From: Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>,
Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: <linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org>,
NeilBrown <neilb@ownmail.net>, Jeff Layton <jlayton@kernel.org>,
Olga Kornievskaia <okorniev@redhat.com>,
Dai Ngo <dai.ngo@oracle.com>, Tom Talpey <tom@talpey.com>,
Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 1/4] RDMA/core: add bio_vec based RDMA read/write API
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:39:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260114143948.3946615-2-cel@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260114143948.3946615-1-cel@kernel.org>
From: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
The existing rdma_rw_ctx_init() API requires callers to construct a
scatterlist, which is then DMA-mapped page by page. Callers that
already have data in bio_vec form (such as the NVMe-oF target) must
first convert to scatterlist, adding overhead and complexity.
Introduce rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec() and rdma_rw_ctx_destroy_bvec() to
accept bio_vec arrays directly. The new helpers use dma_map_phys()
for hardware RDMA devices and virtual addressing for software RDMA
devices (rxe, siw), avoiding intermediate scatterlist construction.
Memory registration (MR) path support is deferred to a follow-up
series; callers requiring MR-based transfers (iWARP devices or
force_mr=1) receive -EOPNOTSUPP and should use the scatterlist API.
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
---
drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c | 194 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/rdma/ib_verbs.h | 35 +++++++
include/rdma/rw.h | 10 ++
3 files changed, 239 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
index 6354ddf2a274..42215c2ff42b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
@@ -274,6 +274,124 @@ static int rdma_rw_init_single_wr(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
return 1;
}
+static int rdma_rw_init_single_wr_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx,
+ struct ib_qp *qp, const struct bio_vec *bvec, u32 offset,
+ u64 remote_addr, u32 rkey, enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+ struct ib_device *dev = qp->pd->device;
+ struct ib_rdma_wr *rdma_wr = &ctx->single.wr;
+ struct bio_vec adjusted = *bvec;
+ u64 dma_addr;
+
+ ctx->nr_ops = 1;
+
+ if (offset) {
+ adjusted.bv_offset += offset;
+ adjusted.bv_len -= offset;
+ }
+
+ dma_addr = ib_dma_map_bvec(dev, &adjusted, dir);
+ if (ib_dma_mapping_error(dev, dma_addr))
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ctx->single.sge.lkey = qp->pd->local_dma_lkey;
+ ctx->single.sge.addr = dma_addr;
+ ctx->single.sge.length = adjusted.bv_len;
+
+ memset(rdma_wr, 0, sizeof(*rdma_wr));
+ if (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
+ rdma_wr->wr.opcode = IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE;
+ else
+ rdma_wr->wr.opcode = IB_WR_RDMA_READ;
+ rdma_wr->wr.sg_list = &ctx->single.sge;
+ rdma_wr->wr.num_sge = 1;
+ rdma_wr->remote_addr = remote_addr;
+ rdma_wr->rkey = rkey;
+
+ ctx->type = RDMA_RW_SINGLE_WR;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static int rdma_rw_init_map_wrs_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
+ const struct bio_vec *bvec, u32 nr_bvec, u32 offset,
+ u64 remote_addr, u32 rkey, enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+ struct ib_device *dev = qp->pd->device;
+ u32 max_sge = dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE ? qp->max_write_sge :
+ qp->max_read_sge;
+ struct ib_sge *sge;
+ u32 total_len = 0, i, j, bvec_idx = 0;
+ u32 mapped_bvecs = 0;
+ u64 dma_addr;
+
+ ctx->nr_ops = DIV_ROUND_UP(nr_bvec, max_sge);
+
+ ctx->map.sges = sge = kcalloc(nr_bvec, sizeof(*sge), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ctx->map.sges)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ctx->map.wrs = kcalloc(ctx->nr_ops, sizeof(*ctx->map.wrs), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ctx->map.wrs)
+ goto out_free_sges;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ctx->nr_ops; i++) {
+ struct ib_rdma_wr *rdma_wr = &ctx->map.wrs[i];
+ u32 nr_sge = min(nr_bvec - bvec_idx, max_sge);
+
+ if (dir == DMA_TO_DEVICE)
+ rdma_wr->wr.opcode = IB_WR_RDMA_WRITE;
+ else
+ rdma_wr->wr.opcode = IB_WR_RDMA_READ;
+ rdma_wr->remote_addr = remote_addr + total_len;
+ rdma_wr->rkey = rkey;
+ rdma_wr->wr.num_sge = nr_sge;
+ rdma_wr->wr.sg_list = sge;
+
+ for (j = 0; j < nr_sge; j++, bvec_idx++) {
+ const struct bio_vec *bv = &bvec[bvec_idx];
+ u32 len = bv->bv_len;
+
+ /* Handle offset into first bvec */
+ if (bvec_idx == 0 && offset) {
+ struct bio_vec adjusted = *bv;
+
+ adjusted.bv_offset += offset;
+ adjusted.bv_len -= offset;
+ dma_addr = ib_dma_map_bvec(dev, &adjusted, dir);
+ len = adjusted.bv_len;
+ } else {
+ dma_addr = ib_dma_map_bvec(dev, bv, dir);
+ }
+
+ if (ib_dma_mapping_error(dev, dma_addr))
+ goto out_unmap;
+
+ mapped_bvecs++;
+ sge->addr = dma_addr;
+ sge->length = len;
+ sge->lkey = qp->pd->local_dma_lkey;
+
+ total_len += len;
+ sge++;
+ }
+
+ rdma_wr->wr.next = i + 1 < ctx->nr_ops ?
