Re: [PATCH 01/11] NTB: Add atomic MW translation group operations
[email protected] Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:10:30 +0000
| Newsgroups | dev.linux.lists.ntb,org.kernel.vger.linux-pci |
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> A PCI function has only a few BARs, but an NTB device may need more > logical MWs, for example to give queues separate windows. Splitting a > large or resizable BAR avoids spending one BAR per MW. >=20 > BAR subrange mappings for that would consume one inbound mapping region > per logical MW. Those regions can be scarce on some PCIe controller > integrations, limiting the number of MWs. >=20 > Introduce translation groups whose members use contiguous local > backing, so one inbound mapping can cover the whole group. Add a group > query and atomic group set/clear operations. Singleton groups keep using > the existing per-MW callbacks. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <[email protected]> Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great! --=20 Sashiko AI review =C2=B7 https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260803180439.1963= [email protected]?part=3D1