[PATCH] nvmet-rdma: reject inline data with a nonzero offset

[Keith Busch]

On Thu, Jun 04, 2026 at 08:46:33AM +0000, Bryam Vargas wrote:
> A nonzero inline offset is never legitimate here.  nvmet advertises
> icdoff = 0, nvme_rdma_setup_ctrl() refuses to use a controller that
> reports a nonzero icdoff ("icdoff is not supported!"), and
> nvme_rdma_map_sg_inline() sets the inline descriptor addr to icdoff, so
> a compliant initiator always sends offset 0.  nvmet_rdma_use_inline_sg()
> likewise assumes the inline data begins at the start of the first inline
> page (the RNIC DMAs it to page offset 0); any nonzero offset also
> mis-describes the scatterlist even when it is in bounds.

Wait, is this accurate? I'm pretty sure icdoff == 0 just means the host
can start the inline data immediately after the SQE, not that it
necessarily must do that. My understanding is offsets are still allowed
as long as the total length fits.