Re: [PATCH v5 rdma-next] RDMA/umem: Combine contiguous PAGE_SIZE regions in SGEs

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On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 1:23 AM Shiraz Saleem <shiraz.saleem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Combine contiguous regions of PAGE_SIZE pages
> into single scatter list entries while adding
> to the scatter table. This minimizes the number
> of the entries in the scatter list and reduces
> the DMA mapping overhead, particularly with the
> IOMMU.
>
> Set default max_seg_size in core for IB devices
> to 2G and do not combine if we exceed this limit.
>
> Also, purge npages in struct ib_umem as we now
> DMA map the umem SGL with sg_nents, and update
> remaining non ODP drivers that use umem->npages.
> Move npages tracking to ib_umem_odp as ODP drivers
> still need it.
>
> This patch should be applied post
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/cover/10857607/
>
> Suggested-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Michael J. Ruhl <michael.j.ruhl@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Adit Ranadive <aditr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Shiraz Saleem <shiraz.saleem@xxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Selvin Xavier <selvin.xavier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



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