Re: [PATCH 3/4] vdpa: get_iova_range() is mandatory for device specific DMA translation

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Wed Aug 05 2020 - 13:21:52 EST


On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 11:29:46AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> In order to let userspace work correctly, get_iova_range() is a must
> for the device that has its own DMA translation logic.

I guess you mean for a device.

However in absence of ths op, I don't see what is wrong with just
assuming device can access any address.

>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
> index de211ef3738c..ab7af978ef70 100644
> --- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
> +++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
> @@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ struct vdpa_device *__vdpa_alloc_device(struct device *parent,
> if (!!config->dma_map != !!config->dma_unmap)
> goto err;
>
> + if ((config->dma_map || config->set_map) &&
> + !config->get_iova_range)
> + goto err;
> +
> err = -ENOMEM;
> vdev = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!vdev)

What about devices using an IOMMU for translation?
IOMMUs generally have a limited IOVA range too, right?



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