From: Shrihari E S <shrihari.s@samsung.com>
To: jic23@kernel.org, junjie.cao@intel.com,
linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: shrihari.s@samsung.com, arun.george@samsung.com,
cpgs@samsung.com, dave@stgolabs.net, dongjoo.seo1@samsung.com,
gost.dev@samsung.com, s.neeraj@samsung.com,
vikash.k5@samsung.com
Subject: [RFC V2 10/10] cxl: Add documentation for CXL UIO support.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:04:10 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <124323713.61787732282965.JavaMail.epsvc@epcpadp2new> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260826053410.1322176-1-shrihari.s@samsung.com>
Add a command-line example demonstrating a topology with three CXL Type-3
devices connected via a switch. This example enables Unordered I/O (UIO) on
all ports and endpoints to illustrate the correct usage of UIO-related
properties.
Signed-off-by: Shrihari E S <shrihari.s@samsung.com>
Signed-off-by: Dongjoo Seo <dongjoo.seo1@samsung.com>
---
docs/system/devices/cxl.rst | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/system/devices/cxl.rst b/docs/system/devices/cxl.rst
index 32b1b5d773..378fb5b2c1 100644
--- a/docs/system/devices/cxl.rst
+++ b/docs/system/devices/cxl.rst
@@ -407,6 +407,53 @@ use HDM-DB for coherence, which requires operating in Flit mode::
-device cxl-type3,bus=swport3,volatile-memdev=cxl-mem3,id=cxl-mem3,sn=0x4 \
-M cxl-fmw.0.targets.0=cxl.1,cxl-fmw.0.size=4G,cxl-fmw.0.interleave-granularity=4k
+Unordered I/O (UIO) Support
+---------------------------
+CXL 3.2 and PCIe 6.1 introduce Unordered I/O (UIO), which allows memory
+transactions to bypass strict ordering requirements, potentially improving
+performance for certain workloads. UIO support requires three coordinated
+features:
+
+1. **256-byte Flit Mode**: Enabled via ``x-256b-flit=on`` on all ports
+ and devices in the UIO path
+2. **Streamlined Virtual Channel (SVC)**: Enabled via ``x-svc`` on all ports
+ and CXL type3 device. SVC is a PCIe 6.1 extended capability
+ (PCIe 6.4 section 7.9.29) that provides dedicated virtual channels for
+ UIO traffic.
+3. **Device 3 Extended Capability**: Enabled via ``x-uio`` on CXL type3
+ device. Device3 is a PCIe 6.4 extended capability (PCIe 6.4 section 7.7.9)
+ that advertises a device's UIO requester/completer support.
+
+An example of 3 type3 devices with volatile memory below a switch. All the devices
+and ports support Unordered IO (UIO) feature which requires Streamlined Virtual Channel
+(SVC) capability, Device3 capability and requires operating in Flit mode::
+
+ qemu-system-x86_64 -M q35,cxl=on -m 4G,maxmem=8G,slots=8 -smp 4 \
+ ...
+ -object memory-backend-ram,id=target-mem1,size=512M \
+ -object memory-backend-ram,id=target-mem2,size=512M \
+ -object memory-backend-ram,id=target-mem3,size=512M \
+ -device pxb-cxl,bus_nr=12,bus=pcie.0,id=cxl.1 \
+ -device cxl-rp,port=0,bus=cxl.1,id=rp13,chassis=0,slot=0,\
+ x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,x-speed=64,x-width=16 \
+ -device cxl-rp,port=1,bus=cxl.1,id=root_port1,chassis=0,slot=1,\
+ x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,x-speed=64,x-width=16 \
+ -device cxl-upstream,port=2,sn=1234,bus=rp13,id=us0,\
+ x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,x-speed=64,x-width=16 \
+ -device cxl-downstream,port=0,bus=us0,id=swport0,chassis=0,slot=4,\
+ x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,x-speed=64,x-width=16 \
+ -device cxl-downstream,port=1,bus=us0,id=swport1,chassis=0,slot=5,\
+ x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,x-speed=64,x-width=16 \
+ -device cxl-downstream,port=3,bus=us0,id=swport2,chassis=0,slot=6,\
+ x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,x-speed=64,x-width=16 \
+ -device cxl-type3,id=mem1,bus=swport0,volatile-memdev=target-mem1,\
+ x-uio=on,x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,sn=1233 \
+ -device cxl-type3,id=mem2,bus=swport1,volatile-memdev=target-mem2,\
+ x-uio=on,x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,sn=1234 \
+ -device cxl-type3,id=mem3,bus=swport2,volatile-memdev=target-mem3,\
+ x-uio=on,x-svc=on,x-256b-flit=on,sn=1235 \
+ -M cxl-fmw.0.targets.0=cxl.1,cxl-fmw.0.size=4G,cxl-fmw.0.interleave-granularity=4k
+
A simple arm/virt example featuring a single direct connected CXL Type 3
Volatile Memory device::
--
2.34.1
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[not found] ` <20260826053410.1322176-1-shrihari.s@samsung.com>
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 01/10] hw/pci: Refactor flitmode from PCIESlot to PCIEPort Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 02/10] hw/pci: Move 'x-256b-flit' property from cxl_root_port to pcie_root_port Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 03/10] hw/pci: Add SVC capability and UIO properties to PCIe ports Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 04/10] hw/cxl: Add Streamlined Virtual Channel (SVC) property to CXL ports Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 05/10] hw/cxl: Wire UIO capability into HDM decoder and DVSEC registers Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 06/10] hw/pci: Add PCIe Streamlined Virtual Channel (SVC) capability Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 07/10] hw/pci: hw/cxl: Wire SVC initialization into port realize functions Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 08/10] hw/pci: Add PCIe Device3 capability support Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` [RFC V2 09/10] hw/cxl: Wire SVC and Dev3 capability to CXL Type 3 device Shrihari E S
2026-08-26 5:34 ` Shrihari E S [this message]
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