+ &ctx->map.wrs[i + 1].wr : NULL;
+ }
+
+ ctx->type = RDMA_RW_MULTI_WR;
+ return ctx->nr_ops;
+
+out_unmap:
+ for (i = 0; i < mapped_bvecs; i++)
+ ib_dma_unmap_bvec(dev, ctx->map.sges[i].addr,
+ ctx->map.sges[i].length, dir);
+ kfree(ctx->map.wrs);
+out_free_sges:
+ kfree(ctx->map.sges);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
/**
* rdma_rw_ctx_init - initialize a RDMA READ/WRITE context
* @ctx: context to initialize
@@ -344,6 +462,46 @@ int rdma_rw_ctx_init(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp, u32 port_num,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_rw_ctx_init);
+/**
+ * rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec - initialize a RDMA READ/WRITE context from bio_vec
+ * @ctx: context to initialize
+ * @qp: queue pair to operate on
+ * @port_num: port num to which the connection is bound
+ * @bvec: bio_vec array to READ/WRITE from/to
+ * @nr_bvec: number of entries in @bvec
+ * @offset: byte offset into first bvec
+ * @remote_addr:remote address to read/write (relative to @rkey)
+ * @rkey: remote key to operate on
+ * @dir: %DMA_TO_DEVICE for RDMA WRITE, %DMA_FROM_DEVICE for RDMA READ
+ *
+ * Maps the bio_vec array directly using dma_map_phys(), avoiding the
+ * intermediate scatterlist conversion. Does not support the MR registration
+ * path (iWARP devices or force_mr=1).
+ *
+ * Returns the number of WQEs that will be needed on the workqueue if
+ * successful, or a negative error code.
+ */
+int rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
+ u32 port_num, const struct bio_vec *bvec, u32 nr_bvec,
+ u32 offset, u64 remote_addr, u32 rkey,
+ enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+ if (nr_bvec == 0 || offset > bvec[0].bv_len)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /* MR path not supported for bvec - reject iWARP and force_mr */
+ if (rdma_rw_io_needs_mr(qp->device, port_num, dir, nr_bvec))
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+ if (nr_bvec == 1)
+ return rdma_rw_init_single_wr_bvec(ctx, qp, bvec, offset,
+ remote_addr, rkey, dir);
+
+ return rdma_rw_init_map_wrs_bvec(ctx, qp, bvec, nr_bvec, offset,
+ remote_addr, rkey, dir);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec);
+
/**
* rdma_rw_ctx_signature_init - initialize a RW context with signature offload
* @ctx: context to initialize
@@ -598,6 +756,42 @@ void rdma_rw_ctx_destroy(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_rw_ctx_destroy);
+/**
+ * rdma_rw_ctx_destroy_bvec - release resources from rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec
+ * @ctx: context to release
+ * @qp: queue pair to operate on
+ * @port_num: port num to which the connection is bound
+ * @bvec: bio_vec array that was used for the READ/WRITE
+ * @nr_bvec: number of entries in @bvec
+ * @dir: %DMA_TO_DEVICE for RDMA WRITE, %DMA_FROM_DEVICE for RDMA READ
+ */
+void rdma_rw_ctx_destroy_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
+ u32 __maybe_unused port_num,
+ const struct bio_vec __maybe_unused *bvec,
+ u32 nr_bvec, enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+ struct ib_device *dev = qp->pd->device;
+ u32 i;
+
+ switch (ctx->type) {
+ case RDMA_RW_MULTI_WR:
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_bvec; i++)
+ ib_dma_unmap_bvec(dev, ctx->map.sges[i].addr,
+ ctx->map.sges[i].length, dir);
+ kfree(ctx->map.wrs);
+ kfree(ctx->map.sges);
+ break;
+ case RDMA_RW_SINGLE_WR:
+ ib_dma_unmap_bvec(dev, ctx->single.sge.addr,
+ ctx->single.sge.length, dir);
+ break;
+ default:
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+ return;
+ }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rdma_rw_ctx_destroy_bvec);
+
/**
* rdma_rw_ctx_destroy_signature - release all resources allocated by
* rdma_rw_ctx_signature_init
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 6aad66bc5dd7..035593b2692d 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/ethtool.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/bvec.h>
#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
#include <linux/kref.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
@@ -4249,6 +4250,40 @@ static inline void ib_dma_unmap_page(struct ib_device *dev,
dma_unmap_page(dev->dma_device, addr, size, direction);
}
+/**
+ * ib_dma_map_bvec - Map a bio_vec to DMA address
+ * @dev: The device for which the dma_addr is to be created
+ * @bvec: The bio_vec to map
+ * @direction: The direction of the DMA
+ *
+ * Uses dma_map_phys() for real hardware devices and virtual
+ * address for software RDMA devices (rxe, siw).
