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Message-ID: <ecef9be4-79cc-4951-bbc4-807869ba1fd5@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 16:41:43 -0700
From: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
To: alejandro.lucero-palau@....com, linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org,
netdev@...r.kernel.org, dan.j.williams@...el.com, edward.cree@....com,
davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com
Cc: Alejandro Lucero <alucerop@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v19 00/22] Type2 device basic support
On 10/6/25 3:01 AM, alejandro.lucero-palau@....com wrote:
> From: Alejandro Lucero <alucerop@....com>
>
> The patchset should be applied on the described base commit then applying
> Terry's v11 about CXL error handling. The first 3 patches come from Dan's
> for-6.18/cxl-probe-order branch.
I Alejandro, I can't seem to apply with this instruction:
✔ ~/git/kernel-review [review L|…9]
16:35 $ git reset --hard f11a5f89910a7ae970fbce4fdc02d86a8ba8570f
HEAD is now at f11a5f89910a Documentation/ABI/testing/debugfs-cxl: Add 'cxl' to clear_poison path
✔ ~/git/kernel-review [review L|…9]
16:35 $ b4 shazam https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/20251006100130.2623388-1-alejandro.lucero-palau@amd.com/T/#m712c7d01ffc7350d9ef638b932b9693a96fe47a9
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✓ [PATCH v19 1/22] cxl/mem: Arrange for always-synchronous memdev attach
✓ [PATCH v19 2/22] cxl/port: Arrange for always synchronous endpoint attach
✓ [PATCH v19 3/22] cxl/mem: Introduce a memdev creation ->probe() operation
✓ [PATCH v19 4/22] cxl: Add type2 device basic support
✓ [PATCH v19 5/22] sfc: add cxl support
✓ [PATCH v19 6/22] cxl: Move pci generic code
✓ [PATCH v19 7/22] cxl: allow Type2 drivers to map cxl component regs
✓ [PATCH v19 8/22] cxl: Support dpa initialization without a mailbox
✓ [PATCH v19 9/22] cxl: Prepare memdev creation for type2
✓ [PATCH v19 10/22] sfc: create type2 cxl memdev
✓ [PATCH v19 11/22] cxl: Define a driver interface for HPA free space enumeration
✓ [PATCH v19 12/22] sfc: get root decoder
✓ [PATCH v19 13/22] cxl: Define a driver interface for DPA allocation
+ Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>
✓ [PATCH v19 14/22] sfc: get endpoint decoder
✓ [PATCH v19 15/22] cxl: Make region type based on endpoint type
+ Reviewed-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net> (✓ DKIM/stgolabs.net)
✓ [PATCH v19 16/22] cxl/region: Factor out interleave ways setup
✓ [PATCH v19 17/22] cxl/region: Factor out interleave granularity setup
✓ [PATCH v19 18/22] cxl: Allow region creation by type2 drivers
✓ [PATCH v19 19/22] cxl: Avoid dax creation for accelerators
✓ [PATCH v19 20/22] sfc: create cxl region
✓ [PATCH v19 21/22] cxl: Add function for obtaining region range
✓ [PATCH v19 22/22] sfc: support pio mapping based on cxl
---
✓ Signed: DKIM/amd.com
---
NOTE: install patatt for end-to-end signature verification
---
Total patches: 22
---
Deps: looking for dependencies matching 23 patch-ids
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 01/23] cxl: Remove ifdef blocks of CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL from core/pci.c
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 02/23] CXL/AER: Remove CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL and replace with CONFIG_CXL_RAS
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 03/23] cxl/pci: Remove unnecessary CXL Endpoint handling helper functions
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 04/23] cxl/pci: Remove unnecessary CXL RCH handling helper functions
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 05/23] cxl: Move CXL driver RCH error handling into CONFIG_CXL_RCH_RAS conditional block
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 06/23] CXL/AER: Introduce rch_aer.c into AER driver for handling CXL RCH errors
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 08/23] PCI/CXL: Introduce pcie_is_cxl()
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 09/23] PCI/AER: Report CXL or PCIe bus error type in trace logging
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 10/23] CXL/AER: Update PCI class code check to use FIELD_GET()
