Re: [PATCH v1 08/16] kmsan: convert kmsan_handle_dma to use physical addresses

[Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 09:13:16AM -0300, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 06:07:18PM +0300, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > > >  /* Helper function to handle DMA data transfers. */
> > > > -void kmsan_handle_dma(struct page *page, size_t offset, size_t size,
> > > > +void kmsan_handle_dma(phys_addr_t phys, size_t size,
> > > >  		      enum dma_data_direction dir)
> > > >  {
> > > >  	u64 page_offset, to_go, addr;
> > > > +	struct page *page;
> > > > +	void *kaddr;
> > > >  
> > > > -	if (PageHighMem(page))
> > > > +	if (!pfn_valid(PHYS_PFN(phys)))
> > > >  		return;
> > > 
> > > Not needed, the caller must pass in a phys that is kmap
> > > compatible. Maybe just leave a comment. FWIW today this is also not
> > > checking for P2P or DEVICE non-kmap struct pages either, so it should
> > > be fine without checks.
> > 
> > It is not true as we will call to kmsan_handle_dma() unconditionally in
> > dma_map_phys(). The reason to it is that kmsan_handle_dma() is guarded
> > with debug kconfig options and cost of pfn_valid() can be accommodated
> > in that case. It gives more clean DMA code.
> 
> Then check attrs here, not pfn_valid.

attrs are not available in kmsan_handle_dma(). I can add it if you prefer.

> 
> > So let's keep this patch as is.
> 
> Still need to fix the remarks you clipped, do not check PageHighMem
> just call kmap_local_pfn(). All thie PageHighMem stuff is new to this
> patch and should not be here, it is the wrong way to use highmem.

Sure, thanks

> 
> Jason
>