From: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>
To: dave.jiang@intel.com
Cc: jic23@kernel.org, alison.schofield@intel.com, icheng@nvidia.com,
ming.li@zohomail.com, benjamin.cheatham@amd.com,
alucerop@amd.com, dave@stgolabs.net, linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v8 10/10] cxl/doc: Update maturity map with BI support
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 10:03:02 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260909170302.1550680-11-dave@stgolabs.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260909170302.1550680-1-dave@stgolabs.net>
Add the respective Back-Invalidate info to the maturity map document.
Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>
---
Documentation/driver-api/cxl/maturity-map.rst | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/cxl/maturity-map.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/cxl/maturity-map.rst
index 282c1102dd81..878fd8723685 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/cxl/maturity-map.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/cxl/maturity-map.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ in place, but there are several corner cases that are pending closure.
* [0] Decoder target and granularity constraints
+* [1] :ref:`Back-Invalidate (HDM-DB) <back-invalidate>`
+
+ * [3] BI topology enable / disable (endpoint, DSP, USP route table, RP)
+ * [2] Firmware-enabled path adoption
+ * [0] MLD / PBR switches (BI-ID carrying an LD-ID)
+
* [2] Performance enumeration
* [3] Endpoint CDAT
@@ -166,7 +172,7 @@ Accelerator
-----------
* [0] Accelerator memory enumeration HDM-D (CXL 1.1/2.0 Type-2)
-* [0] Accelerator memory enumeration HDM-DB (CXL 3.0 Type-2)
+* [1] Accelerator memory enumeration HDM-DB (CXL 3.0 Type-2)
* [0] CXL.cache 68b (CXL 2.0)
* [0] CXL.cache 256b Cache IDs (CXL 3.0)
@@ -192,6 +198,15 @@ Details
hiding some standard registers like PCIe Link Status / Capabilities in
the CXL RCRB (Root Complex Register Block).
+.. _back-invalidate:
+
+* **Back-Invalidate**: HDM-DB lets a device snoop the host over the
+ CXL.mem BISnp channel instead of CXL.cache. The kernel enables BI on
+ every port between a device and its root port, requires 256B Flit
+ mode on the path, adopts paths firmware already enabled, and creates
+ HDM-DB regions under CFMWS windows carrying the Back-Invalidate
+ restriction for Type 3 and Type 2 devices alike.
+
.. _background-commands:
* **Background commands**: The CXL background command mechanism is
--
2.39.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-09 17:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-09 17:02 [PATCH v8 0/10] cxl: Support Back-Invalidate Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 01/10] cxl: Add BI register probing and port initialization Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 19:38 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 02/10] cxl/pci: Add BI topology enable/disable Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:21 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-10 1:33 ` Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-10 2:40 ` Li Ming
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 03/10] cxl/hdm: Add BI coherency support for endpoint decoders Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:27 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 04/10] cxl: Add HDM-DB region creation Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 17:48 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-09 21:31 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 05/10] cxl/hdm: Rename decoder coherency flags Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:32 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 06/10] cxl/region: Log the coherency model at region creation Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:32 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 17:02 ` [PATCH v8 07/10] cxl/pci: Split BI capability probe from setup Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:40 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 21:45 ` Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 17:03 ` [PATCH v8 08/10] cxl: Allow auto-committed BI hdm decoders Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:45 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-10 11:38 ` Li Ming
2026-09-09 17:03 ` [PATCH v8 09/10] cxl/test: Add mock BI topology support Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 21:49 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 22:08 ` Davidlohr Bueso
2026-09-09 17:03 ` Davidlohr Bueso [this message]
2026-09-09 21:50 ` [PATCH v8 10/10] cxl/doc: Update maturity map with BI support Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-09 18:47 ` [PATCH v8 0/10] cxl: Support Back-Invalidate Davidlohr Bueso
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