On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 21:25:17 +0000 Mina Almasry wrote:
> +struct net_iov *
> +net_devmem_alloc_dmabuf(struct net_devmem_dmabuf_binding *binding)
> +{
> + struct dmabuf_genpool_chunk_owner *owner;
> + unsigned long dma_addr;
> + struct net_iov *niov;
> + ssize_t offset;
> + ssize_t index;
> +
> + dma_addr = gen_pool_alloc_owner(binding->chunk_pool, PAGE_SIZE,
> + (void **)&owner);
> + if (!dma_addr)
> + return NULL;
> +
> + offset = dma_addr - owner->base_dma_addr;
> + index = offset / PAGE_SIZE;
> + niov = &owner->niovs[index];
> +
> + niov->dma_addr = 0;
Is the dma_addr not constant for a given niov for the entire lifetime
of the binding? Why flip it back and forth between its value and 0?
