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Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:57:19 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc: Linux IOMMU <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] dma-mapping: provide a better default ->get_required_mask
Hi Christoph,
On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 8:35 AM Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:
> Most dma_map_ops instances are IOMMUs that work perfectly fine in 32-bits
> of IOVA space, and the generic direct mapping code already provides its
> own routines that is intelligent based on the amount of memory actually
> present. Wire up the dma-direct routine for the ARM direct mapping code
> as well, and otherwise default to the constant 32-bit mask. This way
> we only need to override it for the occasional odd IOMMU that requires
> 64-bit IOVA support, or IOMMU drivers that are more efficient if they
> can fall back to the direct mapping.
As I know you like diving into cans of worms ;-)
Does 64-bit IOVA support actually work in general? Or only on 64-bit
platforms, due to dma_addr_t to unsigned long truncation on 32-bit?
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-renesas-soc/CAMuHMdWkQ918Y61tMJbHEu29AGLEyNwbvZbSBB-RRH7YYUNRcA@mail.gmail.com/
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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