[PATCH v4 2/4] i3c: mipi-i3c-hci: Use core helpers for DMA mapping and bounce buffering

Frank Li Frank.li at nxp.com
Mon Aug 25 09:23:41 PDT 2025


On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 01:56:28PM +0300, Jarkko Nikula wrote:
> So far only I3C private and I2C transfers have required a bounce buffer
> for DMA transfers when buffer is not DMA'able.
>
> It was observed that when the device DMA is IOMMU mapped and the receive
> length is not a multiple of DWORDs (32-bit), the last DWORD is padded
> with stale data from the RX FIFO, corrupting 1-3 bytes beyond the
> expected data.
>
> A similar issue, though less severe, occurs when an I3C target returns
> less data than requested. In this case, the padding does not exceed the
> requested number of bytes, assuming the device DMA is not IOMMU mapped.
>
> Therefore, all I3C private transfer, CCC command payload and I2C
> transfer receive buffers must be properly sized for the DMA being IOMMU
> mapped. Even if those buffers are already DMA safe, their size may not
> be DWORD aligned.
>
> To prepare for the device DMA being IOMMU mapped and to address the
> above issue, use helpers from I3C core for DMA mapping and bounce
> buffering for all DMA transfers.
>
> For now, require bounce buffer only when the buffer is in the
> vmalloc() area to avoid unnecessary copying with CCC commands and
> DMA-safe I2C transfers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula at linux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li at nxp.com>

> ---
>  drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c | 34 --------------------------
>  drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c  | 27 +++++++++-----------
>  drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h  |  3 +--
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
> index 60f1175f1f37..b2977b6ac9f7 100644
> --- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
> @@ -272,34 +272,6 @@ static int i3c_hci_daa(struct i3c_master_controller *m)
>  	return hci->cmd->perform_daa(hci);
>  }
>
> -static int i3c_hci_alloc_safe_xfer_buf(struct i3c_hci *hci,
> -				       struct hci_xfer *xfer)
> -{
> -	if (hci->io != &mipi_i3c_hci_dma ||
> -	    xfer->data == NULL || !is_vmalloc_addr(xfer->data))
> -		return 0;
> -
> -	if (xfer->rnw)
> -		xfer->bounce_buf = kzalloc(xfer->data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
> -	else
> -		xfer->bounce_buf = kmemdup(xfer->data,
> -					   xfer->data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
> -
> -	return xfer->bounce_buf == NULL ? -ENOMEM : 0;
> -}
> -
> -static void i3c_hci_free_safe_xfer_buf(struct i3c_hci *hci,
> -				       struct hci_xfer *xfer)
> -{
> -	if (hci->io != &mipi_i3c_hci_dma || xfer->bounce_buf == NULL)
> -		return;
> -
> -	if (xfer->rnw)
> -		memcpy(xfer->data, xfer->bounce_buf, xfer->data_len);
> -
> -	kfree(xfer->bounce_buf);
> -}
> -
>  static int i3c_hci_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
>  			      struct i3c_priv_xfer *i3c_xfers,
>  			      int nxfers)
> @@ -333,9 +305,6 @@ static int i3c_hci_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
>  		}
>  		hci->cmd->prep_i3c_xfer(hci, dev, &xfer[i]);
>  		xfer[i].cmd_desc[0] |= CMD_0_ROC;
> -		ret = i3c_hci_alloc_safe_xfer_buf(hci, &xfer[i]);
> -		if (ret)
> -			goto out;
>  	}
>  	last = i - 1;
>  	xfer[last].cmd_desc[0] |= CMD_0_TOC;
> @@ -359,9 +328,6 @@ static int i3c_hci_priv_xfers(struct i3c_dev_desc *dev,
>  	}
>
>  out:
> -	for (i = 0; i < nxfers; i++)
> -		i3c_hci_free_safe_xfer_buf(hci, &xfer[i]);
> -
>  	hci_free_xfer(xfer, nxfers);
>  	return ret;
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
> index 491dfe70b660..351851859f02 100644
> --- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
> +++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/dma.c
> @@ -349,9 +349,7 @@ static void hci_dma_unmap_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
>  		xfer = xfer_list + i;
>  		if (!xfer->data)
>  			continue;
> -		dma_unmap_single(&hci->master.dev,
> -				 xfer->data_dma, xfer->data_len,
> -				 xfer->rnw ? DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE);
> +		i3c_master_dma_unmap_single(xfer->dma);
>  	}
>  }
>
> @@ -362,7 +360,6 @@ static int hci_dma_queue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
>  	struct hci_rh_data *rh;
>  	unsigned int i, ring, enqueue_ptr;
>  	u32 op1_val, op2_val;
> -	void *buf;
>
>  	/* For now we only use ring 0 */
>  	ring = 0;
> @@ -373,6 +370,8 @@ static int hci_dma_queue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
>  	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
>  		struct hci_xfer *xfer = xfer_list + i;
>  		u32 *ring_data = rh->xfer + rh->xfer_struct_sz * enqueue_ptr;
> +		enum dma_data_direction dir = xfer->rnw ? DMA_FROM_DEVICE :
> +							  DMA_TO_DEVICE;
>
>  		/* store cmd descriptor */
>  		*ring_data++ = xfer->cmd_desc[0];
> @@ -391,21 +390,17 @@ static int hci_dma_queue_xfer(struct i3c_hci *hci,
>
>  		/* 2nd and 3rd words of Data Buffer Descriptor Structure */
>  		if (xfer->data) {
> -			buf = xfer->bounce_buf ? xfer->bounce_buf : xfer->data;
> -			xfer->data_dma =
> -				dma_map_single(&hci->master.dev,
> -					       buf,
> -					       xfer->data_len,
> -					       xfer->rnw ?
> -						  DMA_FROM_DEVICE :
> -						  DMA_TO_DEVICE);
> -			if (dma_mapping_error(&hci->master.dev,
> -					      xfer->data_dma)) {
> +			xfer->dma = i3c_master_dma_map_single(&hci->master.dev,
> +							      xfer->data,
> +							      xfer->data_len,
> +							      false,
> +							      dir);
> +			if (!xfer->dma) {
>  				hci_dma_unmap_xfer(hci, xfer_list, i);
>  				return -ENOMEM;
>  			}
> -			*ring_data++ = lower_32_bits(xfer->data_dma);
> -			*ring_data++ = upper_32_bits(xfer->data_dma);
> +			*ring_data++ = lower_32_bits(xfer->dma->addr);
> +			*ring_data++ = upper_32_bits(xfer->dma->addr);
>  		} else {
>  			*ring_data++ = 0;
>  			*ring_data++ = 0;
> diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h
> index 69ea1d10414b..33bc4906df1f 100644
> --- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h
> +++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/hci.h
> @@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ struct hci_xfer {
>  		};
>  		struct {
>  			/* DMA specific */
> -			dma_addr_t data_dma;
> -			void *bounce_buf;
> +			struct i3c_dma *dma;
>  			int ring_number;
>  			int ring_entry;
>  		};
> --
> 2.47.2
>
>
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