On 22-01-31 23:19:51, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx> > > The CDAT read may fail for a number of reasons but mainly it is possible > to get different parts of a valid state. The checksum in the CDAT table > protects against this. > > Now that the checksum is validated issue a retry if the CDAT read fails. > For now 2 retries are implemented. > > Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > NOTE: Is 2 enough? Should this just be delayed until the time when the > data is actually needed and not there? I can't speak to retries at all, but one small issue below. It might make sense if we keep this to make it a modparam. > > Changes from V5: > New patch -- easy to push off or drop. > --- > drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c > index a01068e98333..11d721c56f08 100644 > --- a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c > +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c > @@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ static const struct file_operations cxl_memdev_fops = { > .llseek = noop_llseek, > }; > > -static int read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds) > +static int __read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, > + struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds) > { > struct device *dev = &cxlmd->dev; > size_t cdat_length; > @@ -371,6 +372,20 @@ static int read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds) > return cxl_mem_cdat_read_table(cxlds, &cxlmd->cdat); > } > > +static int read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, > + struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds) > +{ > + int retries = 2; > + int rc; > + > + while (--retries) { You either want retries--, or retries = 3... > + rc = __read_cdat_data(cxlmd, cxlds); > + if (!rc) > + break; > + } > + return rc; > +} > + > struct cxl_memdev *devm_cxl_add_memdev(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds) > { > struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd; > -- > 2.31.1 >