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SubjectRe: [PATCH] powerpc: enable a 30-bit ZONE_DMA for 32-bit pmac
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On 6/14/19 2:15 PM, Aaro Koskinen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 09:24:16AM +0200, Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 10:27 AM Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> wrote:
>>> With the strict dma mask checking introduced with the switch to
>>> the generic DMA direct code common wifi chips on 32-bit powerbooks
>>> stopped working. Add a 30-bit ZONE_DMA to the 32-bit pmac builds
>>> to allow them to reliably allocate dma coherent memory.
>>>
>>> Fixes: 65a21b71f948 ("powerpc/dma: remove dma_nommu_dma_supported")
>>> Reported-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@iki.fi>
>>> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
>>> ---
>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h | 7 +++++++
>>> arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c | 3 ++-
>>> arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/Kconfig | 1 +
>>> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
>>> index b8286a2013b4..0d52f57fca04 100644
>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
>>> @@ -319,6 +319,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct;
>>> #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
>>> #include <asm/slice.h>
>>>
>>> +/*
>>> + * Allow 30-bit DMA for very limited Broadcom wifi chips on many powerbooks.
>>
>> nit: would it be possible to mention explicit reference to b43-legacy.
>> Using b43 on my macmini g4 never showed those symptoms (using
>> 5.2.0-rc2+)
>
> According to Wikipedia Mac mini G4 is limited to 1 GB RAM, so that's
> why you don't see the issue.

He wouldn't see it with b43. Those cards have 32-bit DMA.

Larry


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