Re: [PATCH v8 0/5] PCI: endpoint: BAR subrange mapping support

Koichiro Den
2026-01-22T14:02:46Z

On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 09:45:13AM +0100, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> Hello Koichiro,
>
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 10:52:31AM +0900, Koichiro Den wrote:
> > >
> > > In this series you didn't add a consumer of this subrange mapping, which I
> > > believe is the epf-vntb driver [1]. Even so I don't see a justification of why
> > > the BAR needs to be split into multiple subranges. Can you explain that?
> >
> > Yes, the first consumer I have in mind is epf-vntb / remote eDMA-backed NTB
> > work referenced in [1].
>
> Another consumer in your RFC series is pci-epf-test, specifically:
> [RFC PATCH v4 35/38] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-test: Add pci_epf_test_next_free_bar() helper
> [RFC PATCH v4 36/38] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-test: Add remote eDMA-backed mode
> [RFC PATCH v4 37/38] misc: pci_endpoint_test: Add remote eDMA transfer test mode
> [RFC PATCH v4 38/38] selftests: pci_endpoint: Add remote eDMA transfer coverage
>
> where the pci-epf-test exports the eDMA registers (using subranges) over a
> BAR, and then in the host side driver, calls dw_edma_probe() on this subrange
> and uses the host side driver to control the eDMA residing in the endpoint.
>
> Most of your patches in [RFC PATCH v4 35/38] have NTB prefix.
>
> Would it not be possible to simply include patches 35-38 in this series,
> so we actually have a consumer, or do you need some other patches as well?

Sorry, I sent v9 just a few minutes after your email, without noticing it,
and then I was AFK for several hours.

>
> E.g., perhaps
> [RFC PATCH v4 01/38] dmaengine: dw-edma: Export helper to get integrated register window
>
> Would also be required?

Yes, please see the section "Patch layout" in:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260118135440.1958279-1-den@valinux.co.jp/

[...]
1. dw-edma / DesignWare EP helpers needed for remote embedded-DMA (export
register/LL windows, IRQ routing control, etc.)

Patch 01 : dmaengine: dw-edma: Export helper to get integrated register window
Patch 02 : dmaengine: dw-edma: Add per-channel interrupt routing control
Patch 03 : dmaengine: dw-edma: Poll completion when local IRQ handling is disabled
Patch 04 : dmaengine: dw-edma: Add notify-only channels support
Patch 05 : dmaengine: dw-edma: Add a helper to query linked-list region

Patches [RFC PATCH v4 01/38] through [RFC PATCH v4 05/38] are prerequisites
for the PCI test update, in addition to this "PCI: endpoint: BAR subrange
mapping support" series. Note that this series is described in "Kernel
base / dependencies" section of the large RFC series cover letter.

For this reason, those test cases cannot be included in this series.

Kind regards,
Koichiro

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> Kind regards,
> Niklas