Public bug reported:

This config option causes the following message to be displayed in the
kernel log:

[    0.568713] *************************************************************
[    0.570549] **     NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE    **
[    0.570640] **                                                         **
[    0.572478] **  IOMMU DebugFS SUPPORT HAS BEEN ENABLED IN THIS KERNEL  **
[    0.574313] **                                                         **
[    0.574640] ** This means that this kernel is built to expose internal **
[    0.576481] ** IOMMU data structures, which may compromise security on **
[    0.578307] ** your system.                                            **
[    0.578642] **                                                         **
[    0.580486] ** If you see this message and you are not debugging the   **
[    0.582327] ** kernel, report this immediately to your vendor!         **
[    0.582641] **                                                         **
[    0.584469] **     NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE    **
[    0.586296] *************************************************************


This was pointed out by a cloud vendor, but the point likely applies to all 
kernel configs.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Incomplete

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Disco)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Incomplete

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** No longer affects: linux-gcp (Ubuntu)

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Disco)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1861057

Title:
  CONFIG_IOMMU_DEBUGFS should not be on by default

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in linux source package in Disco:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  This config option causes the following message to be displayed in the
  kernel log:

  [    0.568713] *************************************************************
  [    0.570549] **     NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE    **
  [    0.570640] **                                                         **
  [    0.572478] **  IOMMU DebugFS SUPPORT HAS BEEN ENABLED IN THIS KERNEL  **
  [    0.574313] **                                                         **
  [    0.574640] ** This means that this kernel is built to expose internal **
  [    0.576481] ** IOMMU data structures, which may compromise security on **
  [    0.578307] ** your system.                                            **
  [    0.578642] **                                                         **
  [    0.580486] ** If you see this message and you are not debugging the   **
  [    0.582327] ** kernel, report this immediately to your vendor!         **
  [    0.582641] **                                                         **
  [    0.584469] **     NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE    **
  [    0.586296] *************************************************************

  
  This was pointed out by a cloud vendor, but the point likely applies to all 
kernel configs.

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