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 11/23] cxl/pci: Update RAS handler interfaces to also support CXL Ports
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v12 12/25] cxl/pci: Log message if RAS registers are unmapped
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 13/23] cxl/pci: Unify CXL trace logging for CXL Endpoints and CXL Ports
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v12 14/25] cxl/pci: Update cxl_handle_cor_ras() to return early if no RAS errors
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 15/23] cxl/pci: Map CXL Endpoint Port and CXL Switch Port RAS registers
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 17/23] CXL/AER: Introduce cxl_aer.c into AER driver for forwarding CXL errors
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 18/23] PCI/AER: Dequeue forwarded CXL error
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 19/23] CXL/PCI: Introduce CXL Port protocol error handlers
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 20/23] CXL/PCI: Export and rename merge_result() to pci_ers_merge_result()
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 21/23] CXL/PCI: Introduce CXL uncorrectable protocol error recovery
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 22/23] CXL/PCI: Enable CXL protocol errors during CXL Port probe
Deps: Applying prerequisite patch: [PATCH v11 23/23] CXL/PCI: Disable CXL protocol error interrupts during CXL Port cleanup
Applying: cxl: Remove ifdef blocks of CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL from core/pci.c
Applying: CXL/AER: Remove CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL and replace with CONFIG_CXL_RAS
Applying: cxl/pci: Remove unnecessary CXL Endpoint handling helper functions
Applying: cxl/pci: Remove unnecessary CXL RCH handling helper functions
Applying: cxl: Move CXL driver RCH error handling into CONFIG_CXL_RCH_RAS conditional block
Applying: CXL/AER: Introduce rch_aer.c into AER driver for handling CXL RCH errors
Applying: PCI/CXL: Introduce pcie_is_cxl()
Patch failed at 0007 PCI/CXL: Introduce pcie_is_cxl()
error: patch failed: include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h:1274
error: include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h: patch does not apply
hint: Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch
hint: When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue".
hint: If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead.
hint: To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort".
hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
I also tried applying Terry's v11 first (which applied) and then this series failed as well.
DJ
>
> v19 changes:
>
> Removal of cxl_acquire_endpoint and driver callback for unexpected cxl
> module removal. Dan's patches made them unnecessary.
>
> patch 4: remove code already moved by Terry's patches (Ben Cheatham)
>
> patch 6: removed unrelated change (Ben Cheatham)
>
> patch 7: fix error report inconsistencies (Jonathan, Dave)
>
> patch 9: remove unnecessary comment (Ben Cheatham)
>
> patch 11: fix __free usage (Jonathan Cameron, Ben Cheatham)
>
> patch 13: style fixes (Jonathan Cameron, Dave Jiag)
>
> patch 14: move code to previous patch (Jonathan Cameron)
>
> patch 18: group code in one locking (Dave Jian)
> use __free helper (Ben Cheatham)
>
>
> v18 changes:
>
> patch 1: minor changes and fixing docs generation (Jonathan, Dan)
>
> patch4: merged with v17 patch5
>
> patch 5: merging v17 patches 6 and 7
>
> patch 6: adding helpers for clarity
>
> patch 9:
> - minor changes (Dave)
> - simplifying flags check (Dan)
>
> patch 10: minor changes (Jonathan)
>
> patch 11:
> - minor changes (Dave)
> - fix mess (Jonathan, Dave)
>
> patch 18: minor changes (Jonathan, Dan)
>
> v17 changes: (Dan Williams review)
> - use devm for cxl_dev_state allocation
> - using current cxl struct for checking capability registers found by
> the driver.
> - simplify dpa initialization without a mailbox not supporting pmem
> - add cxl_acquire_endpoint for protection during initialization
> - add callback/action to cxl_create_region for a driver notified about cxl
> core kernel modules removal.
> - add sfc function to disable CXL-based PIO buffers if such a callback
> is invoked.
> - Always manage a Type2 created region as private not allowing DAX.
