ static const struct iommu_ops arm_smmu_ops = {
 	.hw_info		= arm_smmu_hw_info,
 	.domain_alloc_sva       = arm_smmu_sva_domain_alloc,
 	.domain_alloc_paging_flags = arm_smmu_domain_alloc_paging_flags,
+	.is_attach_deferred	= arm_smmu_is_attach_deferred,
 	.probe_device		= arm_smmu_probe_device,
 	.release_device		= arm_smmu_release_device,
 	.device_group		= arm_smmu_device_group,
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#6 lore raw

RE: [PATCH rc v4 2/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Implement is_attach_deferred() for kdump

Quoted 8 lines

From: Nicolin Chen <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:21 PM

Though the kdump kernel adopts the crashed kernel's stream table, the iommu
core will still try to attach each probed device to a default domain, which overwrites the adopted STE and breaks in-flight DMA from that device.

Quoted 8 lines

Implement an is_attach_deferred() callback to prevent this. For each device that has STE.V=1 and STE.Cfg!=Abort in the adopted table, defer the default domain attachment, until the device driver explicitly requests it.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU

is enabled in kdump kernel")

#7 lore raw

PATCH v4 3/5 iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel

In reply to Nicolin Chen

In kdump cases, the crashed kernel's CDs and page tables can be corrupted, which could trigger event spamming. Also, we cannot serve page requests.

Skip the EVTQ/PRIQ setup entirely rather than enabling then disabling them.

Skip the IRQ setup and guard their thread functions as well.

Also add some inline comments explaining that.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU is enabled in kdump kernel")
Cc [email protected] # v6.12+
---
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 66 +++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +48 -18
index 27b84688bcc99..17d5e1395e245 100644
@@ -2363,6 +2363,14 @@ static irqreturn_t arm_smmu_evtq_thread(int irq, void *dev)
 	static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(rs, DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_INTERVAL,
 				      DEFAULT_RATELIMIT_BURST);
 
+	/*
+	 * A combined IRQ might call into this function with the queue disabled.
+	 * E.g. kdump, where stale HW PROD vs SW CONS would drive a bogus drain
+	 * and a CONS write to a disabled queue.
+	 */
+	if (!(readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CR0) & CR0_EVTQEN))
+		return IRQ_NONE;
+
 	do {
 		while (!queue_remove_raw(q, evt)) {
 			arm_smmu_decode_event(smmu, evt, &event);
@@ -2431,6 +2439,14 @@ static irqreturn_t arm_smmu_priq_thread(int irq, void *dev)
 	struct arm_smmu_ll_queue *llq = &q->llq;
 	u64 evt[PRIQ_ENT_DWORDS];
 
+	/*
+	 * A combined IRQ might call into this function with the queue disabled.
+	 * E.g. kdump, where stale HW PROD vs SW CONS would drive a bogus drain
+	 * and a CONS write to a disabled queue.
+	 */
+	if (!(readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CR0) & CR0_PRIQEN))
+		return IRQ_NONE;
+
 	do {
 		while (!queue_remove_raw(q, evt))
 			arm_smmu_handle_ppr(smmu, evt);
@@ -5055,7 +5071,10 @@ static void arm_smmu_setup_unique_irqs(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 static int arm_smmu_setup_irqs(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 {
 	int ret, irq;
-	u32 irqen_flags = IRQ_CTRL_EVTQ_IRQEN | IRQ_CTRL_GERROR_IRQEN;
+	u32 irqen_flags = IRQ_CTRL_GERROR_IRQEN;
+
+	if (!is_kdump_kernel())
+		irqen_flags |= IRQ_CTRL_EVTQ_IRQEN;
 
 	/* Disable IRQs first */
 	ret = arm_smmu_write_reg_sync(smmu, 0, ARM_SMMU_IRQ_CTRL,
@@ -5081,7 +5100,7 @@ static int arm_smmu_setup_irqs(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 	} else
 		arm_smmu_setup_unique_irqs(smmu);
 
-	if (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_PRI)
+	if (!is_kdump_kernel() && (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_PRI))
 		irqen_flags |= IRQ_CTRL_PRIQ_IRQEN;
 
 	/* Enable interrupt generation on the SMMU */
@@ -5191,21 +5210,35 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_reset(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 	cmd.opcode = CMDQ_OP_TLBI_NSNH_ALL;
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd_with_sync(smmu, &cmd);
 
