[PATCH v2 00/11] dmaengine: dw-edma: flatten desc structions and simple code

Frank Li posted 11 patches 4 weeks, 1 day ago
drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c    | 203 +++++++----------------------
drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.h    |  64 +++++++---
drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c | 234 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-hdma-v0-core.c | 147 +++++++++++----------
4 files changed, 292 insertions(+), 356 deletions(-)
[PATCH v2 00/11] dmaengine: dw-edma: flatten desc structions and simple code
Posted by Frank Li 4 weeks, 1 day ago
This patch week depend on the below serise.
https://lore.kernel.org/imx/20251208-dma_prep_config-v1-0-53490c5e1e2a@nxp.com/

Basic change

struct dw_edma_desc *desc
       └─ chunk list
            └─ burst list

To

struct dw_edma_desc *desc
            └─ burst[n]

And reduce at least 2 times kzalloc() for each dma descriptor create.

I only test eDMA part, not hardware test hdma part.

The finial goal is dymatic add DMA request when DMA running. So needn't
wait for irq for fetch next round DMA request.

This work is neccesary to for dymatic DMA request appending.

The post this part first to review and test firstly during working dymatic
DMA part.

performance is little bit better. Use NVME as EP function

Before

  Rnd read,    4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6660, BW=26.0MiB/s (27.3MB/s)
  Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=28.6k, BW=112MiB/s (117MB/s)
  Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=33.4k, BW=130MiB/s (137MB/s)
  Rnd read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=914, BW=114MiB/s (120MB/s)
  Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1204, BW=151MiB/s (158MB/s)
  Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1255, BW=157MiB/s (165MB/s)
  Rnd read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=248, BW=124MiB/s (131MB/s)
  Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=353, BW=177MiB/s (185MB/s)
  Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=388, BW=194MiB/s (204MB/s)
  Rnd write,   4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6241, BW=24.4MiB/s (25.6MB/s)
  Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=24.7k, BW=96.5MiB/s (101MB/s)
  Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=26.9k, BW=105MiB/s (110MB/s)
  Rnd write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=780, BW=97.5MiB/s (102MB/s)
  Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=987, BW=123MiB/s (129MB/s)
  Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1021, BW=128MiB/s (134MB/s)
  Seq read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=1190, BW=149MiB/s (156MB/s)
  Seq read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1400, BW=175MiB/s (184MB/s)
  Seq read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=243, BW=122MiB/s (128MB/s)
  Seq read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=355, BW=178MiB/s (186MB/s)
  Seq read,    1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=191, BW=192MiB/s (201MB/s)
  Seq write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=784, BW=98.1MiB/s (103MB/s)
  Seq write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1030, BW=129MiB/s (135MB/s)
  Seq write, 512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=216, BW=108MiB/s (114MB/s)
  Seq write, 512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=295, BW=148MiB/s (155MB/s)
  Seq write,   1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=164, BW=165MiB/s (173MB/s)
  Rnd rdwr, 4K..1MB, QD=8, 4 jobs:  IOPS=250, BW=126MiB/s (132MB/s)
  IOPS=261, BW=132MiB/s (138MB/s

After
  Rnd read,    4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6780, BW=26.5MiB/s (27.8MB/s)
  Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=28.6k, BW=112MiB/s (117MB/s)
  Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=33.4k, BW=130MiB/s (137MB/s)
  Rnd read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=1188, BW=149MiB/s (156MB/s)
  Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1440, BW=180MiB/s (189MB/s)
  Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1282, BW=160MiB/s (168MB/s)
  Rnd read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=254, BW=127MiB/s (134MB/s)
  Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=354, BW=177MiB/s (186MB/s)
  Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=388, BW=194MiB/s (204MB/s)
  Rnd write,   4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6282, BW=24.5MiB/s (25.7MB/s)
  Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=24.9k, BW=97.5MiB/s (102MB/s)
  Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=27.4k, BW=107MiB/s (112MB/s)
  Rnd write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=1098, BW=137MiB/s (144MB/s)
  Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1195, BW=149MiB/s (157MB/s)
  Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1120, BW=140MiB/s (147MB/s)
  Seq read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=936, BW=117MiB/s (123MB/s)
  Seq read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1218, BW=152MiB/s (160MB/s)
  Seq read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=301, BW=151MiB/s (158MB/s)
  Seq read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=360, BW=180MiB/s (189MB/s)
  Seq read,    1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=193, BW=194MiB/s (203MB/s)
  Seq write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=796, BW=99.5MiB/s (104MB/s)
  Seq write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1019, BW=127MiB/s (134MB/s)
  Seq write, 512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=213, BW=107MiB/s (112MB/s)
  Seq write, 512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=273, BW=137MiB/s (143MB/s)
  Seq write,   1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=168, BW=168MiB/s (177MB/s)
  Rnd rdwr, 4K..1MB, QD=8, 4 jobs:  IOPS=255, BW=128MiB/s (134MB/s)
   IOPS=266, BW=135MiB/s (141MB/s)

