Re: [PATCH v3] rust: dma: allow drivers to tune max segment size

From: Robin Murphy

Date: Wed Jan 28 2026 - 09:45:43 EST


On 2026-01-28 1:53 pm, Beata Michalska wrote:
Make dma_set_max_seg_size() available to Rust so drivers can perform
standard DMA setup steps.

Yup, API-wise this goes hand-in-hand with dma_set_mask calls, so keeping all the requirements in sync is the right thing to do. FWIW,

Acked-by: Robin Murphy <robvin.murphy@xxxxxxx>

Signed-off-by: Beata Michalska <beata.michalska@xxxxxxx>
---
Apologies for delay.

v3:
- Added __rust_helper

v2:
- Aligned safety requirements

rust/helpers/dma.c | 6 ++++++
rust/kernel/dma.rs | 17 +++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rust/helpers/dma.c b/rust/helpers/dma.c
index e7defeecda71..20232ac64850 100644
--- a/rust/helpers/dma.c
+++ b/rust/helpers/dma.c
@@ -43,3 +43,9 @@ size_t rust_helper_dma_max_mapping_size(struct device *dev)
{
return dma_max_mapping_size(dev);
}
+
+__rust_helper void rust_helper_dma_set_max_seg_size(struct device *dev,
+ unsigned int size)
+{
+ dma_set_max_seg_size(dev, size);
+}
diff --git a/rust/kernel/dma.rs b/rust/kernel/dma.rs
index acc65b1e0f24..909d56fd5118 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/dma.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/dma.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,23 @@ unsafe fn dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&self, mask: DmaMask) -> Result {
bindings::dma_set_mask_and_coherent(self.as_ref().as_raw(), mask.value())
})
}
+
+ /// Set the maximum size of a single DMA segment the device may request.
+ ///
+ /// This method is usually called once from `probe()` as soon as the device capabilities are
+ /// known.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// This method must not be called concurrently with any DMA allocation or mapping primitives,
+ /// such as [`CoherentAllocation::alloc_attrs`].
+ unsafe fn dma_set_max_seg_size(&self, size: u32) {
+ // SAFETY:
+ // - By the type invariant of `device::Device`, `self.as_ref().as_raw()` is valid.
+ // - The safety requirement of this function guarantees that there are no concurrent calls
+ // to DMA allocation and mapping primitives using this parameter.
+ unsafe { bindings::dma_set_max_seg_size(self.as_ref().as_raw(), size) }
+ }
}
/// A DMA mask that holds a bitmask with the lowest `n` bits set.