linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/17] cxl: docs/devices - add cxl device and protocol reference

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Message-ID: <aCKCw7wvvfiad0Q2@gourry-fedora-PF4VCD3F>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 19:22:43 -0400
From: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>
To: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
Cc: linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...a.com,
	dave@...olabs.net, jonathan.cameron@...wei.com,
	alison.schofield@...el.com, vishal.l.verma@...el.com,
	ira.weiny@...el.com, dan.j.williams@...el.com, corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/17] cxl: docs/devices - add cxl device and protocol
 reference

On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 04:08:24PM -0700, Dave Jiang wrote:
> > +As of v6.14, Linux does not provide a formalized interface to manage DCD
> > +devices, however there is active work on LKML targeting future release.
> 
> I wonder instead of referring to a kernel version, maybe refer to the CXL maturity map on support status.
> 
> DJ
> 

This is a good idea for cxl-specific stuff.  There was another patch or
two with working like this.  Might be worth collecting these all and
just updating the wording in a follow up patch.

~Gregory