# RISC-V IOMMU: reserved bits set in a valid Device Context are not checked.
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## Host environment
- Operating system:
Linux Centos7
- OS/kernel version:
Linux centos7 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1
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- QEMU flavor:
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- QEMU version:
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-M virt,iommu-sys=on,aia=aplic-imsic \
-cpu rv64,smstateen=true \
-m 8G \
-trace riscv_iommu_dma \
-nographic \
-device edu,dma_mask=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF \
-bios bin/iommu_dc_reserved_bits.elf
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## Description of problem
The guest program (`tests/iommu_dc_reserved_bits.c`):
1. Enables the IOMMU with a 3-level DDT and enables the fault queue.
2. Registers a correct Device Context for the `edu` PCI device (G-stage Sv39x4, VS-stage Sv39, PDT = Bare, MSI Flat).
3. Reads the DC back, sets reserved bit 12 of `DC.tc` (`DC.tc.raw |= (1 << 12)`, leaving `DC.tc.V = 1`), and writes it back. Bits 0..11 of `DC.tc` are the defined fields (`V`, `EN_ATS`, `EN_PRI`, `T2GPA`, `DTF`, `PDTV`, `PRPR`, `GADE`, `SADE`, `DPE`, `SBE`, `SXL`); bit 12 is reserved.
4. Programs valid VS-stage and G-stage page tables for the source and destination buffers, so the only condition that should stop translation is the reserved bit in the DC.
5. Issues two `edu` DMA transfers (RAM -\> EDU internal buffer -\> RAM) using guest virtual addresses, then compares the buffers and reads the fault queue.
## Steps to reproduce
1. [iommu_dc_reserved_bits.c](/uploads/6df110d3ad36a028b69904f797f51158/iommu_dc_reserved_bits.c)
2. Built with: `riscv64-unknown-elf-gcc -march=rv64gc -mabi=lp64 -mcmodel=medany -nostartfiles -nostdlib`
3. [iommu_dc_reserved_bits.elf](/uploads/3eb78f19cf4b12f7cb3422e82fdc67ae/iommu_dc_reserved_bits.elf)
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```
qemu-system-riscv64 \
-M virt,iommu-sys=on,aia=aplic-imsic \
-cpu rv64,smstateen=true \
-m 8G \
-trace riscv_iommu_dma \
-nographic \
-device edu,dma_mask=0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF \
-bios bin/iommu_dc_reserved_bits.elf
```
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## Additional information
## Expected behaviour (per spec)
The first translation should fail. The transaction should be terminated, no data should be copied, and a fault record with CAUSE = 259 (DDT entry misconfigured) should be written to the fault queue.
Spec references:
- RISC-V IOMMU Architecture Specification, Section 3.1.4, Device-context configuration checks: "A DC with DC.tc.V=1 is considered as misconfigured if any of the following conditions are true. If misconfigured then, stop and report "DDT entry misconfigured" (cause = 259). 1. If any bits or encodings that are reserved for future standard use are set."
## Observed behaviour
The reserved bit is ignored. Both DMA transfers complete, the destination buffer matches the source buffer, and the fault queue is empty.
Guest output:
```
DC.tc before = 0x0000000000000001
DC.tc after = 0x0000000000001001 (reserved bit 0000000C set, V still 1)
...
Result
No faults logged
DMA moved data (buffers match) : YES
DDT-misconfigured fault logged : NO
BUG: reserved bit set in a valid DC was ignored.
IOMMU translated the request and DMA completed; no CAUSE 259 fault.
```
QEMU `riscv_iommu_dma` trace (both translations succeed despite the reserved bit being set):
```
riscv_iommu_dma (null): translate 0000:01.0 #0 RO 0x100000 -> 0x80092000
riscv_iommu_dma (null): translate 0000:01.0 #0 WR 0x200000 -> 0x80093000
```
## Root cause
In `hw/riscv/riscv-iommu.c` (master, commit de5d8bfd61):
- The Device Context is loaded and then checked by `riscv_iommu_validate_device_ctx()` (function begins at line 749). On failure the caller returns `RISCV_IOMMU_FQ_CAUSE_DDT_MISCONFIGURED`.
- `riscv_iommu_validate_device_ctx()` checks the consistency of defined fields (ATS/PRI/T2GPA/PDTV combinations, MSI mode, ATP modes versus capabilities, SBE) but does not check that bits reserved for future standard use are zero.
## Notes
- The test sets only one reserved bit (`DC.tc` bit 12) to keep the case unambiguous. The spec requires the check across all reserved DC fields (`tc`, `iohgatp`, `ta`, `fsc`, `msiptp`, `msi_addr_mask`, `msi_addr_pattern`).
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