linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] prerequisites for device reserved local mem rework

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Date:   Thu, 16 May 2019 15:47:25 +0200
From:   Fredrik Noring <noring@...rew.org>
To:     Laurentiu Tudor <laurentiu.tudor@....com>
Cc:     Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>, "hch@....de" <hch@....de>,
        "stern@...land.harvard.edu" <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
        "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        "marex@...x.de" <marex@...x.de>,
        "JuergenUrban@....de" <JuergenUrban@....de>,
        Leo Li <leoyang.li@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/3] prerequisites for device reserved local mem
 rework

Hi Laurentiu,

> > The kernel oopses with "unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
> > address 000aba0b" in hcd_alloc_coherent via usb_hcd_map_urb_for_dma. 
> 
> By any chance, does this address looks like the dma_addr that the device 
> should target?

Yes, that looks like a typical device address suitable for its DMA.

> Actually, I think I'm misusing genalloc and also it appears that i need 
> to add a mapping on the phys address. So my plan is to change the 
> "unsigned long virt" to be the void * returned by the mapping operation 
> and the phys_addr_t be the dma_addr_t. I'll return with a patch.

Great, I'm happy to test your next patch revision.

Fredrik