>
> v16 changes:
> - rebase against rc4 (Dave Jiang)
> - remove duplicate line (Ben Cheatham)
>
> v15 changes:
> - remove reference to unused header file (Jonathan Cameron)
> - add proper kernel docs to exported functions (Alison Schofield)
> - using an array to map the enums to strings (Alison Schofield)
> - clarify comment when using bitmap_subset (Jonathan Cameron)
> - specify link to type2 support in all patches (Alison Schofield)
>
> Patches changed (minor): 4, 11
>
> v14 changes:
> - static null initialization of bitmaps (Jonathan Cameron)
> - Fixing cxl tests (Alison Schofield)
> - Fixing robot compilation problems
>
> Patches changed (minor): 1, 4, 6, 13
>
> v13 changes:
> - using names for headers checking more consistent (Jonathan Cameron)
> - using helper for caps bit setting (Jonathan Cameron)
> - provide generic function for reporting missing capabilities (Jonathan Cameron)
> - rename cxl_pci_setup_memdev_regs to cxl_pci_accel_setup_memdev_regs (Jonathan Cameron)
> - cxl_dpa_info size to be set by the Type2 driver (Jonathan Cameron)
> - avoiding rc variable when possible (Jonathan Cameron)
> - fix spelling (Simon Horman)
> - use scoped_guard (Dave Jiang)
> - use enum instead of bool (Dave Jiang)
> - dropping patch with hardware symbols
>
> v12 changes:
> - use new macro cxl_dev_state_create in pci driver (Ben Cheatham)
> - add public/private sections in now exported cxl_dev_state struct (Ben
> Cheatham)
> - fix cxl/pci.h regarding file name for checking if defined
> - Clarify capabilities found vs expected in error message. (Ben
> Cheatham)
> - Clarify new CXL_DECODER_F flag (Ben Cheatham)
> - Fix changes about cxl memdev creation support moving code to the
> proper patch. (Ben Cheatham)
> - Avoid debug and function duplications (Ben Cheatham)
>
> v11 changes:
> - Dropping the use of cxl_memdev_state and going back to using
> cxl_dev_state.
> - Using a helper for an accel driver to allocate its own cxl-related
> struct embedding cxl_dev_state.
> - Exporting the required structs in include/cxl/cxl.h for an accel
> driver being able to know the cxl_dev_state size required in the
> previously mentioned helper for allocation.
> - Avoid using any struct for dpa initialization by the accel driver
> adding a specific function for creating dpa partitions by accel
> drivers without a mailbox.
>
> v10 changes:
> - Using cxl_memdev_state instead of cxl_dev_state for type2 which has a
> memory after all and facilitates the setup.
> - Adapt core for using cxl_memdev_state allowing accel drivers to work
> with them without further awareness of internal cxl structs.
> - Using last DPA changes for creating DPA partitions with accel driver
> hardcoding mds values when no mailbox.
> - capabilities not a new field but built up when current register maps
> is performed and returned to the caller for checking.
> - HPA free space supporting interleaving.
> - DPA free space droping max-min for a simple alloc size.
>
> v9 changes:
> - adding forward definitions (Jonathan Cameron)
> - using set_bit instead of bitmap_set (Jonathan Cameron)
> - fix rebase problem (Jonathan Cameron)
> - Improve error path (Jonathan Cameron)
> - fix build problems with cxl region dependency (robot)
> - fix error path (Simon Horman)
>
> v8 changes:
> - Change error path labeling inside sfc cxl code (Edward Cree)
> - Properly handling checks and error in sfc cxl code (Simon Horman)
> - Fix bug when checking resource_size (Simon Horman)
> - Avoid bisect problems reordering patches (Edward Cree)
> - Fix buffer allocation size in sfc (Simon Horman)
>
> v7 changes:
>
> - fixing kernel test robot complains
> - fix type with Type3 mandatory capabilities (Zhi Wang)
> - optimize code in cxl_request_resource (Kalesh Anakkur Purayil)
> - add sanity check when dealing with resources arithmetics (Fan Ni)
> - fix typos and blank lines (Fan Ni)
> - keep previous log errors/warnings in sfc driver (Martin Habets)
> - add WARN_ON_ONCE if region given is NULL
>
> v6 changes:
>
> - update sfc mcdi_pcol.h with full hardware changes most not related to
> this patchset. This is an automatic file created from hardware design
> changes and not touched by software. It is updated from time to time
> and it required update for the sfc driver CXL support.
> - remove CXL capabilities definitions not used by the patchset or
> previous kernel code. (Dave Jiang, Jonathan Cameron)
> - Use bitmap_subset instead of reinventing the wheel ... (Ben Cheatham)
> - Use cxl_accel_memdev for new device_type created (Ben Cheatham)
> - Fix construct_region use of rwsem (Zhi Wang)
> - Obtain region range instead of region params (Allison Schofield, Dave
> Jiang)
>
> v5 changes:
>
> - Fix SFC configuration based on kernel CXL configuration
> - Add subset check for capabilities.
