1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/dma/mapping.c b/kernel/dma/mapping.c
index e323ca48f7f2..7789c86f7ba3 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/mapping.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/mapping.c
@@ -793,6 +793,21 @@ int dma_set_coherent_mask(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_set_coherent_mask);
 
+/**
+ * dma_addressing_limited - return if the device is addressing limited
+ * @dev:	device to check
+ *
+ * Return %true if the devices DMA mask is too small to address all memory in
+ * the system, else %false.  Lack of addressing bits is the prime reason for
+ * bounce buffering, but might not be the only one.
+ */
+bool dma_addressing_limited(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return min_not_zero(dma_get_mask(dev), dev->bus_dma_limit) <
+			    dma_get_required_mask(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_addressing_limited);
+
 size_t dma_max_mapping_size(struct device *dev)
 {
 	const struct dma_map_ops *ops = get_dma_ops(dev);