linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] virtio-blk: Consider virtio_max_dma

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Message-ID: <20190123213139.GD9032@lst.de>
Date:   Wed, 23 Jan 2019 22:31:39 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:     "Michael S . Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, jfehlig@...e.com,
        jon.grimm@....com, brijesh.singh@....com, jroedel@...e.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] virtio-blk: Consider virtio_max_dma_size() for
 maximum segment size

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 05:30:49PM +0100, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> +	max_size = virtio_max_dma_size(vdev);
> +
>  	/* Host can optionally specify maximum segment size and number of
>  	 * segments. */
>  	err = virtio_cread_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BLK_F_SIZE_MAX,
>  				   struct virtio_blk_config, size_max, &v);
>  	if (!err)
> -		blk_queue_max_segment_size(q, v);
> -	else
> -		blk_queue_max_segment_size(q, -1U);
> +		max_size = min(max_size, v);
> +
> +	blk_queue_max_segment_size(q, max_size);

I wonder if we should just move the dma max segment size check
into blk_queue_max_segment_size so that all block drivers benefit
from it.  Even if not I think at least the SCSI midlayer should
be updated to support it.

Btw, I wonder why virtio-scsi sticks to the default segment size,
unlike virtio-blk.