linux-kernel - [PATCH] cxl/uapi: Add warning on CXL command enum

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Date:   Wed,  7 Dec 2022 16:01:41 -0800
From:   ira.weiny@...el.com
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] cxl/uapi: Add warning on CXL command enum

From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>

The CXL command enum is exported to user space and must maintain
backwards compatibility.

Add comment that new defines must be added to the end of the list.

Suggested-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
---
 include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h b/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h
index c71021a2a9ed..459a3f7f764b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/cxl_mem.h
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 #define CXL_MEM_QUERY_COMMANDS _IOR(0xCE, 1, struct cxl_mem_query_commands)
 #define CXL_MEM_SEND_COMMAND _IOWR(0xCE, 2, struct cxl_send_command)
 
+/*
+ * NOTE: New defines must be added to the end of the list to preserve
+ * compatibility because this enum is exported to user space.
+ */
 #define CXL_CMDS                                                          \
 	___C(INVALID, "Invalid Command"),                                 \
 	___C(IDENTIFY, "Identify Command"),                               \

base-commit: acb704099642bc822ef2aed223a0b8db1f7ea76e
-- 
2.37.2