> On Jan 24, 2023, at 2:12 AM, Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, 6 Jan 2023 14:20:42 -0800 > "Viacheslav A.Dubeyko" <viacheslav.dubeyko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> CC: LSF/MM/BPF mailing list. Sorry, missed the list. >> >>> On Jan 6, 2023, at 11:51 AM, Viacheslav A.Dubeyko <viacheslav.dubeyko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I believe CXL memory is hot topic now. I believe we have multiple topics >>> for discussion. I personally would like to discuss CXL Fabric Manager >>> and vision of FM architecture implementation. > > The fabric manager is rather disconnected from the host side of things (all > out of band communications), so it would be a stretch to build a stand alone > topic around that for LSF-MM. If we have the right people in the room / > online, it would be good to discuss it (so part of a wider sessions on CXL). > I'd love to get some traction before LSFMM though! Host aspects such as > Dynamic Capacity Devices and sharing feel more LSFMM suitable. > >>> I am going to share the topic in separate email. > > Did I miss the email, or not sent yet? That topic is obscure enough we definitely > need some background if anyone outside of CXL folk is going to have any idea what > we are talking about. > You missed nothing. :) I am still polishing the FM related topic. Sorry, I was busy with other tasks. >>> would like to suggest a special session for CXL memory >>> related topics. >>> >>> How everybody feels about it? > > A lot of the interesting bits currently strike me as rather speculative > (no code), so sessions might not be as productive as shooting at an > implementation. That's less true of FM stuff as we really do need > an outline of an architecture plus some planning on that. > > Could we have something to shoot at for other topics in the > time frame? maybe... > I believe even discussion before implementation could make sense. Because, it provides the way to make the architecture/API vision more clear and understandable by everyone sometimes. :) Thanks, Slava.
