[PATCH 1/5] PCI/MSI: Conservatively generalize no_64bit_msi into msi_addr_mask

Creeley, Brett bcreeley at amd.com
Tue Jan 6 05:05:43 AEDT 2026



On 12/23/2025 7:10 PM, Vivian Wang wrote:
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>
> Some PCI devices have PCI_MSI_FLAGS_64BIT in the MSI capability, but
> implement less than 64 address bits. This breaks on platforms where such
> a device is assigned an MSI address higher than what's reachable.
>
> Currently, we deal with this with a single no_64bit_msi flag, and
> (notably on powerpc) use 32-bit MSI address for these devices. However,
> on some platforms the MSI doorbell address is above 32-bit but within
> device ability.
>
> As a first step, conservatively generalize the single-bit flag
> no_64bit_msi into msi_addr_mask. (The name msi_addr_mask is chosen to
> avoid confusion with msi_mask.)
>
> The translation is essentially:
>
> - no_64bit_msi = 1    ->    msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32)
> - no_64bit_msi = 0    ->    msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(64)
> - if (no_64bit_msi)   ->    if (msi_addr_mask < DMA_BIT_MASK(64))
>
> Since no values other than DMA_BIT_MASK(32) and DMA_BIT_MASK(64) is
> used, no functional change is intended. Future patches that make use of
> intermediate values of msi_addr_mask will follow, allowing devices that
> cannot use full 64-bit addresses for MSI to work on platforms with MSI
> doorbell above 32-bit address space.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vivian Wang <wangruikang at iscas.ac.cn>
>
> ---
>
> checkpatch complains about the comment include/linux/pci.h, which I have
> formatted similarly with other comments in the vicinity.
> ---
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c           | 2 +-
>   arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/msi.c                | 4 ++--
>   drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c             | 2 +-
>   drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c | 2 +-
>   drivers/pci/msi/msi.c                               | 2 +-
>   drivers/pci/msi/pcidev_msi.c                        | 2 +-
>   drivers/pci/probe.c                                 | 7 +++++++
>   include/linux/pci.h                                 | 8 +++++++-
>   sound/hda/controllers/intel.c                       | 2 +-
>   9 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
> index b0c1d9d16fb5..1c78fdfb7b03 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c
> @@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ static int __pnv_pci_ioda_msi_setup(struct pnv_phb *phb, struct pci_dev *dev,
>                  return -ENXIO;
>
>          /* Force 32-bit MSI on some broken devices */
> -       if (dev->no_64bit_msi)
> +       if (dev->msi_addr_mask < DMA_BIT_MASK(64))
>                  is_64 = 0;
>
>          /* Assign XIVE to PE */
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/msi.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/msi.c
> index a82aaa786e9e..7473c7ca1db0 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/msi.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/msi.c
> @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int rtas_prepare_msi_irqs(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nvec_in, int type,
>           */
>   again:
>          if (type == PCI_CAP_ID_MSI) {
> -               if (pdev->no_64bit_msi) {
> +               if (pdev->msi_addr_mask < DMA_BIT_MASK(64)) {
>                          rc = rtas_change_msi(pdn, RTAS_CHANGE_32MSI_FN, nvec);
>                          if (rc < 0) {
>                                  /*
> @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static int rtas_prepare_msi_irqs(struct pci_dev *pdev, int nvec_in, int type,
>                  if (use_32bit_msi_hack && rc > 0)
>                          rtas_hack_32bit_msi_gen2(pdev);
>          } else {
> -               if (pdev->no_64bit_msi)
> +               if (pdev->msi_addr_mask < DMA_BIT_MASK(64))
>                          rc = rtas_change_msi(pdn, RTAS_CHANGE_32MSIX_FN, nvec);
>                  else
>                          rc = rtas_change_msi(pdn, RTAS_CHANGE_MSIX_FN, nvec);
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
> index 9961251b44ba..d550554a6f3f 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
> @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static bool radeon_msi_ok(struct radeon_device *rdev)
>           */
>          if (rdev->family < CHIP_BONAIRE) {
>                  dev_info(rdev->dev, "radeon: MSI limited to 32-bit\n");
> -               rdev->pdev->no_64bit_msi = 1;
> +               rdev->pdev->msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
>          }
>
>          /* force MSI on */
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
> index 70d86c5f52fb..0671deae9a28 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_bus_pci.c
> @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int ionic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
>
>   #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
>          /* Ensure MSI/MSI-X interrupts lie within addressable physical memory */
> -       pdev->no_64bit_msi = 1;
> +       pdev->msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);

I know this is just an intermediate commit in the series, but does this 
retain the original intent?

