Re: [PATCH v4 28/40] cxl/pci: Retrieve CXL DVSEC memory info

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On Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:48:56 -0800
Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Before CXL 2.0 HDM Decoder Capability mechanisms can be utilized in a
> device the driver must determine that the device is ready for CXL.mem
> operation and that platform firmware, or some other agent, has
> established an active decode via the legacy CXL 1.1 decoder mechanism.
> 
> This legacy mechanism is defined in the CXL DVSEC as a set of range
> registers and status bits that take time to settle after a reset.
> 
> Validate the CXL memory decode setup via the DVSEC and cache it for
> later consideration by the cxl_mem driver (to be added). Failure to
> validate is not fatal to the cxl_pci driver since that is only providing
> CXL command support over PCI.mmio, and might be needed to rectify CXL
> DVSEC validation problems.
> 
> Any potential ranges that the device is already claiming via DVSEC need
> to be reconciled with the dynamic provisioning ranges provided by
> platform firmware (like ACPI CEDT.CFMWS). Leave that reconciliation to
> the cxl_mem driver.
> 
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@xxxxxxxxx>
> [djbw: clarify changelog]
> [djbw: shorten defines]
> [djbw: change precise spin wait to generous msleep]
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@xxxxxxxxxx>



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