[PATCH v1 4/8] dma-mapping: Keep DMA memory private for capable devices
From: Nicolin Chen
Date: Wed Sep 09 2026 - 23:41:03 EST
Architecture code can require devices to use unencrypted memory. This makes
the DMA API use shared memory for coherent allocations and bounce streaming
mappings through SWIOTLB.
A device marked with DEV_FLAG_DMA_CC_PRIVATE can reach private memory
directly. Add dma_require_decrypted() to combine force_dma_unencrypted()
with the new device flag, and use it throughout the generic DMA code.
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.6-sol
Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/dma-direct.h | 7 ++++++-
kernel/dma/direct.c | 16 ++++++++--------
kernel/dma/mapping.c | 2 +-
kernel/dma/swiotlb.c | 2 +-
4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-direct.h b/include/linux/dma-direct.h
index daa31a1adf7b0..fb35ca27941cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-direct.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-direct.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ static inline bool force_dma_unencrypted(struct device *dev)
}
#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FORCE_DMA_UNENCRYPTED */
+static inline bool dma_require_decrypted(struct device *dev)
+{
+ return !dev_dma_cc_private(dev) && force_dma_unencrypted(dev);
+}
+
static inline bool dma_capable(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t addr, size_t size,
bool is_ram, unsigned long attrs)
{
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ static inline bool dma_capable(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t addr, size_t size,
* requires unencrypted DMA addresses. Treat it as not DMA-capable
* so the caller can fall back to a suitable SWIOTLB pool.
*/
- if (!(attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED) && force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
+ if (!(attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED) && dma_require_decrypted(dev))
return false;
if (is_ram && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT) &&
diff --git a/kernel/dma/direct.c b/kernel/dma/direct.c
index da665ca22d5c0..fbddab9740162 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/direct.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/direct.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static inline struct page *dma_direct_to_page(struct device *dev,
u64 dma_direct_get_required_mask(struct device *dev)
{
- bool require_decrypted = force_dma_unencrypted(dev);
+ bool require_decrypted = dma_require_decrypted(dev);
phys_addr_t phys = ((phys_addr_t)max_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) - 1;
u64 max_dma = phys_to_dma_direct(dev, phys, require_decrypted);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static gfp_t dma_direct_optimal_gfp_mask(struct device *dev, u64 *phys_limit)
bool dma_coherent_ok(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t phys, size_t size)
{
- bool require_decrypted = force_dma_unencrypted(dev);
+ bool require_decrypted = dma_require_decrypted(dev);
dma_addr_t dma_addr = phys_to_dma_direct(dev, phys, require_decrypted);
if (dma_addr == DMA_MAPPING_ERROR)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void *dma_direct_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size,
struct page *page;
void *cpu_addr;
- if (force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
+ if (dma_require_decrypted(dev))
attrs |= __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED;
if (attrs & __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED) {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void dma_direct_free(struct device *dev, size_t size,
* If the allocation used decrypted/shared backing pages, restore
* the encryption state on free.
*/
- if (force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
+ if (dma_require_decrypted(dev))
attrs |= __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED;
if (attrs & __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED)
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ struct page *dma_direct_alloc_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
struct page *page;
void *cpu_addr;
- if (force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
+ if (dma_require_decrypted(dev))
attrs |= __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED;
if ((attrs & __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED) && dma_direct_use_pool(dev, gfp))
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ void dma_direct_free_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
* if the device had requested for an unencrypted buffer,
* convert it to encrypted on free
*/
- bool mark_mem_encrypted = force_dma_unencrypted(dev);
+ bool mark_mem_encrypted = dma_require_decrypted(dev);
/* If page is not from an atomic pool, dma_free_from_pool_page() fails */
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DMA_COHERENT_POOL) &&
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ int dma_direct_mmap(struct device *dev, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
const pgoff_t pgoff_end = vma_end_pgoff(vma);
int ret = -ENXIO;
- if (force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
+ if (dma_require_decrypted(dev))
attrs |= DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED;
vma->vm_page_prot = dma_pgprot(dev, vma->vm_page_prot, attrs);
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ size_t dma_direct_max_mapping_size(struct device *dev)
/* If SWIOTLB is active, use its maximum mapping size */
if (is_swiotlb_active(dev) &&
(dma_addressing_limited(dev) || is_swiotlb_force_bounce(dev) ||
- force_dma_unencrypted(dev)))
+ dma_require_decrypted(dev)))
return swiotlb_max_mapping_size(dev);
return SIZE_MAX;
diff --git a/kernel/dma/mapping.c b/kernel/dma/mapping.c
index 11c127ad45370..e7c48a925b7ac 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/mapping.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/mapping.c
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ void *dma_alloc_attrs(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *dma_handle,
return NULL;
}
- if (force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
+ if (dma_require_decrypted(dev))
attrs |= __DMA_ATTR_ALLOC_CC_SHARED;
if (dma_alloc_from_dev_coherent(dev, size, dma_handle, &cpu_addr)) {
diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
index ded7016a46a71..d08a3643ded14 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ phys_addr_t swiotlb_tbl_map_single(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t orig_addr,
if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
/* swiotlb pool is incorrect for this device */
- if (unlikely(mem->cc_shared != force_dma_unencrypted(dev)))
+ if (unlikely(mem->cc_shared != dma_require_decrypted(dev)))
return (phys_addr_t)DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
} else if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_HOST_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
--
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