-	/* Event queue */
-	writeq_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.q_base, smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_BASE);
-	writel_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.llq.prod, smmu->page1 + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_PROD);
-	writel_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.llq.cons, smmu->page1 + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_CONS);
-
-	enables |= CR0_EVTQEN;
-	ret = arm_smmu_write_reg_sync(smmu, enables, ARM_SMMU_CR0,
-				      ARM_SMMU_CR0ACK);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(smmu->dev, "failed to enable event queue\n");
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * Event queue
+	 *
+	 * Do not enable in a kdump case, as the crashed kernel's CDs and page
+	 * tables might be corrupted, triggering event spamming.
+	 */
+	if (!is_kdump_kernel()) {
+		writeq_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.q_base,
+			       smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_BASE);
+		writel_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.llq.prod,
+			       smmu->page1 + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_PROD);
+		writel_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.llq.cons,
+			       smmu->page1 + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_CONS);
+
+		enables |= CR0_EVTQEN;
+		ret = arm_smmu_write_reg_sync(smmu, enables, ARM_SMMU_CR0,
+					      ARM_SMMU_CR0ACK);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(smmu->dev, "failed to enable event queue\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
-	/* PRI queue */
-	if (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_PRI) {
+	/*
+	 * PRI queue
+	 *
+	 * Do not enable in a kdump case, as we cannot serve page requests.
+	 */
+	if (!is_kdump_kernel() && (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_PRI)) {
 		writeq_relaxed(smmu->priq.q.q_base,
 			       smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_PRIQ_BASE);
 		writel_relaxed(smmu->priq.q.llq.prod,
@@ -5238,9 +5271,6 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_reset(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (is_kdump_kernel())
-		enables &= ~(CR0_EVTQEN | CR0_PRIQEN);
-
 	/* Enable the SMMU interface */
 	enables |= CR0_SMMUEN;
 	ret = arm_smmu_write_reg_sync(smmu, enables, ARM_SMMU_CR0,
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#8 lore raw

RE: [PATCH rc v4 3/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel

Quoted 7 lines

From: Nicolin Chen <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:21 PM

In kdump cases, the crashed kernel's CDs and page tables can be corrupted, which could trigger event spamming. Also, we cannot serve page requests.

Skip the EVTQ/PRIQ setup entirely rather than enabling then disabling them.

this is a refactoring to achieve the same goal as before...

Quoted 2 lines

Skip the IRQ setup and guard their thread functions as well.

... while this sounds a new enforcement (then better in a separate patch?)

Quoted 8 lines

Also add some inline comments explaining that.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU

is enabled in kdump kernel")

Overall it looks good:

#9 lore raw

Re: [PATCH rc v4 3/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel

Quoted 6 lines · Kevin
Quoted 6 lines

From: Nicolin Chen <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:21 PM

In kdump cases, the crashed kernel's CDs and page tables can be corrupted, which could trigger event spamming. Also, we cannot serve page requests.

Quoted 8 lines
Quoted 1 line

Skip the EVTQ/PRIQ setup entirely rather than enabling then disabling them.

this is a refactoring to achieve the same goal as before...

Quoted 2 lines

Skip the IRQ setup and guard their thread functions as well.

... while this sounds a new enforcement (then better in a separate patch?)

In v5, I split it into two patches and kept your Reviewed-by:
- iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Skip EVTQ/PRIQ setup in kdump kernel
- iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Suppress EVTQ/PRIQ events in kdump kernel

Thanks
Nicolin

#10 lore raw

PATCH v4 4/5 iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Retain CR0_SMMUEN during kdump device reset

In reply to Nicolin Chen

When ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT is detected, do not disable SMMUEN and skip the CR1/CR2/STRTAB_BASE update sequence in arm_smmu_device_reset(). Those register writes are all CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE while CR0_SMMUEN==1, so leaving them intact lets in-flight DMAs continue to be translated by the adopted stream table.

Initialize 'enables' to 0 so it can carry CR0_SMMUEN in kdump case. Then, preserve that when enabling the command queue.

