Re: [PATCH 22/23] cxl/mem: Introduce cxl_mem driver

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On 11/19/21 4:02 PM, Ben Widawsky wrote:
diff --git a/drivers/cxl/Kconfig b/drivers/cxl/Kconfig
index 3aeb33bba5a3..f5553443ba2a 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cxl/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,21 @@ config CXL_PCI
If unsure say 'm'. +config CXL_MEM
+	tristate "CXL.mem: Memory Devices"
+	default CXL_BUS
+        help
+          The CXL.mem protocol allows a device to act as a provider of
+	  "System RAM" and/or "Persistent Memory" that is fully coherent
+	  as if the memory was attached to the typical CPU memory controller.
+	  This is known as HDM "Host-managed Device Memory".
+
+	  Say 'y/m' to enable a driver that will attach to CXL.mem devices for
+	  memory expansion and control of HDM. See Chapter 9.13 in the CXL 2.0
+	  specification for a detailed description of HDM.
+
+	  If unsure say 'm'.

Hi Ben,

Both patch 20 and patch 22 add a "new" CXL_MEM config symbol.
Is one of them a typo?

thanks.
--
~Randy



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