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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH] xen/gntdev: Stop abusing DT of_dma_configure API


  • To: Julien Grall <julien.grall@xxxxxxx>, Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>, Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Thread-topic: [RFC PATCH] xen/gntdev: Stop abusing DT of_dma_configure API

On 9/26/19 12:49 PM, Julien Grall wrote:
> Hi Rob,
>
>
> On 9/25/19 10:50 PM, Rob Herring wrote:
>> As the comment says, this isn't a DT based device. of_dma_configure()
>> is going to stop allowing a NULL DT node, so this needs to be fixed.
>
> And this can't work on arch not selecting CONFIG_OF and can select 
> CONFIG_XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC.
>
> We are lucky enough on x86 because, AFAICT, arch_setup_dma_ops is just 
> a nop.
>
No luck is needed as [1] does nothing for those platforms not using 
CONFIG_OF
>>
>> Not sure exactly what setup besides arch_setup_dma_ops is needed...
>
> We probably want to update dma_mask, coherent_dma_mask and 
> dma_pfn_offset.
>
> Also, while look at of_configure_dma, I noticed that we consider the 
> DMA will not be coherent for the grant-table. Oleksandr, do you know 
> why they can't be coherent?
The main and the only reason to use of_configure_dma is that if we don't 
then we
are about to stay with dma_dummy_ops [2]. It effectively means that 
operations on dma-bufs
will end up returning errors, like [3], [4], thus not making it possible 
for Xen PV DRM and DMA
part of gntdev driver to do what we need (dma-bufs in our use-cases 
allow zero-copying
while using graphics buffers and many more).

I didn't find any better way of achieving that, but of_configure_dma...
If there is any better solution which will not break the existing 
functionality then
I will definitely change the drivers so we do not abuse DT )
Before that, please keep in mind that merging this RFC will break Xen PV 
DRM +
DMA buf support in gntdev...
Hope we can work out some acceptable solution, so everyone is happy
>
> Cheers,
>

Thank you,
Oleksandr

[1] 
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.3.1/source/include/linux/of_device.h#L109
[2] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.3.1/source/kernel/dma/dummy.c#L33
[3] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.3.1/source/kernel/dma/dummy.c#L11
[4] https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v5.3.1/source/kernel/dma/dummy.c#L18
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