The default segment_boundary_mask was set to DMA_BIT_MAKS(32) a decade ago by referencing SCSI/block subsystem, as a 32-bit mask was good enough for most of the devices. Now more and more drivers set dma_masks above DMA_BIT_MAKS(32) while only a handful of them call dma_set_seg_boundary(). This means that most drivers have a 4GB segmention boundary because DMA API returns a 32-bit default value, though they might not really have such a limit. The default segment_boundary_mask should mean "no limit" since the device doesn't explicitly set the mask. But a 32-bit mask certainly limits those devices capable of 32+ bits addressing. So this patch sets default segment_boundary_mask to ULONG_MAX. Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicoleotsuka@xxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/dma-mapping.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h index faab0a8210b9..df0bff2ea750 100644 --- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h +++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static inline unsigned long dma_get_seg_boundary(struct device *dev) { if (dev->dma_parms && dev->dma_parms->segment_boundary_mask) return dev->dma_parms->segment_boundary_mask; - return DMA_BIT_MASK(32); + return ULONG_MAX; } /** -- 2.17.1