[PATCH net-next 02/14] net: alx: Remove obsolete 32-bit DMA mask fallback
From: Ruizhe Zhou
Date: Thu Sep 03 2026 - 05:12:55 EST
The DMA API guarantees support for masks of 32 bits or wider and
explicitly identifies retrying a 32-bit mask after a 64-bit request as
incorrect:
https://docs.kernel.org/core-api/dma-api-howto.html#dma-addressing-capabilities
Remove the obsolete fallback while retaining the error check so that a
genuine DMA setup failure is still reported and aborts initialization.
Signed-off-by: Ruizhe Zhou <zhouruizhe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c | 13 +++++--------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c
index ab262e66f986..3ca69fd14a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/alx/main.c
@@ -1727,15 +1727,12 @@ static int alx_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
* shared register for the high 32 bits, so only a single, aligned,
* 4 GB physical address range can be used for descriptors.
*/
- if (!dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64))) {
- dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "DMA to 64-BIT addresses\n");
- } else {
- err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
- if (err) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No usable DMA config, aborting\n");
- goto out_pci_disable;
- }
+ err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "No usable DMA config, aborting\n");
+ goto out_pci_disable;
}
+ dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "DMA to 64-BIT addresses\n");
err = pci_request_mem_regions(pdev, alx_drv_name);
if (err) {
--
2.27.0