linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: fix prp list allocation

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Date:   Sat, 12 Feb 2022 15:16:24 -0700
From:   Matt Waltz <matthewwaltzis@...il.com>
To:     Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...com>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: fix prp list allocation

On Sat, Feb 12, 2022 at 2:03 PM Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org> wrote:
> That only applies to chaining list elements. It does not apply to the
> "PRP list pointer in a command". The driver allocates from the 256B dma
> pool only for the command's PRP list pointer, so we're fine.

Ah yes, I was confused by the PRP2 definition which says it can be a
"PRP list pointer",
now I feel extremely silly. Guess I'll need to look elsewhere for a
fix for this bug I am
encountering, thank you for the clarity!