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Date:	Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:21:15 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Stuart Hayes <stuart.w.hayes@...il.com>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nfit: add Microsoft NVDIMM DSM command set to white list

On Sun, Jun 19, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> >Add the Microsoft _DSM command set to the white list of NVDIMM command sets.
>> >
>> >This command set is documented at https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/hardware/mt604741.
>> >
>> >Signed-off-by: Stuart Hayes <stuart.w.hayes@...il.com>
>> >---
>> > drivers/acpi/nfit.c        | 9 ++++++---
>> > drivers/acpi/nfit.h        | 4 ++++
>> > include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h | 1 +
>> > 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>> >
>> >diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit.c
>> >index 2215fc8..48fc575 100644
>> >--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit.c
>> >+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit.c
>> >@@ -1130,11 +1130,11 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
>> >     }
>> >
>> >     /*
>> >-     * Until standardization materializes we need to consider up to 3
>> >+     * Until standardization materializes we need to consider several
>> >      * different command sets.  Note, that checking for function0 (bit0)
>> >      * tells us if any commands are reachable through this uuid.
>> >      */
>> >-    for (i = NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL; i <= NVDIMM_FAMILY_HPE2; i++)
>> >+    for (i = NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL; i <= NVDIMM_FAMILY_MSFT; i++)
>> >         if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, to_nfit_uuid(i), 1, 1))
>
> Time to introduce NVDIMM_FAMILY_MAX?

I hope not.  This is the last of what can be considered "first
generation" DSM support, everything else should wait for
standardization.  I.e. no ongoing need to keep changing this line.

>
>> >@@ -1150,7 +1150,9 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
>> >         dsm_mask = 0x1fe;
>> >         if (disable_vendor_specific)
>> >             dsm_mask &= ~(1 << 8);
>> >-    } else {
>> >+    } else if (nfit_mem->family == NVDIMM_FAMILY_MSFT)
>> >+        dsm_mask = 0xffffffff;
>> >+    else {
>> >         dev_err(dev, "unknown dimm command family\n");
>> >         nfit_mem->family = -1;
>> >         return force_enable_dimms ? 0 : -ENODEV;
>
> I'd really use {} around the if (), so that it is clear what the else belongs to.

Sure, I can fix this up.  Stuart, no need to re-send.