Thanks,

Brett
>   #endif
>
>          err = ionic_setup_one(ionic);
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
> index 34d664139f48..48f5f03d1479 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/msi/msi.c
> @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int msi_verify_entries(struct pci_dev *dev)
>   {
>          struct msi_desc *entry;
>
> -       if (!dev->no_64bit_msi)
> +       if (dev->msi_addr_mask == DMA_BIT_MASK(64))
>                  return 0;
>
>          msi_for_each_desc(entry, &dev->dev, MSI_DESC_ALL) {
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi/pcidev_msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi/pcidev_msi.c
> index 5520aff53b56..0b0346813092 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/msi/pcidev_msi.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/msi/pcidev_msi.c
> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void pci_msi_init(struct pci_dev *dev)
>          }
>
>          if (!(ctrl & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_64BIT))
> -               dev->no_64bit_msi = 1;
> +               dev->msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
>   }
>
>   void pci_msix_init(struct pci_dev *dev)
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> index 41183aed8f5d..a2bff57176a3 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> @@ -2047,6 +2047,13 @@ int pci_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
>           */
>          dev->dma_mask = 0xffffffff;
>
> +       /*
> +        * Assume 64-bit addresses for MSI initially. Will be changed to 32-bit
> +        * if MSI (rather than MSI-X) capability does not have
> +        * PCI_MSI_FLAGS_64BIT. Can also be overridden by driver.
> +        */
> +       dev->msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(64);
> +
>          dev_set_name(&dev->dev, "%04x:%02x:%02x.%d", pci_domain_nr(dev->bus),
>                       dev->bus->number, PCI_SLOT(dev->devfn),
>                       PCI_FUNC(dev->devfn));
> diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
> index 864775651c6f..0fe32fef0331 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pci.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pci.h
> @@ -377,6 +377,13 @@ struct pci_dev {
>                                             0xffffffff.  You only need to change
>                                             this if your device has broken DMA
>                                             or supports 64-bit transfers.  */
> +       u64             msi_addr_mask;  /* Mask of the bits of bus address for
> +                                          MSI that this device implements.
> +                                          Normally set based on device
> +                                          capabilities. You only need to
> +                                          change this if your device claims
> +                                          to support 64-bit MSI but implements
> +                                          fewer than 64 address bits. */
>
>          struct device_dma_parameters dma_parms;
>
> @@ -441,7 +448,6 @@ struct pci_dev {
>
>          unsigned int    is_busmaster:1;         /* Is busmaster */
>          unsigned int    no_msi:1;               /* May not use MSI */
> -       unsigned int    no_64bit_msi:1;         /* May only use 32-bit MSIs */
>          unsigned int    block_cfg_access:1;     /* Config space access blocked */
>          unsigned int    broken_parity_status:1; /* Generates false positive parity */
>          unsigned int    irq_reroute_variant:2;  /* Needs IRQ rerouting variant */
> diff --git a/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c b/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
> index 1e8e3d61291a..c9542ebdf7e2 100644
> --- a/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
> +++ b/sound/hda/controllers/intel.c
> @@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ static int azx_first_init(struct azx *chip)
>
>          if (chip->msi && chip->driver_caps & AZX_DCAPS_NO_MSI64) {
>                  dev_dbg(card->dev, "Disabling 64bit MSI\n");
> -               pci->no_64bit_msi = true;
> +               pci->msi_addr_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
>          }
>
>          pci_set_master(pci);
>
> --
> 2.51.2
>



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