linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add iommu_num

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Message-Id: <20080725225724J.fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp>
Date:	Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:57:24 +0900
From:	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
To:	joerg.roedel@....com
Cc:	fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp, mingo@...hat.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, bhavna.sarathy@....com,
	robert.richter@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add iommu_num_pages helper function

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:41:59 +0200
Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com> wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:34:57PM +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:21:21 +0200
> > Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 10:15:06PM +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:57:58 +0200
> > > > Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Calculating the number of pages from given address and length numbers is a task
> > > > > required in multiple IOMMU implementations. So implement this as a generic
> > > > > function into the IOMMU helper code.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Cc: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  include/linux/iommu-helper.h |    1 +
> > > > >  lib/iommu-helper.c           |    8 ++++++++
> > > > >  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks. I planed to work on this after rc1. You beat me. :)
> > > > 
> > > >  
> > > > > diff --git a/include/linux/iommu-helper.h b/include/linux/iommu-helper.h
> > > > > index c975caf..f8598f5 100644
> > > > > --- a/include/linux/iommu-helper.h
> > > > > +++ b/include/linux/iommu-helper.h
> > > > > @@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ extern unsigned long iommu_area_alloc(unsigned long *map, unsigned long size,
> > > > >  				      unsigned long align_mask);
> > > > >  extern void iommu_area_free(unsigned long *map, unsigned long start,
> > > > >  			    unsigned int nr);
> > > > > +extern unsigned long iommu_num_pages(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len);
> > > > > diff --git a/lib/iommu-helper.c b/lib/iommu-helper.c
> > > > > index a3b8d4c..889ddce 100644
> > > > > --- a/lib/iommu-helper.c
> > > > > +++ b/lib/iommu-helper.c
> > > > > @@ -80,3 +80,11 @@ void iommu_area_free(unsigned long *map, unsigned long start, unsigned int nr)
> > > > >  	}
> > > > >  }
> > > > >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(iommu_area_free);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +unsigned long iommu_num_pages(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	unsigned long size = roundup((addr & ~PAGE_MASK) + len, PAGE_SIZE);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(iommu_num_pages);
> > > > 
> > > > This doesn't work since PAGE_SIZE != IOMMU_PAGE_SIZE on the majority
> > > > of architectures.
> > > 
> > > A quick grep in include/ tells me that only powerpc is declaring
> > > IOMMU_PAGE_SIZE by now.
> > 
> > Ah, I just meant the I/O size of IOMMUs.
> > 
> > This macro doesn't work for IA64, POWER, and SPARC.
> 
> Is there any other architecture independent way to find out the page
> size the IOMMU is using? If yes I can rework that patchset.

There isn't now, I think.


> If not, I suggest that we (you?) introduce one in a follow-on patch
> series and fix the iommu_num_pages function then.

That's fine by me. Or I could try to find a solution and submit new
patchset with your AMD and GART patches.

BTW, I prefer to push this patchset via -mm rather than x86 since
after all we need to clean up all the IOMMUs.
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