Re: [RFC PATCH 2/5] cma-heap: Allow registration of custom cma heaps

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Hi,

On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 01:08:58PM +0000, Florent Tomasin wrote:
> This patch introduces a cma-heap probe function, allowing
> users to register custom cma heaps in the device tree.
> 
> A "memory-region" is bound to the cma heap at probe time
> allowing allocation of DMA buffers from that heap.
> 
> Use cases:
> - registration of carved out secure heaps. Some devices
>   are implementing secure memory by reserving a specific
>   memory regions for that purpose. For example, this is the
>   case of platforms making use of early version of
>   ARM TrustZone.

In such a case, the CMA heap would de-facto become un-mappable for
userspace, right?

> - registration of multiple memory regions at different
>   locations for efficiency or HW integration reasons.
>   For example, a peripheral may expect to share data at a
>   specific location in RAM. This information could have been
>   programmed by a FW prior to the kernel boot.

How would you differentiate between them?

Maxime

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: PGP signature


[Index of Archives]     [Linux Kernel]     [Linux ARM (vger)]     [Linux ARM MSM]     [Linux Omap]     [Linux Arm]     [Linux Tegra]     [Fedora ARM]     [Linux for Samsung SOC]     [eCos]     [Linux PCI]     [Linux Fastboot]     [Gcc Help]     [Git]     [DCCP]     [IETF Announce]     [Security]     [Linux MIPS]     [Yosemite Campsites]

  Powered by Linux