linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] PCI: dwc: Add support for 64-bit MSI target address

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Date:   Fri, 9 Sep 2022 14:47:19 +0100
From:   Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Will McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>
Cc:     Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Gustavo Pimentel <gustavo.pimentel@...opsys.com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        Vidya Sagar <vidyas@...dia.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] PCI: dwc: Add support for 64-bit MSI target
 address

On 2022-09-09 14:29, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 06:50:25PM +0000, Will McVicker wrote:
>> Since not all devices require a 32-bit MSI address, add support to the
>> PCIe host driver to allow setting the DMA mask to 64-bits if the 32-bit
>> allocation fails. This allows kernels to disable ZONE_DMA32 and bounce
>> buffering (swiotlb) without risking not being able to get a 32-bit address
>> during DMA allocation.
> 
> Umm.  You can't just disable ZONE_DMA32.  Linux absolutely requires a
> 32-bit dma mask to work, it is in fact the implicit default.

Eh, it's behind CONFIG_EXPERT, which makes it enough of a "I think I 
know what I'm doing and accept responsibility for picking up the pieces 
if it breaks" thing.

Robin.