Clear latched gerror bits if necessary.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU is enabled in kdump kernel")
Cc [email protected] # v6.12+
---
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +44 -3
index 17d5e1395e245..f9332cf0b28a6 100644
@@ -5150,11 +5150,28 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 static int arm_smmu_device_reset(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u32 reg, enables;
+	u32 reg, enables = 0;
 	struct arm_smmu_cmdq_ent cmd;
 
-	/* Clear CR0 and sync (disables SMMU and queue processing) */
 	reg = readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CR0);
+
+	/*
+	 * In a kdump case (set when CR0_SMMUEN=1 and !GERROR_SFM_ERR), retain
+	 * CR0_SMMUEN to avoid aborting in-flight DMA, and CR0_ATSCHK to carry
+	 * on the ATS-check policy.
+	 *
+	 * According to spec, updating STRTAB_BASE/CR1/CR2 when CR0_SMMUEN=1 is
+	 * CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE. So, skip those register updates and rely
+	 * on the adopted stream table from the crashed kernel.
+	 */
+	if (smmu->options & ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT) {
+		dev_info(smmu->dev,
+			 "kdump: retaining SMMUEN for in-flight DMA\n");
+		enables = reg & (CR0_SMMUEN | CR0_ATSCHK);
+		goto reset_queues;
+	}
+
+	/* Clear CR0 and sync (disables SMMU and queue processing) */
 	if (reg & CR0_SMMUEN) {
 		dev_warn(smmu->dev, "SMMU currently enabled! Resetting...\n");
 		arm_smmu_update_gbpa(smmu, GBPA_ABORT, 0);
@@ -5184,12 +5201,36 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_reset(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 	/* Stream table */
 	arm_smmu_write_strtab(smmu);
 
+reset_queues:
+	if (smmu->options & ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT) {
+		/* Disable queues since arm_smmu_device_disable() was skipped */
+		ret = arm_smmu_write_reg_sync(smmu, enables, ARM_SMMU_CR0,
+					      ARM_SMMU_CR0ACK);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(smmu->dev, "failed to disable queues\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * GERROR bits are latched. Read after queue disabling so that unhandled
+	 * errors would be visible. Ack everything prior to re-enabling the CMDQ
+	 * as a stale CMDQ_ERR would halt the CMDQ and new command will timeout.
+	 */
+	if (is_kdump_kernel()) {
+		u32 gerror = readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_GERROR);
+		u32 gerrorn = readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_GERRORN);
+
+		if ((gerror ^ gerrorn) & GERROR_ERR_MASK)
+			writel(gerror, smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_GERRORN);
+	}
+
 	/* Command queue */
 	writeq_relaxed(smmu->cmdq.q.q_base, smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CMDQ_BASE);
 	writel_relaxed(smmu->cmdq.q.llq.prod, smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CMDQ_PROD);
 	writel_relaxed(smmu->cmdq.q.llq.cons, smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CMDQ_CONS);
 
-	enables = CR0_CMDQEN;
+	enables |= CR0_CMDQEN;
 	ret = arm_smmu_write_reg_sync(smmu, enables, ARM_SMMU_CR0,
 				      ARM_SMMU_CR0ACK);
 	if (ret) {
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#11 lore raw

RE: [PATCH rc v4 4/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Retain CR0_SMMUEN during kdump device reset

Quoted 15 lines

From: Nicolin Chen <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:21 PM

When ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT is detected, do not disable SMMUEN and skip
the CR1/CR2/STRTAB_BASE update sequence in arm_smmu_device_reset(). Those
register writes are all CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE while CR0_SMMUEN==1, so
leaving them intact lets in-flight DMAs continue to be translated by the adopted stream table.

Initialize 'enables' to 0 so it can carry CR0_SMMUEN in kdump case. Then, preserve that when enabling the command queue.

Quoted 6 lines

Clear latched gerror bits if necessary.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU

is enabled in kdump kernel")

#12 lore raw

PATCH v4 5/5 iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Detect ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT in probe()

In reply to Nicolin Chen

arm_smmu_device_hw_probe() runs before arm_smmu_init_structures(), so it's natural to decide whether the kdump kernel must adopt the crashed kernel's stream table.

Given that memremap is used to adopt the old stream table, set this option only on a coherent SMMU.

