linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 05/17] nvdimm/label: Skip region label during ns label DPA reservation

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Message-ID: <20251217143308.00006144@huawei.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:33:08 +0000
From: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>
To: Neeraj Kumar <s.neeraj@...sung.com>
CC: <linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org>, <nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <gost.dev@...sung.com>,
	<a.manzanares@...sung.com>, <vishak.g@...sung.com>, <neeraj.kernel@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 05/17] nvdimm/label: Skip region label during ns
 label DPA reservation

On Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:22:43 +0530
Neeraj Kumar <s.neeraj@...sung.com> wrote:

> If Namespace label is present in LSA during nvdimm_probe() then DPA
> reservation is required. But this reservation is not required by region
> label. Therefore if LSA scanning finds any region label, skip it.

It would be good to have a little more explanation of why these two
types of label put different requirements here.

I'd rather not go spec diving to find out!

Otherwise LGTM.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Neeraj Kumar <s.neeraj@...sung.com>
> ---
>  drivers/nvdimm/label.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
> index 6ccc51552822..e90e48672da3 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
> @@ -469,6 +469,10 @@ int nd_label_reserve_dpa(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd)
>  		lsa_label = to_lsa_label(ndd, slot);
>  		nd_label = &lsa_label->ns_label;
>  
> +		/* Skip region label. DPA reservation is for NS label only */
> +		if (is_region_label(ndd, lsa_label))
> +			continue;
> +
>  		if (!slot_valid(ndd, lsa_label, slot))
>  			continue;
>