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diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index 3266ac08f8ec..993674b32717 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -891,6 +891,13 @@ struct module;
* created once it is bound to the driver.
* @driver: Driver model structure.
* @dynids: List of dynamically added device IDs.
+ * @driver_managed_dma: Device driver doesn't use kernel DMA API for DMA.
+ * For most device drivers, no need to care about this flag
+ * as long as all DMAs are handled through the kernel DMA API.
+ * For some special ones, for example VFIO drivers, they know
+ * how to manage the DMA themselves and set this flag so that
+ * the IOMMU layer will allow them to setup and manage their
+ * own I/O address space.
*/
struct pci_driver {
struct list_head node;
@@ -909,6 +916,7 @@ struct pci_driver {
const struct attribute_group **dev_groups;
struct device_driver driver;
struct pci_dynids dynids;
+ bool driver_managed_dma;
};
static inline struct pci_driver *to_pci_driver(struct device_driver *drv)