And make sure SMMU isn't in Service Failure Mode.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU is enabled in kdump kernel")
Cc [email protected] # v6.12+
---
 drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +34 -0
index f9332cf0b28a6..18e0d97cec401 100644
@@ -5402,6 +5402,36 @@ static void arm_smmu_get_httu(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 reg)
 			  hw_features, fw_features);
 }
 
+static void arm_smmu_device_hw_probe_kdump(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
+{
+	u32 gerror, gerrorn, active;
+
+	/*
+	 * If SMMU is already active in kdump case, there could be in-flight DMA
+	 * from devices initiated by the crashed kernel.
+	 */
+	if (!(readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CR0) & CR0_SMMUEN))
+		return;
+
+	/* For now, only support a coherent SMMU that works with MEMREMAP_WB */
+	if (!(smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_COHERENCY)) {
+		dev_warn(smmu->dev,
+			 "kdump: non-coherent SMMU can't adopt stream table\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	gerror = readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_GERROR);
+	gerrorn = readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_GERRORN);
+	active = gerror ^ gerrorn;
+	if (active & GERROR_SFM_ERR) {
+		dev_warn(smmu->dev,
+			 "kdump: SMMU in Service Failure Mode, must reset\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	smmu->options |= ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT;
+}
+
 static int arm_smmu_device_hw_probe(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 {
 	u32 reg;
@@ -5616,6 +5646,10 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_hw_probe(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
 
 	dev_info(smmu->dev, "oas %lu-bit (features 0x%08x)\n",
 		 smmu->oas, smmu->features);
+
+	if (is_kdump_kernel())
+		arm_smmu_device_hw_probe_kdump(smmu);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
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#13 lore raw

RE: [PATCH rc v4 5/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Detect ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT in probe()

Quoted 11 lines

From: Nicolin Chen <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 3:21 PM

arm_smmu_device_hw_probe() runs before arm_smmu_init_structures(), so it's
natural to decide whether the kdump kernel must adopt the crashed kernel's stream table.

Given that memremap is used to adopt the old stream table, set this option only on a coherent SMMU.

Quoted 6 lines

And make sure SMMU isn't in Service Failure Mode.

Fixes b63b3439b856 ("iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Abort all transactions if SMMU

is enabled in kdump kernel")

Quoted 13 lines

+static void arm_smmu_device_hw_probe_kdump(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +5 -0
+{
+	u32 gerror, gerrorn, active;
+
+	/*
+	 * If SMMU is already active in kdump case, there could be in-flight

DMA

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +3 -0
+	 * from devices initiated by the crashed kernel.
+	 */
+	if (!(readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CR0) &

CR0_SMMUEN))

Review

Quoted 1 line
(quoted diff) +1 -0
+		return;

Above comment is for the entire function. for the check here the comment should be that no in-fly DMA to require adoption due to SMMU disabled.

Quoted 7 lines
(quoted diff) +2 -0
+
+	/* For now, only support a coherent SMMU that works with

MEMREMAP_WB */

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +3 -0
+	if (!(smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_COHERENCY)) {
+		dev_warn(smmu->dev,
+			 "kdump: non-coherent SMMU can't adopt stream

table\n");

"can't adopt stream table so SMMU will be reset to block all DMAs"

#14 lore raw

Re: [PATCH rc v4 5/5] iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Detect ARM_SMMU_OPT_KDUMP_ADOPT in probe()

Quoted 4 lines · Kevin
Quoted 4 lines

From: Nicolin Chen <[email protected]>

(quoted diff) +2 -0
+	/*
+	 * If SMMU is already active in kdump case, there could be in-flight

DMA

Quoted 8 lines

Review

Quoted 5 lines
drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +3 -0
+	 * from devices initiated by the crashed kernel.
+	 */
+	if (!(readl_relaxed(smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_CR0) &

CR0_SMMUEN))

(quoted diff) +1 -0
+		return;

Above comment is for the entire function. for the check here the comment should be that no in-fly DMA to require adoption due to SMMU disabled.

Changed it to:

	/* No adoption if SMMU is disabled (i.e., there is no in-flight DMA) */
Quoted 9 lines
Quoted 7 lines
(quoted diff) +2 -0
+
+	/* For now, only support a coherent SMMU that works with

MEMREMAP_WB */

drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3.c +3 -0
+	if (!(smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_COHERENCY)) {
+		dev_warn(smmu->dev,
+			 "kdump: non-coherent SMMU can't adopt stream

table\n");

"can't adopt stream table so SMMU will be reset to block all DMAs"

That'd be a bit too long. So, I changed it to:

	"kdump: non-coherent SMMU unsupported; reset to block all DMAs\n");

Thanks
Nicolin