[PATCH 2/2] dma-mapping: set default segment_boundary_mask to ULONG_MAX

Nicolin Chen
2020-09-01T22:17:26Z

The default segment_boundary_mask was set to DMA_BIT_MAKS(32)
a decade ago by referencing SCSI/block subsystem, as a 32-bit
mask was good enough for most of the devices.

Now more and more drivers set dma_masks above DMA_BIT_MAKS(32)
while only a handful of them call dma_set_seg_boundary(). This
means that most drivers have a 4GB segmention boundary because
DMA API returns a 32-bit default value, though they might not
really have such a limit.

The default segment_boundary_mask should mean "no limit" since
the device doesn't explicitly set the mask. But a 32-bit mask
certainly limits those devices capable of 32+ bits addressing.

So this patch sets default segment_boundary_mask to ULONG_MAX.

Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/dma-mapping.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index faab0a8210b9..df0bff2ea750 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static inline unsigned long dma_get_seg_boundary(struct device *dev)
{
if (dev->dma_parms && dev->dma_parms->segment_boundary_mask)
return dev->dma_parms->segment_boundary_mask;
- return DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
+ return ULONG_MAX;
}

/**
--
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