netdev - Re: [PATCH v20 03/22] cxl/mem: Introduce a memdev creation ->probe() operation

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Message-ID: <20251112150050.00000578@huawei.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:00:50 +0000
From: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>
To: <alejandro.lucero-palau@....com>
CC: <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>,
	<dave.jiang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v20 03/22] cxl/mem: Introduce a memdev creation
 ->probe() operation

On Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:36:38 +0000
alejandro.lucero-palau@....com wrote:

> From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> 
> Allow for a driver to pass a routine to be called in cxl_mem_probe()
> context. This ability mirrors the semantics of faux_device_create() and
> allows for the caller to run CXL-topology-attach dependent logic on behalf
> of the caller.
> 
> This capability is needed for CXL accelerator device drivers that need to
> make decisions about enabling CXL dependent functionality in the device, or
> falling back to PCIe-only operation.
> 
> The probe callback runs after the port topology is successfully attached
> for the given memdev.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Other than possible churn form patch 1 feedback LGTM.
If that churn is large, perhaps drop this tag, if not...

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>