diff --git a/include/linux/iommu.h b/include/linux/iommu.h
index c712669f3055..95e58ef9cea4 100644
--- a/include/linux/iommu.h
+++ b/include/linux/iommu.h
@@ -603,8 +603,10 @@ __iommu_copy_struct_to_user(const struct iommu_user_data *dst_data,
  * @capable: check capability
  * @hw_info: report iommu hardware information. The data buffer returned by this
  *           op is allocated in the iommu driver and freed by the caller after
- *           use. The information type is one of enum iommu_hw_info_type defined
- *           in include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h.
+ *           use. @type can input a requested type and output a supported type,
+ *           either of which must be defined in enum iommu_hw_info_type in
+ *           include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h. Driver should reject an unsupported
+ *           data @type input
  * @domain_alloc: Do not use in new drivers
  * @domain_alloc_identity: allocate an IDENTITY domain. Drivers should prefer to
  *                         use identity_domain instead. This should only be used
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h b/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
index f091ea072c5f..6ad361ff9b06 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
@@ -593,13 +593,15 @@ struct iommu_hw_info_arm_smmuv3 {
 
 /**
  * enum iommu_hw_info_type - IOMMU Hardware Info Types
- * @IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_NONE: Used by the drivers that do not report hardware
+ * @IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_NONE: Output by the drivers that do not report hardware
  *                           info
+ * @IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_DEFAULT: Input to request for a default type
  * @IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_INTEL_VTD: Intel VT-d iommu info type
  * @IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_ARM_SMMUV3: ARM SMMUv3 iommu info type
  */
 enum iommu_hw_info_type {
 	IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_NONE = 0,
+	IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_DEFAULT = 0,
 	IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_INTEL_VTD = 1,
 	IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_ARM_SMMUV3 = 2,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c
index 78d9597d7b86..c14f7e6b4dae 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ void *arm_smmu_hw_info(struct device *dev, u32 *length, u32 *type)
 	u32 __iomem *base_idr;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	if (*type != IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_DEFAULT &&
+	    *type != IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_ARM_SMMUV3)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
 	info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
index 7aa3932251b2..d0de98cd2529 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
@@ -4097,6 +4097,10 @@ static void *intel_iommu_hw_info(struct device *dev, u32 *length, u32 *type)
 	struct intel_iommu *iommu = info->iommu;
 	struct iommu_hw_info_vtd *vtd;
 
+	if (*type != IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_DEFAULT &&
+	    *type != IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_INTEL_VTD)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
 	vtd = kzalloc(sizeof(*vtd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!vtd)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
index ad33f1e41a24..50f6c27fde32 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/device.c
@@ -1513,6 +1513,9 @@ int iommufd_get_hw_info(struct iommufd_ucmd *ucmd)
 	    cmd->__reserved[2])
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
+	/* Clear the type field since drivers don't support a random input */
+	cmd->out_data_type = IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+
 	idev = iommufd_get_device(ucmd, cmd->dev_id);
 	if (IS_ERR(idev))
 		return PTR_ERR(idev);
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c
index d100ba27f205..71251d9ff1da 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/selftest.c
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ static void *mock_domain_hw_info(struct device *dev, u32 *length, u32 *type)
 {
 	struct iommu_test_hw_info *info;
 
+	if (*type != IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_DEFAULT &&
+	    *type != IOMMU_HW_INFO_TYPE_SELFTEST)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
+
 	info = kzalloc(sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
