linux-kernel - [RFC/RFT][PATCH v2] dma-mapping: set default segment_boundary_mask to ULONG

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Message-Id: <20200406210643.20665-1-nicoleotsuka@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon,  6 Apr 2020 14:06:43 -0700
From:   Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@...il.com>
To:     robin.murphy@....com, m.szyprowski@...sung.com, hch@....de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: [RFC/RFT][PATCH v2] dma-mapping: set default segment_boundary_mask to ULONG_MAX

The default segment_boundary_mask was set to DMA_BIT_MAKS(32)
a decade ago by referencing SCSI/block subsystem, as a 32-bit
mask was good enough for most of the devices.

Now more and more drivers set dma_masks above DMA_BIT_MAKS(32)
while only a handful of them call dma_set_seg_boundary(). This
means that most drivers have a 4GB segmention boundary because
DMA API returns a 32-bit default value, though they might not
really have such a limit.

The default segment_boundary_mask should mean "no limit" since
the device doesn't explicitly set the mask. But a 32-bit mask
certainly limits those devices capable of 32+ bits addressing.

So this patch sets default segment_boundary_mask to ULONG_MAX.

Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@...il.com>
---
Changelog:
v1->v2
 * Followed Robin's comments to revise the commit message by
   dropping one paragraph of not-entirely-true justification
   (no git-diff level change, so please ack if you tested v1)

 include/linux/dma-mapping.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index 330ad58fbf4d..ff8cefe85f30 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static inline unsigned long dma_get_seg_boundary(struct device *dev)
 {
 	if (dev->dma_parms && dev->dma_parms->segment_boundary_mask)
 		return dev->dma_parms->segment_boundary_mask;
-	return DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
+	return ULONG_MAX;
 }

 static inline int dma_set_seg_boundary(struct device *dev, unsigned long mask)
-- 
2.17.1