[PATCH 1/3] core: Skip parent device nodes without a DT reference when looking for dma-ranges

[Peter Robinson]

On Fri, 8 May 2026 at 16:42, Torsten Duwe <duwe at lst.de> wrote:
>
> From: Torsten Duwe <duwe at suse.de>
>
> If a device node got created dynamically, there is no guarantee that the
> parent node has an associated device tree node which could specify dma
> constraints. Especially PCI(e) enumeration adds intermediate "bus nodes",
> also dynamically.
>
> Try harder to find the correct configuration by walking up the tree until
> a DT association is found.
>
> Suggested-by: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong at linaro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Torsten Duwe <duwe at suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>
Tested-by: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>

>
> ---
>  drivers/core/device.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
> index 779f371b9d5..9de64dbb3c5 100644
> --- a/drivers/core/device.c
> +++ b/drivers/core/device.c
> @@ -459,7 +459,19 @@ static int device_get_dma_constraints(struct udevice *dev)
>         u64 size = 0;
>         int ret;
>
> -       if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_DMA) || !parent || !dev_has_ofnode(parent))
> +       if (!CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(DM_DMA) || !parent)
> +               return 0;
> +
> +       /* Look for the first node in the parent chain */
> +       while (parent) {
> +               if (dev_has_ofnode(parent))
> +                       break;
> +
> +               parent = dev_get_parent(parent);
> +       }
> +
> +       /* No parents have a node, bail out */
> +       if (!parent)
>                 return 0;
>
>         /*
> --
> 2.54.0
>