From: kiler129 allow opt-in to allow pass-through on broken hardware.. adapted from https://github.com/kiler129/relax-intel-rmrr , licensed under MIT or GPL 2.0+ --- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c +++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c @@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ static int dmar_map_ipu = 1; static int intel_iommu_superpage = 1; static int iommu_identity_mapping; +static int intel_relaxable_rmrr = 0; static int iommu_skip_te_disable; #define IDENTMAP_GFX 2 @@ -358,6 +359,9 @@ } else if (!strncmp(str, "tboot_noforce", 13)) { pr_info("Intel-IOMMU: not forcing on after tboot. This could expose security risk for tboot\n"); intel_iommu_tboot_noforce = 1; + } else if (!strncmp(str, "relax_rmrr", 10)) { + pr_info("Intel-IOMMU: assuming all RMRRs are relaxable. This can lead to instability or data loss\n"); + intel_relaxable_rmrr = 1; } else { pr_notice("Unknown option - '%s'\n", str); } @@ -2538,7 +2542,7 @@ return false; pdev = to_pci_dev(dev); - if (IS_USB_DEVICE(pdev) || IS_GFX_DEVICE(pdev)) + if (intel_relaxable_rmrr || IS_USB_DEVICE(pdev) || IS_GFX_DEVICE(pdev)) return true; else return false;