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From: hch@lst.de (Christoph Hellwig)
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] nvme: Pass pointers, not dma addresses, to nvme_get/set_features()
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:36:51 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160830063651.GA32323@lst.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CALCETrWzfovS+kh=UsJZxNvN-_eypav+Df+NppPHt8FPPOSipw@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Aug 29, 2016@04:20:43PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> The "Set Features" command (section 5.15) Figure 103 says:
> 
> If using PRPs, this field shall not be a pointer to a PRP List as the
> data buffer may not cross more than one page boundary. If no data
> structure is used as part of the specified feature, then this field is
> not used.
> 
> Does the Linux driver use PRPs?

The Linux PCIe driver always uses PRPs - and for admin command only
Fabrics can use SGLs anyway.

> Do we need to worry about kmalloc
> returning a buffer that spans a 4k boundary but does not span a Linux
> page boundary?

Isn't kmalloc supposed to return naturally aligned buffers?

  reply	other threads:[~2016-08-30  6:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-08-29  9:25 [PATCH 0/3] nvme power saving Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-29  9:25 ` [PATCH 1/3] nvme/scsi: Remove power management support Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-29  9:25 ` [PATCH 2/3] nvme: Pass pointers, not dma addresses, to nvme_get/set_features() Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-29 16:27   ` Keith Busch
2016-08-29 23:20     ` Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-30  6:36       ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2016-08-30 16:00         ` Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-29  9:25 ` [PATCH 3/3] nvme: Enable autonomous power state transitions Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-29 15:07   ` J Freyensee
2016-08-29 23:16     ` Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-30 20:21       ` Andy Lutomirski
2016-09-02 18:11         ` J Freyensee
2016-09-02 18:50           ` Andy Lutomirski
2016-08-29 16:45   ` Keith Busch
2016-08-29 23:16     ` Andy Lutomirski

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