From: Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>,
Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: 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>,
<linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org>,
Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 1/5] RDMA/core: add bio_vec based RDMA read/write API
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:03:57 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260122220401.1143331-2-cel@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260122220401.1143331-1-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.
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@oracle.com>
---
drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c | 205 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/rdma/ib_verbs.h | 42 +++++++
include/rdma/rw.h | 11 ++
3 files changed, 258 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
index 6354ddf2a274..991006de4a43 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/rw.c
@@ -274,6 +274,123 @@ 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 *bvecs,
+ struct bvec_iter *iter, 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 bv = mp_bvec_iter_bvec(bvecs, *iter);
+ u64 dma_addr;
+
+ ctx->nr_ops = 1;
+
+ dma_addr = ib_dma_map_bvec(dev, &bv, 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 = bv.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 *bvecs, u32 nr_bvec, struct bvec_iter *iter,
+ 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;
+ u32 mapped_bvecs = 0;
+ u32 nr_ops = DIV_ROUND_UP(nr_bvec, max_sge);
+ size_t sges_size = array_size(nr_bvec, sizeof(*ctx->map.sges));
+ size_t wrs_offset = ALIGN(sges_size, __alignof__(*ctx->map.wrs));
+ size_t wrs_size = array_size(nr_ops, sizeof(*ctx->map.wrs));
+ void *mem;
+
+ if (sges_size == SIZE_MAX || wrs_size == SIZE_MAX ||
+ check_add_overflow(wrs_offset, wrs_size, &wrs_size))
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ mem = kzalloc(wrs_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!mem)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ ctx->map.sges = sge = mem;
+ ctx->map.wrs = mem + wrs_offset;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_ops; i++) {
+ struct ib_rdma_wr *rdma_wr = &ctx->map.wrs[i];
+ u32 nr_sge = min(nr_bvec - mapped_bvecs, 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++) {
+ const struct bio_vec *base = __bvec_iter_bvec(bvecs, *iter);
+ unsigned int offset = iter->bi_bvec_done;
+ unsigned int len = min(iter->bi_size,
+ base->bv_len - offset);
+ struct bio_vec bv = {
+ .bv_page = base->bv_page,
+ .bv_len = len,
+ .bv_offset = base->bv_offset + offset,
+ };
+ u64 dma_addr;
+
+ 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++;
+
+ bvec_iter_advance_single(bvecs, iter, len);
+ }
+
+ rdma_wr->wr.next = i + 1 < nr_ops ?
+ &ctx->map.wrs[i + 1].wr : NULL;
+ }
+
+ ctx->nr_ops = nr_ops;
+ ctx->type = RDMA_RW_MULTI_WR;
+ return 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.sges);
+ return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
/**
* rdma_rw_ctx_init - initialize a RDMA READ/WRITE context
* @ctx: context to initialize
@@ -344,6 +461,53 @@ 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
+ * @bvecs: bio_vec array to READ/WRITE from/to
+ * @nr_bvec: number of entries in @bvecs
+ * @iter: bvec iterator describing offset and length
+ * @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
+ *
+ * Accepts bio_vec arrays directly, avoiding scatterlist conversion for
+ * callers that already have data in bio_vec form. Prefer this over
+ * rdma_rw_ctx_init() when the source data is a bio_vec array.
+ *
+ * This function does not support devices requiring memory registration.
+ * iWARP devices and configurations with force_mr=1 should use
+ * rdma_rw_ctx_init() with a scatterlist instead.
+ *
+ * Returns the number of WQEs that will be needed on the workqueue if
+ * successful, or a negative error code:
+ *
+ * * -EINVAL - @nr_bvec is zero or @iter.bi_size is zero
+ * * -EOPNOTSUPP - device requires MR path (iWARP or force_mr=1)
+ * * -ENOMEM - DMA mapping or memory allocation failed
+ */
+int rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec(struct rdma_rw_ctx *ctx, struct ib_qp *qp,
+ u32 port_num, const struct bio_vec *bvecs, u32 nr_bvec,
+ struct bvec_iter iter, u64 remote_addr, u32 rkey,
+ enum dma_data_direction dir)
+{
+ if (nr_bvec == 0 || iter.bi_size == 0)
+ 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, bvecs, &iter,
+ remote_addr, rkey, dir);
+ return rdma_rw_init_map_wrs_bvec(ctx, qp, bvecs, nr_bvec, &iter,
+ 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 +762,47 @@ 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 (unused)
+ * @bvecs: bio_vec array that was used for the READ/WRITE (unused)
+ * @nr_bvec: number of entries in @bvecs
+ * @dir: %DMA_TO_DEVICE for RDMA WRITE, %DMA_FROM_DEVICE for RDMA READ
+ *
+ * Releases all resources allocated by a successful rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec()
+ * call. Must not be called if rdma_rw_ctx_init_bvec() returned an error.
+ *
+ * The @port_num and @bvecs parameters are unused but present for API
+ * symmetry with rdma_rw_ctx_destroy().
+ */
+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 *bvecs,
+ 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.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..82958f5117c3 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 +4250,47 @@ 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
+ *
+ * Returns a DMA address for the bio_vec. The caller must check the
+ * result with ib_dma_mapping_error() before use; a failed mapping
+ * must not be passed to ib_dma_unmap_bvec().
+ *
+ * For software RDMA devices (rxe, siw), returns a virtual address
+ * and no actual DMA mapping occurs.
+ */
+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 returned by ib_dma_map_bvec()
+ * @size: The size of the region in bytes
+ * @direction: The direction of the DMA
+ *
+ * Releases a DMA mapping created by ib_dma_map_bvec(). For software
+ * RDMA devices this is a no-op since no actual mapping occurred.
+ */
+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..b2fc3e2373d7 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rw.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rw.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
#ifndef _RDMA_RW_H
#define _RDMA_RW_H
+#include <linux/bvec.h>
#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
#include <rdma/ib_verbs.h>
@@ -49,6 +50,16 @@ 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 *bvecs, u32 nr_bvec,
+ struct bvec_iter iter, 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 *bvecs, 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:[~2026-01-22 22:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-22 22:03 [PATCH v3 0/5] Add a bio_vec based API to core/rw.c Chuck Lever
2026-01-22 22:03 ` Chuck Lever [this message]
2026-01-23 6:26 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] RDMA/core: add bio_vec based RDMA read/write API Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-22 22:03 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] RDMA/core: use IOVA-based DMA mapping for bvec RDMA operations Chuck Lever
2026-01-23 6:28 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-23 15:04 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-26 6:14 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-22 22:03 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] RDMA/core: add MR support for bvec-based " Chuck Lever
2026-01-23 6:36 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-23 15:06 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-26 6:17 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-26 16:48 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-23 16:47 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-26 6:16 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-22 22:04 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] RDMA/core: add rdma_rw_max_sge() helper for SQ sizing Chuck Lever
2026-01-23 6:36 ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-01-22 22:04 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] svcrdma: use bvec-based RDMA read/write API Chuck Lever
2026-01-23 6:04 ` [PATCH v3 0/5] Add a bio_vec based API to core/rw.c Zhu Yanjun
2026-01-23 14:13 ` Chuck Lever
2026-01-24 18:19 ` Zhu Yanjun
2026-01-26 17:13 ` Jason Gunthorpe
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