To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
To: Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>
To: Gustavo Pimentel <Gustavo.Pimentel@synopsys.com>
To: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
To: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
Cc: dmaengine@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
To: Krzysztof Wilczyński <kwilczynski@kernel.org>
To: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@kernel.org>
To: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
To: Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org
Cc: imx@lists.linux.dev

Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- use 'eDMA' and 'HDMA' at commit message
- remove debug code.
- keep 'inline' to avoid build warning
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251212-edma_ll-v1-0-fc863d9f5ca3@nxp.com

---
Frank Li (11):
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Add spinlock to protect DONE_INT_MASK and ABORT_INT_MASK
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Move control field update of DMA link to the last step
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Add xfer_sz field to struct dw_edma_chunk
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Remove ll_max = -1 in dw_edma_channel_setup()
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Move ll_region from struct dw_edma_chunk to struct dw_edma_chan
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Pass down dw_edma_chan to reduce one level of indirection
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Add helper dw_(edma|hdma)_v0_core_ch_enable()
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Add callbacks to fill link list entries
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Use common dw_edma_core_start() for both eDMA and HDMA
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Use burst array instead of linked list
      dmaengine: dw-edma: Remove struct dw_edma_chunk

 drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c    | 203 +++++++----------------------
 drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.h    |  64 +++++++---
 drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c | 234 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
 drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-hdma-v0-core.c | 147 +++++++++++----------
 4 files changed, 292 insertions(+), 356 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 5498240f25c3ccbd33af3197bec1578d678dc34d
change-id: 20251211-edma_ll-0904ba089f01

Best regards,
--
Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>

Re: [PATCH v2 00/11] dmaengine: dw-edma: flatten desc structions and simple code
Posted by Niklas Cassel 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Hello Frank,

Thanks for doing this work!

Sorry for pointing out a lot of typos here.
However, I do think it gives a better impression if there are fewer typos.


On Fri, Jan 09, 2026 at 10:28:20AM -0500, Frank Li wrote:

Subject: dmaengine: dw-edma: flatten desc structions and simple code

s/structions/structures/
s/simple/simplify/


> This patch week depend on the below serise.

s/serise/series/


> https://lore.kernel.org/imx/20251208-dma_prep_config-v1-0-53490c5e1e2a@nxp.com/

Should this not be based on:
https://lore.kernel.org/dmaengine/20260105-dma_prep_config-v3-0-a8480362fd42@nxp.com/
instead?


> 
> Basic change
> 
> struct dw_edma_desc *desc
>        └─ chunk list
>             └─ burst list
> 
> To
> 
> struct dw_edma_desc *desc
>             └─ burst[n]
> 
> And reduce at least 2 times kzalloc() for each dma descriptor create.

s/create/creation/


> 
> I only test eDMA part, not hardware test hdma part.
> 
> The finial goal is dymatic add DMA request when DMA running. So needn't

s/finial/final/

Here and many other places:
s/dymatic/dynamic/

Also in patch 1/11:
s/dynamtic/dynamic/


> wait for irq for fetch next round DMA request.
> 
> This work is neccesary to for dymatic DMA request appending.

s/to/too/
s/neccessary/necessary/

> 
> The post this part first to review and test firstly during working dymatic
> DMA part.
> 
> performance is little bit better. Use NVME as EP function

