linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 04/28] block: Never bounce dma-direct bios

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:12:16 -0600
From:   Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Stephen Bates <sbates@...thlin.com>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 04/28] block: Never bounce dma-direct bios

It is expected the creator of the dma-direct bio will ensure the
target device can access the DMA address it's creating bios for.
It's also not possible to bounce a dma-direct bio seeing the block
layer doesn't have any way to access the underlying data behind
the DMA address.

Thus, never bounce dma-direct bios.

Signed-off-by: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>
---
 block/bounce.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/bounce.c b/block/bounce.c
index f8ed677a1bf7..17e020a40cca 100644
--- a/block/bounce.c
+++ b/block/bounce.c
@@ -367,6 +367,14 @@ void blk_queue_bounce(struct request_queue *q, struct bio **bio_orig)
 	if (!bio_has_data(*bio_orig))
 		return;
 
+	/*
+	 * For DMA direct bios, Upper layers are expected to ensure
+	 * the device in question can access the DMA addresses. So
+	 * it never makes sense to bounce a DMA direct bio.
+	 */
+	if (bio_is_dma_direct(*bio_orig))
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * for non-isa bounce case, just check if the bounce pfn is equal
 	 * to or bigger than the highest pfn in the system -- in that case,
-- 
2.20.1