linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 8/8] swiotlb: search the software IO TLB only if a device makes use of it

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Date:   Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:02:38 +0200
From:   Petr Tesařík <petr@...arici.cz>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Petr Tesarik <petrtesarik@...weicloud.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
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        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
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        Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 8/8] swiotlb: search the software IO TLB only if a
 device makes use of it

On Thu, 20 Jul 2023 08:47:44 +0200
Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de> wrote:

> Any reason this can't just do a list_empty_careful on the list
> instead of adding yet another field that grows struct device?

On which list?

The dma_io_tlb_pools list only contains transient pools, but a device
may use bounce buffers from a regular pool.

The dma_io_tlb_mem.pools list will always be non-empty, unless the
system runs without SWIOTLB.

On a system which does have a SWIOTLB, the flag allows to differentiate
between devices that actually use bounce buffers and devices that do
not (e.g. because they do not have any addressing limitations).

Petr T