linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v6 6/6] swiotlb: Reinstate page-alignment for mappings >= PAGE

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Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024 19:02:21 +0000
From: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
To: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC: "kernel-team@...roid.com" <kernel-team@...roid.com>,
	"iommu@...ts.linux.dev" <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>, Christoph Hellwig
	<hch@....de>, Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>, Robin Murphy
	<robin.murphy@....com>, Petr Tesarik <petr.tesarik1@...wei-partners.com>,
	Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>, Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v6 6/6] swiotlb: Reinstate page-alignment for mappings >=
 PAGE_SIZE

From: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org> Sent: Friday, March 8, 2024 7:28 AM
> 
> For swiotlb allocations >= PAGE_SIZE, the slab search historically
> adjusted the stride to avoid checking unaligned slots. This had the
> side-effect of aligning large mapping requests to PAGE_SIZE, but that
> was broken by 0eee5ae10256 ("swiotlb: fix slot alignment checks").
> 
> Since this alignment could be relied upon drivers, reinstate PAGE_SIZE
> alignment for swiotlb mappings >= PAGE_SIZE.
> 
> Reported-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>

> ---
>  kernel/dma/swiotlb.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
> index c381a7ed718f..c5851034523f 100644
> --- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
> +++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
> @@ -992,6 +992,17 @@ static int swiotlb_search_pool_area(struct device *dev, struct io_tlb_pool *pool
>  	BUG_ON(!nslots);
>  	BUG_ON(area_index >= pool->nareas);
> 
> +	/*
> +	 * Historically, swiotlb allocations >= PAGE_SIZE were guaranteed to be
> +	 * page-aligned in the absence of any other alignment requirements.
> +	 * 'alloc_align_mask' was later introduced to specify the alignment
> +	 * explicitly, however this is passed as zero for streaming mappings
> +	 * and so we preserve the old behaviour there in case any drivers are
> +	 * relying on it.
> +	 */
> +	if (!alloc_align_mask && !iotlb_align_mask && alloc_size >= PAGE_SIZE)
> +		alloc_align_mask = PAGE_SIZE - 1;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Ensure that the allocation is at least slot-aligned and update
>  	 * 'iotlb_align_mask' to ignore bits that will be preserved when
> @@ -1006,13 +1017,6 @@ static int swiotlb_search_pool_area(struct device *dev, struct io_tlb_pool *pool
>  	 */
>  	stride = get_max_slots(max(alloc_align_mask, iotlb_align_mask));
> 
> -	/*
> -	 * For allocations of PAGE_SIZE or larger only look for page aligned
> -	 * allocations.
> -	 */
> -	if (alloc_size >= PAGE_SIZE)
> -		stride = umax(stride, PAGE_SHIFT - IO_TLB_SHIFT + 1);
> -
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&area->lock, flags);
>  	if (unlikely(nslots > pool->area_nslabs - area->used))
>  		goto not_found;
> --
> 2.44.0.278.ge034bb2e1d-goog