+ */
+static inline u64 ib_dma_map_bvec(struct ib_device *dev,
+ const struct bio_vec *bvec,
+ enum dma_data_direction direction)
+{
+ if (ib_uses_virt_dma(dev))
+ return (uintptr_t)(page_address(bvec->bv_page) + bvec->bv_offset);
+ return dma_map_phys(dev->dma_device, bvec_phys(bvec),
+ bvec->bv_len, direction, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ib_dma_unmap_bvec - Unmap a bio_vec DMA mapping
+ * @dev: The device for which the DMA address was created
+ * @addr: The DMA address
+ * @size: The size of the region in bytes
+ * @direction: The direction of the DMA
+ */
+static inline void ib_dma_unmap_bvec(struct ib_device *dev,
+ u64 addr, size_t size,
+ enum dma_data_direction direction)
+{
+ if (!ib_uses_virt_dma(dev))
+ dma_unmap_phys(dev->dma_device, addr, size, direction, 0);
+}
+
int ib_dma_virt_map_sg(struct ib_device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg, int nents);
static inline int ib_dma_map_sg_attrs(struct ib_device *dev,
struct scatterlist *sg, int nents,
diff --git a/include/rdma/rw.h b/include/rdma/rw.h
index d606cac48233..046a8eb57125 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rw.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rw.h
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ void rdma_rw_ctx_destroy(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
u32 port_num, struct scatterlist *sg, u32 sg_cnt,
enum dma_data_direction dir);
+struct bio_vec;
+
+int rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
+ u32 port_num, const struct bio_vec *bvec, u32 nr_bvec,
+ u32 offset, u64 remote_addr, u32 rkey,
+ enum dma_data_direction dir);
+void rdma_rw_ctx_destroy_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
+ u32 port_num, const struct bio_vec *bvec, u32 nr_bvec,
+ enum dma_data_direction dir);
+
int rdma_rw_ctx_signature_init(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
u32 port_num, struct scatterlist *sg, u32 sg_cnt,
struct scatterlist *prot_sg, u32 prot_sg_cnt,
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-14 14:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-14 14:39 [PATCH v1 0/4] Add a bio_vec based API to core/rw.c Chuck Lever
2026-01-14 14:39 ` Chuck Lever [this message]
2026-01-15 15:53 ` [PATCH v1 1/4] RDMA/core: add bio_vec based RDMA read/write API Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-16 11:33 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-16 14:52 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-16 14:57 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 21:14 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-16 21:24 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-16 21:49 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-17 16:20 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-19 6:52 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-19 10:28 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-19 12:03 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-19 14:37 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-19 18:34 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-14 14:39 ` [PATCH v1 2/4] RDMA/core: use IOVA-based DMA mapping for bvec RDMA operations Chuck Lever
2026-01-15 15:58 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-14 14:39 ` [PATCH v1 3/4] RDMA/core: add MR support for bvec-based " Chuck Lever
2026-01-15 15:58 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-16 11:42 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-16 14:50 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-16 21:16 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-14 14:39 ` [PATCH v1 4/4] svcrdma: use bvec-based RDMA read/write API Chuck Lever
2026-01-15 9:51 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-15 16:29 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-15 18:29 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-15 21:53 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-16 9:38 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-15 9:50 ` [PATCH v1 0/4] Add a bio_vec based API to core/rw.c Leon Romanovsky
2026-01-15 15:46 ` Christoph Hellwig
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