[PATCH net-next 09/14] net/mlx5: Remove obsolete 32-bit DMA mask fallback
From: Ruizhe Zhou
Date: Thu Sep 03 2026 - 05:15:28 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/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 5f28d906c35b..3a3b0ec4aad1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -184,12 +184,8 @@ static int set_dma_caps(struct pci_dev *pdev)
err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(64));
if (err) {
- dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Warning: couldn't set 64-bit PCI DMA mask\n");
- err = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
- if (err) {
- dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't set PCI DMA mask, aborting\n");
- return err;
- }
+ dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't set PCI DMA mask, aborting\n");
+ return err;
}
dma_set_max_seg_size(&pdev->dev, 2u * 1024 * 1024 * 1024);
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2.27.0