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@@ -1131,6 +1131,13 @@ following flags are specified:
/* Depends on KVM_CAP_IOMMU */
#define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU (1 << 0)
+The KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU flag is a mandatory option to ensure
+isolation of the device. Usages not specifying this flag are deprecated.
+
+Only PCI header type 0 devices with PCI BAR resources are supported by
+device assignment. The user requesting this ioctl must have read/write
+access to the PCI sysfs resource files associated with the device.
+
4.49 KVM_DEASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE
Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_DEASSIGNMENT