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ublk: widen ublk_shmem_buf_reg.len to __u64 for 4GB buffer support
authorMing Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com>
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 13:30:13 +0000 (21:30 +0800)
committerJens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:08:35 +0000 (19:08 -0600)
commit23b3b6f0b584b70a427d5bb826d320151890d7da
treef6050b704c280daa5d978cb29cf5bf161cb4816c
parentd0cc5f585f8b140cbab326f0e44f966aab52f2c8
ublk: widen ublk_shmem_buf_reg.len to __u64 for 4GB buffer support

The __u32 len field cannot represent a 4GB buffer (0x100000000
overflows to 0). Change it to __u64 so buffers up to 4GB can be
registered. Add a reserved field for alignment and validate it
is zero.

The kernel enforces a default max of 4GB (UBLK_SHMEM_BUF_SIZE_MAX)
which may be increased in future.

Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <tom.leiming@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260409133020.3780098-2-tom.leiming@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
include/uapi/linux/ublk_cmd.h