linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] arm64: dma_mapping: allow PCI host driver to limit DMA mask

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Date:   Thu, 29 Dec 2016 22:18:41 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Nikita Yushchenko <nikita.yoush@...entembedded.com>
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        artemi.ivanov@...entembedded.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] arm64: dma_mapping: allow PCI host driver to limit DMA mask

On Thursday, December 29, 2016 11:45:03 PM CET Nikita Yushchenko wrote:
> 
>  static int __swiotlb_dma_supported(struct device *hwdev, u64 mask)
>  {
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
> +       if (dev_is_pci(hwdev)) {
> +               struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(hwdev);
> +               struct pci_host_bridge *br = pci_find_host_bridge(pdev->bus);
> +
> +               if (br->dev.dma_mask && (*br->dev.dma_mask) &&
> +                               (mask & (*br->dev.dma_mask)) != mask)
> +                       return 0;
> +       }
> +#endif
>         if (swiotlb)
>                 return swiotlb_dma_supported(hwdev, mask);
>         return 1;
> 

I think it's wrong to make this a special case for PCI.

Instead, we should follow the dma-ranges properties during dma_set_mask()
to ensure we don't set a mask that any of the parents up to the root
cannot support.

	Arnd