> - fix region creation when HDM decoders programmed by firmware/BIOS (Ben
> Cheatham)
> - Add option for creating dax region based on driver decission (Ben
> Cheatham)
> - Using sfc probe_data struct for keeping sfc cxl data
>
> v4 changes:
>
> - Use bitmap for capabilities new field (Jonathan Cameron)
> - Use cxl_mem attributes for sysfs based on device type (Dave Jian)
> - Add conditional cxl sfc compilation relying on kernel CXL config (kernel test robot)
> - Add sfc changes in different patches for facilitating backport (Jonathan Cameron)
> - Remove patch for dealing with cxl modules dependencies and using sfc kconfig plus
> MODULE_SOFTDEP instead.
>
> v3 changes:
>
> - cxl_dev_state not defined as opaque but only manipulated by accel drivers
> through accessors.
> - accessors names not identified as only for accel drivers.
> - move pci code from pci driver (drivers/cxl/pci.c) to generic pci code
> (drivers/cxl/core/pci.c).
> - capabilities field from u8 to u32 and initialised by CXL regs discovering
> code.
> - add capabilities check and removing current check by CXL regs discovering
> code.
> - Not fail if CXL Device Registers not found. Not mandatory for Type2.
> - add timeout in acquire_endpoint for solving a race with the endpoint port
> creation.
> - handle EPROBE_DEFER by sfc driver.
> - Limiting interleave ways to 1 for accel driver HPA/DPA requests.
> - factoring out interleave ways and granularity helpers from type2 region
> creation patch.
> - restricting region_creation for type2 to one endpoint decoder.
>
> v2 changes:
>
> I have removed the introduction about the concerns with BIOS/UEFI after the
> discussion leading to confirm the need of the functionality implemented, at
> least is some scenarios.
>
> There are two main changes from the RFC:
>
> 1) Following concerns about drivers using CXL core without restrictions, the CXL
> struct to work with is opaque to those drivers, therefore functions are
> implemented for modifying or reading those structs indirectly.
>
> 2) The driver for using the added functionality is not a test driver but a real
> one: the SFC ethernet network driver. It uses the CXL region mapped for PIO
> buffers instead of regions inside PCIe BARs.
>
> RFC:
>
> Current CXL kernel code is focused on supporting Type3 CXL devices, aka memory
> expanders. Type2 CXL devices, aka device accelerators, share some functionalities
> but require some special handling.
>
> First of all, Type2 are by definition specific to drivers doing something and not just
> a memory expander, so it is expected to work with the CXL specifics. This implies the CXL
> setup needs to be done by such a driver instead of by a generic CXL PCI driver
> as for memory expanders. Most of such setup needs to use current CXL core code
> and therefore needs to be accessible to those vendor drivers. This is accomplished
> exporting opaque CXL structs and adding and exporting functions for working with
> those structs indirectly.
>
> Some of the patches are based on a patchset sent by Dan Williams [1] which was just
> partially integrated, most related to making things ready for Type2 but none
> related to specific Type2 support. Those patches based on Dan´s work have Dan´s
> signing as co-developer, and a link to the original patch.
>
> A final note about CXL.cache is needed. This patchset does not cover it at all,
> although the emulated Type2 device advertises it. From the kernel point of view
> supporting CXL.cache will imply to be sure the CXL path supports what the Type2
> device needs. A device accelerator will likely be connected to a Root Switch,
> but other configurations can not be discarded. Therefore the kernel will need to
> check not just HPA, DPA, interleave and granularity, but also the available
> CXL.cache support and resources in each switch in the CXL path to the Type2
> device. I expect to contribute to this support in the following months, and
> it would be good to discuss about it when possible.
