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diff --git a/include/linux/fsl/mc.h b/include/linux/fsl/mc.h
index 7b6c42bfb660..27efef8affb1 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsl/mc.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsl/mc.h
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ struct fsl_mc_io;
* @shutdown: Function called at shutdown time to quiesce the device
* @suspend: Function called when a device is stopped
* @resume: Function called when a device is resumed
+ * @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.
*
* Generic DPAA device driver object for device drivers that are registered
* with a DPRC bus. This structure is to be embedded in each device-specific
@@ -45,6 +52,7 @@ struct fsl_mc_driver {
void (*shutdown)(struct fsl_mc_device *dev);
int (*suspend)(struct fsl_mc_device *dev, pm_message_t state);
int (*resume)(struct fsl_mc_device *dev);
+ bool driver_managed_dma;
};
#define to_fsl_mc_driver(_drv) \