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Title:
  Pull-request:Add a kernel command-line option 'config_acs' to directly
  control all the ACS bits for specific devices

Status in linux-nvidia package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-nvidia source package in Noble:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  PCIe ACS settings control the level of isolation and the possible P2P
  paths between devices. With greater isolation the kernel will create
  smaller iommu_groups and with less isolation there is more HW that can
  achieve P2P transfers. From a virtualization perspective all devices
  in the same iommu_group must be assigned to the same VM as they lack
  security isolation.

  There is no way for the kernel to automatically know the correct ACS
  settings for any given system and workload. Existing command line
  options (e.g., disable_acs_redir) allow only for large scale change,
  disabling all isolation, but this is not sufficient for more complex
  cases.

  Add a kernel command-line option 'config_acs' to directly control all
  the ACS bits for specific devices, which allows the operator to setup
  the right level of isolation to achieve the desired P2P configuration.
  The definition is future proof; when new ACS bits are added to the
  spec the open syntax can be extended.

  ACS needs to be setup early in the kernel boot as the ACS settings
  affect how iommu_groups are formed. iommu_group formation is a one
  time event during initial device discovery, so changing ACS bits after
  kernel boot can result in an inaccurate view of the iommu_groups
  compared to the current isolation configuration.

  ACS applies to PCIe Downstream Ports and multi-function devices. The
  default ACS settings are strict and deny any direct traffic between
  two functions. This results in the smallest iommu_group the HW can
  support. Frequently these values result in slow or non-working P2PDMA.

  ACS offers a range of security choices controlling how traffic is
  allowed to go directly between two devices. Some popular choices:

  Full prevention

  Translated requests can be direct, with various options

  Asymmetric direct traffic, A can reach B but not the reverse

  All traffic can be direct

  Along with some other less common ones for special topologies.

  The intention is that this option would be used with expert knowledge
  of the HW capability and workload to achieve the desired
  configuration.

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