[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 1/6] mem: add function for checking memsegs IOVAs addresses

Burakov, Anatoly anatoly.burakov at intel.com
Fri Oct 5 14:15:10 CEST 2018


On 05-Oct-18 1:06 PM, Alejandro Lucero wrote:
> A device can suffer addressing limitations. This function checks
> memsegs have iovas within the supported range based on dma mask.
> 
> PMDs should use this function during initialization if device
> suffers addressing limitations, returning an error if this function
> returns memsegs out of range.
> 
> Another usage is for emulated IOMMU hardware with addressing
> limitations.
> 
> It is necessary to save the most restricted dma mask for checking out
> memory allocated dynamically after initialization.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alejandro.lucero at netronome.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov at intel.com>

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Thanks,
Anatoly


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