From: Guixin Liu <kanie@linux.alibaba.com>
To: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>,
Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>,
Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>,
Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>,
Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>,
Dan Williams <djbw@kernel.org>, Ira Weiny <iweiny@kernel.org>,
Li Ming <ming.li@zohomail.com>
Cc: linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cxl/region: Create node access attributes for CFMWS-only NUMA nodes
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:49 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <368696a0-901f-4adf-9477-1ec2acb31512@linux.alibaba.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1b2d9995-ea0f-44c2-a11d-e41d1f321671@intel.com>
在 2026/9/17 01:49, Dave Jiang 写道:
>
> On 9/16/26 5:03 AM, Guixin Liu wrote:
>> A NUMA node that only backs a CXL fixed memory window and is not
>> enumerated by SRAT has no memory_target in the HMAT code. When the
>> first memory of such a node comes online, hmat_callback() exits early
>> at find_mem_target() without creating anything, and
>> node_update_perf_attrs() only updates attributes that already exist,
>> so the node never gets its accessN sysfs attributes at all:
>> /sys/devices/system/node/nodeX/accessN/initiators/* stays missing even
>> though the region's own sysfs reports the coordinates.
>>
>> Commit debdce20c4f2 ("cxl/region: Deal with numa nodes not enumerated
>> by SRAT") handled this by having the CXL region notifier call
>> node_set_perf_attrs() directly for such nodes, but
>>
>> commit 2e454fb8056d ("cxl, acpi/hmat: Update CXL access coordinates
>> directly instead of through HMAT")
>>
>> replaced that call with node_update_perf_attrs() on the assumption
>> that the HMAT callback has already created the attributes. That
>> assumption does not hold for CFMWS-only nodes.
>>
>> Restore the distinction: when the node is not backed by a real SRAT
>> pxm, create the attributes with node_set_perf_attrs() instead of
>> only trying to update them.
>>
>> Tested on a QEMU CXL topology with a CFMWS window whose memory is not
>> described by SRAT or HMAT: after the region's first memory block comes
>> online, node1 has no accessN directory before this patch; with it,
>> node1/access0/initiators/{read,write}_{bandwidth,latency} appear with
>> the calculated coordinates.
>>
>> Fixes: 2e454fb8056d ("cxl, acpi/hmat: Update CXL access coordinates directly instead of through HMAT")
>> Signed-off-by: Guixin Liu <kanie@linux.alibaba.com>
>> ---
>> checkpatch reports one "Prefer a maximum 75 chars per line" warning:
>> the 2e454fb8056d reference line above is 84 columns because checkpatch
>> requires the quoted title to match the git subject exactly, and that
>> subject is 62 characters long. Wrapping it instead produces a
>> GIT_COMMIT_ID error, so the long line is the lesser evil.
>> drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c | 5 +++++
>> drivers/cxl/core/core.h | 1 +
>> drivers/cxl/core/region.c | 5 ++++-
>> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> ---
>> drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c | 5 +++++
>> drivers/cxl/core/core.h | 1 +
>> drivers/cxl/core/region.c | 5 ++++-
>> 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c b/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c
>> index 5c9f07262513..e28c40159d94 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/cdat.c
>> @@ -1072,3 +1072,8 @@ void cxl_region_perf_data_calculate(struct cxl_region *cxlr,
>> cxlr->coord[i].write_bandwidth += perf->coord[i].write_bandwidth;
>> }
>> }
>> +
>> +bool cxl_need_node_perf_attrs_update(int nid)
>> +{
>> + return !acpi_node_backed_by_real_pxm(nid);
>> +}
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/core.h b/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
>> index 35eaf636adc9..19a5b8edbfda 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
>> @@ -229,4 +229,5 @@ int cxl_set_feature(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox, const uuid_t *feat_uuid,
>>
>> resource_size_t cxl_rcd_component_reg_phys(struct device *dev,
>> struct cxl_dport *dport);
>> +bool cxl_need_node_perf_attrs_update(int nid);
>> #endif /* __CXL_CORE_H__ */
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
>> index 27e63e6dab7c..636435733754 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
>> @@ -2630,7 +2630,10 @@ static bool cxl_region_update_coordinates(struct cxl_region *cxlr, int nid)
>>
>> for (int i = 0; i < ACCESS_COORDINATE_MAX; i++) {
>> if (cxlr->coord[i].read_bandwidth) {
>> - node_update_perf_attrs(nid, &cxlr->coord[i], i);
>> + if (cxl_need_node_perf_attrs_update(nid))
> Given that it's only used once and it's straight forward enough, just open code it instead of creating a helper.
>
> DJ
OK, removed in v2, thanks.
Best Regards,
Guixin Liu
>
>> + node_set_perf_attrs(nid, &cxlr->coord[i], i);
>> + else
>> + node_update_perf_attrs(nid, &cxlr->coord[i], i);
>> cset++;
>> }
>> }
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-17 2:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-16 12:03 [PATCH] cxl/region: Create node access attributes for CFMWS-only NUMA nodes Guixin Liu
2026-09-16 12:15 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-16 17:49 ` Dave Jiang
2026-09-17 2:00 ` Guixin Liu [this message]
2026-09-16 17:59 ` Gregory Price
2026-09-17 21:04 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-17 23:33 ` Gregory Price
2026-09-16 18:00 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-09-17 2:03 ` Guixin Liu
2026-09-16 20:56 ` Alison Schofield
2026-09-17 2:04 ` Guixin Liu
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