Re: [PATCH v2] smb: smbdirect: fix MR registration for coalesced SG lists
Stefan Metzmacher <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:02:27 +0200
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.kernel,gmane.linux.kernel.cifs,gmane.network.samba.internals |
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Am 29.04.26 um 12:00 schrieb Yi Kuo:
> ib_dma_map_sg() modifies the provided scatterlist and returns the
> number of mapped entries, which can be fewer than the requested
> mr->sgt.nents if the DMA controller coalesces contiguous memory
> segments. Passing the original, uncoalesced count to ib_map_mr_sg()
> causes memory registration failures if coalescing actually occurs.
>
> Capture the actual mapped count returned by ib_dma_map_sg() and pass it
> to ib_map_mr_sg() to ensure correct MR registration.
>
> Also update the ib_dma_map_sg() error logging to drop the error
> pointer formatting, since the return value is an integer count
> rather than an error code.
>
> Ensure a proper error code (-EIO) is assigned when DMA mapping or
> MR registration fails.
>
> Fixes: de5ef8ec3c46 ("smb: smbdirect: introduce smbdirect_mr.c with client mr code")
> Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221408
> Signed-off-by: Yi Kuo <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Metzmacher <[email protected]>
Thanks!
metze