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/98b1f61a-e6c2-71d4-c368-50d958501b0c@intel.com/T/
>
> Alejandro Lucero (21):
> cxl/mem: Arrange for always-synchronous memdev attach
> cxl/port: Arrange for always synchronous endpoint attach
> cxl: Add type2 device basic support
> sfc: add cxl support
> cxl: Move pci generic code
> cxl: allow Type2 drivers to map cxl component regs
> cxl: Support dpa initialization without a mailbox
> cxl: Prepare memdev creation for type2
> sfc: create type2 cxl memdev
> cxl: Define a driver interface for HPA free space enumeration
> sfc: get root decoder
> cxl: Define a driver interface for DPA allocation
> sfc: get endpoint decoder
> cxl: Make region type based on endpoint type
> cxl/region: Factor out interleave ways setup
> cxl/region: Factor out interleave granularity setup
> cxl: Allow region creation by type2 drivers
> cxl: Avoid dax creation for accelerators
> sfc: create cxl region
> cxl: Add function for obtaining region range
> sfc: support pio mapping based on cxl
>
> Dan Williams (1):
> cxl/mem: Introduce a memdev creation ->probe() operation
>
> drivers/cxl/Kconfig | 2 +-
> drivers/cxl/core/core.h | 9 +-
> drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c | 85 ++++++
> drivers/cxl/core/mbox.c | 63 +---
> drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c | 209 +++++++++----
> drivers/cxl/core/pci.c | 63 ++++
> drivers/cxl/core/port.c | 1 +
> drivers/cxl/core/region.c | 418 +++++++++++++++++++++++---
> drivers/cxl/core/regs.c | 2 +-
> drivers/cxl/cxl.h | 125 +-------
> drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h | 90 +-----
> drivers/cxl/cxlpci.h | 21 +-
> drivers/cxl/mem.c | 146 +++++----
> drivers/cxl/pci.c | 88 +-----
> drivers/cxl/port.c | 46 ++-
> drivers/cxl/private.h | 17 ++
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Kconfig | 10 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/ef10.c | 50 ++-
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.c | 15 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx.h | 1 -
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c | 165 ++++++++++
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.h | 40 +++
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/net_driver.h | 12 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/nic.h | 3 +
> include/cxl/cxl.h | 291 ++++++++++++++++++
> include/cxl/pci.h | 21 ++
> tools/testing/cxl/Kbuild | 1 -
> tools/testing/cxl/test/mem.c | 5 +-
> tools/testing/cxl/test/mock.c | 17 --
> 30 files changed, 1476 insertions(+), 541 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 drivers/cxl/private.h
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.c
> create mode 100644 drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/efx_cxl.h
> create mode 100644 include/cxl/cxl.h
> create mode 100644 include/cxl/pci.h
>
>
> base-commit: f11a5f89910a7ae970fbce4fdc02d86a8ba8570f
> prerequisite-patch-id: 44c914dd079e40d716f3f2d91653247eca731594
> prerequisite-patch-id: b13ca5c11c44a736563477d67b1dceadfe3ea19e
> prerequisite-patch-id: d0d82965bbea8a2b5ea2f763f19de4dfaa8479c3
> prerequisite-patch-id: dd0f24b3bdb938f2f123bc26b31cd5fe659e05eb
> prerequisite-patch-id: 2ea41ec399f2360a84e86e97a8f940a62561931a
> prerequisite-patch-id: 367b61b5a313db6324f9cf917d46df580f3bbd3b
> prerequisite-patch-id: 1805332a9f191bc3547927d96de5926356dac03c
> prerequisite-patch-id: 40657fd517f8e835a091c07e93d6abc08f85d395
> prerequisite-patch-id: 901eb0d91816499446964b2a9089db59656da08d
> prerequisite-patch-id: 79856c0199d6872fd2f76a5829dba7fa46f225d6
> prerequisite-patch-id: 6f3503e59a3d745e5ecff4aaed668e2d32da7e4b
> prerequisite-patch-id: e9dc88f1b91dce5dc3d46ff2b5bf184aba06439d
> prerequisite-patch-id: 196fe106100aad619d5be7266959bbeef29b7c8b
> prerequisite-patch-id: 7e719ed404f664ee8d9b98d56f58326f55ea2175
> prerequisite-patch-id: 560f95992e13a08279034d5f77aacc9e971332dd
> prerequisite-patch-id: 8656445ee654056695ff2894e28c8f1014df919e
> prerequisite-patch-id: 001d831149eb8f9ae17b394e4bcd06d844dd39d9
> prerequisite-patch-id: 421368aa5eac2af63ef2dc427af2ec11ad45c925
> prerequisite-patch-id: 18fd00d4743711d835ad546cfbb558d9f97dcdfc
> prerequisite-patch-id: d89bf9e6d3ea5d332ec2c8e441f1fe6d84e726d3
> prerequisite-patch-id: 3a6953d11b803abeb437558f3893a3b6a08acdbb
> prerequisite-patch-id: 0dd42a82e73765950bd069d421d555ded8bfeb25
> prerequisite-patch-id: da6e0df31ad0d5a945e0a0d29204ba75f0c97344
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