[PATCH v6 3/8] dma: swiotlb: Track whether the pool size was explicitly set

From: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)

Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 02:09:15 EST


swiotlb_adjust_size() must not override a pool size supplied through the
swiotlb= command-line parameter.

Currently, it determines whether a size was supplied by comparing
default_nslabs with IO_TLB_DEFAULT_SIZE. This fails when the user
explicitly requests the compiled-in default size, allowing the request
to be overwritten by automatic pool sizing.

Record whether swiotlb= supplied a numeric size in swiotlb_cmdline_size_set
and check that flag directly before adjusting the pool size.

Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/dma/swiotlb.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
index b59dd2a5984e..61efa3244daa 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static struct io_tlb_mem io_tlb_default_mem;

static unsigned long default_nslabs = IO_TLB_DEFAULT_SIZE >> IO_TLB_SHIFT;
static unsigned long default_nareas;
+static bool swiotlb_cmdline_size_set __initdata;

/**
* struct io_tlb_area - IO TLB memory area descriptor
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ setup_io_tlb_npages(char *str)
/* avoid tail segment of size < IO_TLB_SEGSIZE */
default_nslabs =
ALIGN(simple_strtoul(str, &str, 0), IO_TLB_SEGSIZE);
+ swiotlb_cmdline_size_set = true;
}
if (*str == ',')
++str;
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ void __init swiotlb_adjust_size(unsigned long size)
* architectures such as those supporting memory encryption to
* adjust/expand SWIOTLB size for their use.
*/
- if (default_nslabs != IO_TLB_DEFAULT_SIZE >> IO_TLB_SHIFT)
+ if (swiotlb_cmdline_size_set)
return;

default_nslabs = swiotlb_calc_nslabs(size, default_nareas);
--
2.43.0