linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 6/7] firmware/efi: Process CXL Component Events

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Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:24:01 +0000
From: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
CC: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, Smita Koralahalli
	<Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@....com>, Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@...wei.com>,
	Yazen Ghannam <yazen.ghannam@....com>, "Davidlohr Bueso" <dave@...olabs.net>,
	Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, "Alison Schofield"
	<alison.schofield@...el.com>, Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>, Ard
 Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 6/7] firmware/efi: Process CXL Component Events

On Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:26:32 -0800
Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com> wrote:

> BIOS can configure memory devices as firmware first.  This will send CXL
> events to the firmware instead of the OS.  The firmware can then send
> these events to the OS via UEFI.
> 
> UEFI v2.10 section N.2.14 defines a Common Platform Error Record (CPER)
> format for CXL Component Events.  The format is mostly the same as the
> CXL Common Event Record Format.  The difference is the use of a GUID in
> the Section Type rather than a UUID as part of the event itself.
> 
> Add EFI support to detect CXL CPER records and call a registered
> notifier with the event.  Enforce that only one notifier call can be
> registered at any time.
> 
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
One trivial thing inline.

+ Agree that notifier naming is unwise given what that means elsewhere in the
kernel.

> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper_cxl.h b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper_cxl.h
> index 86bfcf7909ec..71f27b3e2810 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper_cxl.h
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper_cxl.h
> @@ -10,11 +10,38 @@
>  #ifndef LINUX_CPER_CXL_H
>  #define LINUX_CPER_CXL_H
>  
> +#include <linux/cxl-event.h>
> +
>  /* CXL Protocol Error Section */
>  #define CPER_SEC_CXL_PROT_ERR						\
>  	GUID_INIT(0x80B9EFB4, 0x52B5, 0x4DE3, 0xA7, 0x77, 0x68, 0x78,	\
>  		  0x4B, 0x77, 0x10, 0x48)
>  
> +/* CXL Event record UUIDs are formated at GUIDs and reported in section type */

as GUIDs

> +/*
> + * General Media Event Record
> + * CXL rev 3.0 Section 8.2.9.2.1.1; Table 8-43
> + */
> +#define CPER_SEC_CXL_GEN_MEDIA_GUID					\

>