Re: [PATCH vhost v2 08/12] virtio_ring: update document for virtqueue_add_*

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On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 2:44 PM Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Update the document of virtqueue_add_* series API, allowing the callers to
> use sg->dma_address to pass the dma address to Virtio Core.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
> index b23d301effb5..216ac8654982 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
> @@ -2190,6 +2190,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
>   * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue operations
>   * at the same time (except where noted).
>   *
> + * If the caller has done dma map then use sg->dma_address to pass dma address.
> + * If one sg->dma_address is used, then all sgs must use sg->dma_address;
> + * otherwise all sg->dma_address must be NULL.

Is it worth adding checks for those requirements?

Thanks

> + *
>   * Returns zero or a negative error (ie. ENOSPC, ENOMEM, EIO).
>   */
>  int virtqueue_add_sgs(struct virtqueue *_vq,
> @@ -2224,6 +2228,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_sgs);
>   * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue operations
>   * at the same time (except where noted).
>   *
> + * If the caller has done dma map then use sg->dma_address to pass dma address.
> + * If one sg->dma_address is used, then all sgs must use sg->dma_address;
> + * otherwise all sg->dma_address must be NULL.
> + *
>   * Returns zero or a negative error (ie. ENOSPC, ENOMEM, EIO).
>   */
>  int virtqueue_add_outbuf(struct virtqueue *vq,
> @@ -2246,6 +2254,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_outbuf);
>   * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue operations
>   * at the same time (except where noted).
>   *
> + * If the caller has done dma map then use sg->dma_address to pass dma address.
> + * If one sg->dma_address is used, then all sgs must use sg->dma_address;
> + * otherwise all sg->dma_address must be NULL.
> + *
>   * Returns zero or a negative error (ie. ENOSPC, ENOMEM, EIO).
>   */
>  int virtqueue_add_inbuf(struct virtqueue *vq,
> @@ -2269,6 +2281,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_inbuf);
>   * Caller must ensure we don't call this with other virtqueue operations
>   * at the same time (except where noted).
>   *
> + * If the caller has done dma map then use sg->dma_address to pass dma address.
> + * If one sg->dma_address is used, then all sgs must use sg->dma_address;
> + * otherwise all sg->dma_address must be NULL.
> + *
>   * Returns zero or a negative error (ie. ENOSPC, ENOMEM, EIO).
>   */
>  int virtqueue_add_inbuf_ctx(struct virtqueue *vq,
> --
> 2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f
>

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