linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 08/14] cxl/region: Factor out code to find the root decoder

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Message-ID: <Z_7QdJBmUnjDau4p@aschofie-mobl2.lan>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:32:36 -0700
From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>
To: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
CC: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>, Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, Jonathan Cameron
	<Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>, Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, "Davidlohr
 Bueso" <dave@...olabs.net>, <linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>, "Fabio M.
 De Francesco" <fabio.m.de.francesco@...ux.intel.com>, Terry Bowman
	<terry.bowman@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/14] cxl/region: Factor out code to find the root
 decoder

On Thu, Mar 06, 2025 at 05:44:42PM +0100, Robert Richter wrote:
> In function cxl_add_to_region() there is code to determine the root
> decoder associated to an endpoint decoder. Factor out that code for
> later reuse. This has the benefit of reducing cxl_add_to_region()'s
> function complexity.
> 
> The reference of cxlrd_dev can be freed earlier. Since the root
> decoder exists as long as the root port exists and the endpoint
> already holds a reference to the root port, this additional reference
> is not needed. Though it looks obvious to use __free() for the
> reference of cxlrd_dev here too, this is done in a later rework. So
> just move the code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>
> Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
> Tested-by: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>

Reviewed-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>