* Ethernet TX buffer crossing 4K boundary?
@ 2022-04-20 21:09 Joakim Tjernlund
2022-04-21 12:32 ` Andrew Lunn
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From: Joakim Tjernlund @ 2022-04-20 21:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev; +Cc: Eric Gratorp
We have this custom Ethernet controller that cannot DMA a buffer if the buffer crosses 4K boundary.
Any ideas how to deal with that limitation in the driver?
Joakim
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* Re: Ethernet TX buffer crossing 4K boundary?
2022-04-20 21:09 Ethernet TX buffer crossing 4K boundary? Joakim Tjernlund
@ 2022-04-21 12:32 ` Andrew Lunn
2022-04-21 13:39 ` David Laight
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From: Andrew Lunn @ 2022-04-21 12:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Joakim Tjernlund; +Cc: netdev, Eric Gratorp
On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 09:09:58PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> We have this custom Ethernet controller that cannot DMA a buffer if the buffer crosses 4K boundary.
> Any ideas how to deal with that limitation in the driver?
Does the DMA support scatter gather? You might be able to tweak the
generic scatter gather code to generate two blocks if it crosses the
boundary.
Otherwise, maybe look at the DMA bounce buffer code. It is normally
used when the DMA is limited in its address range, and the buffer
needs copying to another address. Maybe you can add a special mode
where it looks at if a 4K page is cross and then makes use of a bounce
buffer.
Andrew
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* RE: Ethernet TX buffer crossing 4K boundary?
2022-04-21 12:32 ` Andrew Lunn
@ 2022-04-21 13:39 ` David Laight
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From: David Laight @ 2022-04-21 13:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Andrew Lunn', Joakim Tjernlund; +Cc: netdev, Eric Gratorp
From: Andrew Lunn
> Sent: 21 April 2022 13:33
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 09:09:58PM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > We have this custom Ethernet controller that cannot DMA a buffer if the buffer crosses 4K boundary.
Fix the hardware :-)
> > Any ideas how to deal with that limitation in the driver?
>
> Does the DMA support scatter gather? You might be able to tweak the
> generic scatter gather code to generate two blocks if it crosses the
> boundary.
I'd also look at the USB3 xhci code.
That also has a perverse set of restrictions on buffer alignment.
Might give you some hints.
David
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