# Re: \[PATCH net-next 1/7\] page\_pool: disable dma mapping support for 32-bit arch with 64-bit DMA

- From: Ilias Apalodimas \<ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org\>
- Date: 2021-09-23 13:08:02 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/09/1519507
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/09/1518020/t.md

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On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 07:13:11PM +0800, Yunsheng Lin wrote:
> On 2021/9/23 18:02, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> > Hi Jesper,
> > 
> > On Thu, 23 Sept 2021 at 12:33, Jesper Dangaard Brouer
> > [ref] wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22/09/2021 11.41, Yunsheng Lin wrote:
> >>> diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
> >>> index 1a6978427d6c..a65bd7972e37 100644
> >>> --- a/net/core/page_pool.c
> >>> +++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
> >>> @@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ static int page_pool_init(struct page_pool *pool,
> >>>        * which is the XDP_TX use-case.
> >>>        */
> >>>       if (pool->p.flags & PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP) {
> >>> +             /* DMA-mapping is not supported on 32-bit systems with
> >>> +              * 64-bit DMA mapping.
> >>> +              */
> >>> +             if (sizeof(dma_addr_t) > sizeof(unsigned long))
> >>> +                     return -EINVAL;
> >>
> >> As I said before, can we please use another error than EINVAL.
> >> We should give drivers a chance/ability to detect this error, and e.g.
> >> fallback to doing DMA mappings inside driver instead.
> >>
> >> I suggest using EOPNOTSUPP 95 (Operation not supported).
> 
> Will change it to EOPNOTSUPP, thanks.

Mind sending this one separately (and you can keep my reviewed-by).  It
fits nicely on it's own and since I am not sure about the rest of the
changes yet, it would be nice to get this one in.

Cheers
/Ilias
> 
> > 
> > I am fine with both.  In any case though the aforementioned driver can
> > just remove PP_FLAG_DMA_MAP and do it's own mappings.
> > 
> > Regards
> > /Ilias
> >>
> >> -Jesper
> >>
> > .
> > 
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