Re: [PATCH net-next 1/7] page_pool: disable dma mapping support for 32-bit arch with 64-bit DMA

From: Yunsheng Lin
Date: Fri Sep 24 2021 - 03:04:14 EST


On 2021/9/23 21:07, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 07:13:11PM +0800, Yunsheng Lin wrote:
>> On 2021/9/23 18:02, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
>>> Hi Jesper,
>>>
>>> On Thu, 23 Sept 2021 at 12:33, Jesper Dangaard Brouer
>>> <jbrouer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 22/09/2021 11.41, Yunsheng Lin wrote:
>>>>> diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
>>>>> index 1a6978427d6c..a65bd7972e37 100644
>>>>> --- a/net/core/page_pool.c
>>>>> +++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
>>>>> @@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ static int page_pool_init(struct page_pool *pool,
>>>>> * which is the XDP_TX use-case.
>>>>> */
>>>>> if (pool->p.flags & PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP) {
>>>>> + /* DMA-mapping is not supported on 32-bit systems with
>>>>> + * 64-bit DMA mapping.
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + if (sizeof(dma_addr_t) > sizeof(unsigned long))
>>>>> + return -EINVAL;
>>>>
>>>> As I said before, can we please use another error than EINVAL.
>>>> We should give drivers a chance/ability to detect this error, and e.g.
>>>> fallback to doing DMA mappings inside driver instead.
>>>>
>>>> I suggest using EOPNOTSUPP 95 (Operation not supported).
>>
>> Will change it to EOPNOTSUPP, thanks.
>
> Mind sending this one separately (and you can keep my reviewed-by). It
> fits nicely on it's own and since I am not sure about the rest of the
> changes yet, it would be nice to get this one in.

I am not sure sending this one separately really makes sense, as it is
mainly used to make supporting the "keep track of pp page when __skb_frag_ref()
is called" in patch 5 easier.

>
> Cheers
> /Ilias
>>
>>>
>>> I am fine with both. In any case though the aforementioned driver can
>>> just remove PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP and do it's own mappings.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> /Ilias
>>>>
>>>> -Jesper
>>>>
>>> .
>>>
> .
>