s/NVME/NVMe/


> 
> Before
> 
>   Rnd read,    4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6660, BW=26.0MiB/s (27.3MB/s)
>   Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=28.6k, BW=112MiB/s (117MB/s)
>   Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=33.4k, BW=130MiB/s (137MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=914, BW=114MiB/s (120MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1204, BW=151MiB/s (158MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1255, BW=157MiB/s (165MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=248, BW=124MiB/s (131MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=353, BW=177MiB/s (185MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=388, BW=194MiB/s (204MB/s)
>   Rnd write,   4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6241, BW=24.4MiB/s (25.6MB/s)
>   Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=24.7k, BW=96.5MiB/s (101MB/s)
>   Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=26.9k, BW=105MiB/s (110MB/s)
>   Rnd write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=780, BW=97.5MiB/s (102MB/s)
>   Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=987, BW=123MiB/s (129MB/s)
>   Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1021, BW=128MiB/s (134MB/s)
>   Seq read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=1190, BW=149MiB/s (156MB/s)
>   Seq read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1400, BW=175MiB/s (184MB/s)
>   Seq read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=243, BW=122MiB/s (128MB/s)
>   Seq read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=355, BW=178MiB/s (186MB/s)
>   Seq read,    1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=191, BW=192MiB/s (201MB/s)
>   Seq write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=784, BW=98.1MiB/s (103MB/s)
>   Seq write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1030, BW=129MiB/s (135MB/s)
>   Seq write, 512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=216, BW=108MiB/s (114MB/s)
>   Seq write, 512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=295, BW=148MiB/s (155MB/s)
>   Seq write,   1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=164, BW=165MiB/s (173MB/s)
>   Rnd rdwr, 4K..1MB, QD=8, 4 jobs:  IOPS=250, BW=126MiB/s (132MB/s)
>   IOPS=261, BW=132MiB/s (138MB/s
> 
> After
>   Rnd read,    4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6780, BW=26.5MiB/s (27.8MB/s)
>   Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=28.6k, BW=112MiB/s (117MB/s)
>   Rnd read,    4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=33.4k, BW=130MiB/s (137MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=1188, BW=149MiB/s (156MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1440, BW=180MiB/s (189MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1282, BW=160MiB/s (168MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=254, BW=127MiB/s (134MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=354, BW=177MiB/s (186MB/s)
>   Rnd read,  512KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=388, BW=194MiB/s (204MB/s)
>   Rnd write,   4KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=6282, BW=24.5MiB/s (25.7MB/s)
>   Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=24.9k, BW=97.5MiB/s (102MB/s)
>   Rnd write,   4KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=27.4k, BW=107MiB/s (112MB/s)
>   Rnd write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=1098, BW=137MiB/s (144MB/s)
>   Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1195, BW=149MiB/s (157MB/s)
>   Rnd write, 128KB, QD=32, 4 jobs:  IOPS=1120, BW=140MiB/s (147MB/s)
>   Seq read,  128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=936, BW=117MiB/s (123MB/s)
>   Seq read,  128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1218, BW=152MiB/s (160MB/s)
>   Seq read,  512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=301, BW=151MiB/s (158MB/s)
>   Seq read,  512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=360, BW=180MiB/s (189MB/s)
>   Seq read,    1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=193, BW=194MiB/s (203MB/s)
>   Seq write, 128KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=796, BW=99.5MiB/s (104MB/s)
>   Seq write, 128KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=1019, BW=127MiB/s (134MB/s)
>   Seq write, 512KB,  QD=1, 1 job :  IOPS=213, BW=107MiB/s (112MB/s)
>   Seq write, 512KB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=273, BW=137MiB/s (143MB/s)
>   Seq write,   1MB, QD=32, 1 job :  IOPS=168, BW=168MiB/s (177MB/s)
>   Rnd rdwr, 4K..1MB, QD=8, 4 jobs:  IOPS=255, BW=128MiB/s (134MB/s)
>    IOPS=266, BW=135MiB/s (141MB/s)
> 
> To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
> To: Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>
> To: Gustavo Pimentel <Gustavo.Pimentel@synopsys.com>
> To: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
> To: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
> Cc: dmaengine@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
> To: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
> To: Krzysztof Wilczyński <kwilczynski@kernel.org>
> To: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@kernel.org>
> To: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
> To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
> To: Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org
> Cc: imx@lists.linux.dev
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - use 'eDMA' and 'HDMA' at commit message
> - remove debug code.
> - keep 'inline' to avoid build warning
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251212-edma_ll-v1-0-fc863d9f5ca3@nxp.com
> 
> ---
> Frank Li (11):
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Add spinlock to protect DONE_INT_MASK and ABORT_INT_MASK
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Move control field update of DMA link to the last step
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Add xfer_sz field to struct dw_edma_chunk
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Remove ll_max = -1 in dw_edma_channel_setup()
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Move ll_region from struct dw_edma_chunk to struct dw_edma_chan
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Pass down dw_edma_chan to reduce one level of indirection
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Add helper dw_(edma|hdma)_v0_core_ch_enable()
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Add callbacks to fill link list entries
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Use common dw_edma_core_start() for both eDMA and HDMA
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Use burst array instead of linked list
>       dmaengine: dw-edma: Remove struct dw_edma_chunk
> 
>  drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c    | 203 +++++++----------------------
>  drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.h    |  64 +++++++---
>  drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-v0-core.c | 234 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-hdma-v0-core.c | 147 +++++++++++----------
>  4 files changed, 292 insertions(+), 356 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 5498240f25c3ccbd33af3197bec1578d678dc34d
> change-id: 20251211-edma_ll-0904ba089f01
> 
> Best regards,
> --
> Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
>