linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] mmc: sdhci-tegra: Specify valid DMA mask

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Date:	Tue, 01 Mar 2016 22:34:02 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>
Cc:	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gnurou@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] mmc: sdhci-tegra: Specify valid DMA mask

On Tuesday 01 March 2016 13:32:44 Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> On T210, the sdhci controller can address more than 32 bits of address
> space. Failing to express this fact results in the use of bounce
> buffers and affects performance.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@...dia.com>

I don't get this one. Why don't you just set the (SDHCI_USE_SDMA | SDHCI_USE_ADMA)
flags that are checked in the first patch?

> @@ -289,6 +291,7 @@ static const struct sdhci_tegra_soc_data soc_data_tegra20 = {
>  	.pdata = &sdhci_tegra20_pdata,
>  	.nvquirks = NVQUIRK_FORCE_SDHCI_SPEC_200 |
>  		    NVQUIRK_ENABLE_BLOCK_GAP_DET,
> +	.dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32),
>  };

Can you describe what the specific bug is in these controllers? Do you mean they
support SDHCI_USE_SDMA or SDHCI_USE_ADMA in theory but you still have to prevent
them from using high addresses?

> @@ -353,6 +358,7 @@ static const struct sdhci_pltfm_data sdhci_tegra210_pdata = {
>  
>  static const struct sdhci_tegra_soc_data soc_data_tegra210 = {
>  	.pdata = &sdhci_tegra210_pdata,
> +	.dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(34),
>  };
>  
>  static const struct of_device_id sdhci_tegra_dt_match[] = {

This one still completely weirds me out. What kind of odd limitation does
the controller have in Tegra 210?

Are there actually any machines with more than 16GB?

	Arnd