linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cxl: docs/devices Fix typos and clarify wording in device-types.rst

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Message-ID: <aFBUGTM4fpwU749k@gourry-fedora-PF4VCD3F>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:27:53 -0500
From: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>
To: Alok Tiwari <alok.a.tiwari@...cle.com>
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net,
	dave@...olabs.net, jonathan.cameron@...wei.com,
	dave.jiang@...el.com, alison.schofield@...el.com,
	vishal.l.verma@...el.com, ira.weiny@...el.com,
	dan.j.williams@...el.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	darren.kenny@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cxl: docs/devices Fix typos and clarify wording in
 device-types.rst

On Sun, Jun 15, 2025 at 11:07:32PM -0700, Alok Tiwari wrote:
>  Documentation/driver-api/cxl/devices/device-types.rst | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
...
>  
>  A Multi-Logical Device (MLD) is a device which may present multiple devices
> -to one or more devices.
> +to one or more hosts.

This is subtly incorrect.

A *Multi-Headed* MLD presents one or more devices to one or more hosts.

A *Multi-logical Device* presents one or more devices to one or more
upstream devices (such as a switch).

You can have a Single-Headed Multi-Logical Device that presents 2
"Logical Devices" to a single upstream device (host or switch).

So please change "one or more hosts" to "one or more upstream devices".


With that change you may add

Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@...rry.net>

~Gregory