RE: [PATCH v5 3/8] cxl/edac: Add CXL memory device patrol scrub control feature

Shiju Jose
2025-05-20T23:44:25Z

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>Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/8] cxl/edac: Add CXL memory device patrol scrub
>control feature
>
>On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 12:59:19PM +0100, shiju.jose@huawei.com wrote:
>> From: Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@huawei.com>
>>
>> CXL spec 3.2 section 8.2.10.9.11.1 describes the device patrol scrub
>> control feature. The device patrol scrub proactively locates and makes
>> corrections to errors in regular cycle.
>>
>
>snip
>
>> +
>> +static int cxl_scrub_get_attrbs(struct cxl_patrol_scrub_context *cxl_ps_ctx,
>> + u8 *cap, u16 *cycle, u8 *flags, u8 *min_cycle) {
>> + struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox;
>> + u8 min_scrub_cycle = U8_MAX;
>> + struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd;
>> + int i, ret;
>> +
>> + if (cxl_ps_ctx->cxlr) {
>> + struct cxl_region *cxlr = cxl_ps_ctx->cxlr;
>> + struct cxl_region_params *p = &cxlr->params;
>
>This function and the next, have a big if { } wrapper around cxlr existence. Can
>this logic be reversed -
>
>ie, declare cxl_region and cxl_region_params in the header and then do
>something like -
>
> if (!cxl_ps_ctx->cxlr) {
> cxl_mbox = &cxl_ps_ctx->cxlmd->cxlds->cxl_mbox;
> return cxl_mem_scrub_get_attrbs(cxl_mbox, cap, cycle, flags,
>min_cycle);
> }
>
> cxlr = cxl_ps_ctx->cxlr;
> p = &cxlr->params;
>
>Then all this code below can shift left.
Changed.

>
>> +
>> + struct rw_semaphore *region_lock
>__free(rwsem_read_release) =
>> + rwsem_read_intr_acquire(&cxl_region_rwsem);
>> + if (!region_lock)
>> + return -EINTR;
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < p->nr_targets; i++) {
>> + struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled = p->targets[i];
>> +
>> + cxlmd = cxled_to_memdev(cxled);
>> + cxl_mbox = &cxlmd->cxlds->cxl_mbox;
>> + ret = cxl_mem_scrub_get_attrbs(cxl_mbox, cap, cycle,
>> + flags, min_cycle);
>> + if (ret)
>> + return ret;
>> +
>> + if (min_cycle)
>> + min_scrub_cycle =
>> + min(*min_cycle, min_scrub_cycle);
>> + }
>> +
>> + if (min_cycle)
>> + *min_cycle = min_scrub_cycle;
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> + }
>> + cxl_mbox = &cxl_ps_ctx->cxlmd->cxlds->cxl_mbox;
>> +
>> + return cxl_mem_scrub_get_attrbs(cxl_mbox, cap, cycle, flags,
>> +min_cycle); }
>> +
>> +static int cxl_scrub_set_attrbs(struct device *dev,
>> + struct cxl_patrol_scrub_context *cxl_ps_ctx,
>> + u8 cycle, u8 flags)
>> +{
>> + struct cxl_scrub_wr_attrbs wr_attrbs;
>> + struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox;
>> + struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd;
>> + int ret, i;
>> +
>> + wr_attrbs.scrub_cycle_hours = cycle;
>> + wr_attrbs.scrub_flags = flags;
>> +
>> + if (cxl_ps_ctx->cxlr) {
>> + struct cxl_region *cxlr = cxl_ps_ctx->cxlr;
>> + struct cxl_region_params *p = &cxlr->params;
>
>Similar to above function, but more work in the !cxlr case. Maybe a goto.
Modified with helper functions.
>
>
>> +
>> + struct rw_semaphore *region_lock
>__free(rwsem_read_release) =
>> + rwsem_read_intr_acquire(&cxl_region_rwsem);
>> + if (!region_lock)
>> + return -EINTR;
>> +
>> + for (i = 0; i < p->nr_targets; i++) {
>> + struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled = p->targets[i];
>> +
>> + cxlmd = cxled_to_memdev(cxled);
>> + cxl_mbox = &cxlmd->cxlds->cxl_mbox;
>> + ret = cxl_set_feature(cxl_mbox,
>&CXL_FEAT_PATROL_SCRUB_UUID,
>> + cxl_ps_ctx->set_version,
>&wr_attrbs,
>> + sizeof(wr_attrbs),
>> +
>CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_DATA_SAVED_ACROSS_RESET,
>> + 0, NULL);
>> + if (ret)
>> + return ret;
>> +
>> + if (cycle != cxlmd->cur_scrub_cycle) {
>> + if (cxlmd->cur_region_id != -1)
>> + dev_info(dev,
>> + "Device scrub rate(%d hours)
>set by region%d rate overwritten by region%d scrub rate(%d hours)\n",
>> + cxlmd->cur_scrub_cycle,
>> + cxlmd->cur_region_id, cxlr->id,
>> + cycle);
>> +
>> + cxlmd->cur_scrub_cycle = cycle;
>> + cxlmd->cur_region_id = cxlr->id;
>> + }
>> + }
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> + }
>> +
>> + cxlmd = cxl_ps_ctx->cxlmd;
>> + cxl_mbox = &cxlmd->cxlds->cxl_mbox;
>> + ret = cxl_set_feature(cxl_mbox, &CXL_FEAT_PATROL_SCRUB_UUID,
>> + cxl_ps_ctx->set_version, &wr_attrbs,
>> + sizeof(wr_attrbs),
>> + CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_DATA_SAVED_ACROSS_RESET,
>0,
>> + NULL);
>> + if (ret)
>> + return ret;
>> +
>> + if (cycle != cxlmd->cur_scrub_cycle) {
>> + if (cxlmd->cur_region_id != -1)
>> + dev_info(dev,
>> + "Device scrub rate(%d hours) set by region%d
>rate overwritten with device local scrub rate(%d hours)\n",
>> + cxlmd->cur_scrub_cycle, cxlmd-
>>cur_region_id,
>> + cycle);
>> +
>> + cxlmd->cur_scrub_cycle = cycle;
>> + cxlmd->cur_region_id = -1;
>> + }
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>
>skip
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h b/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h index
>> 3ec6b906371b..685957b312ea 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h
>> @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
>> * @endpoint: connection to the CXL port topology for this memory device
>> * @id: id number of this memdev instance.
>> * @depth: endpoint port depth
>> + * @cur_scrub_cycle: current scrub cycle set for this device
>> + * @cur_region_id: id number of a backed region (if any) for which
>> + current scrub cycle set
>> */
>> struct cxl_memdev {
>> struct device dev;
>> @@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ struct cxl_memdev {
>> struct cxl_port *endpoint;
>> int id;
>> int depth;
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_CXL_EDAC_SCRUB
>> + u8 cur_scrub_cycle;
>> + int cur_region_id;
>> +#endif
>> };
>
>
>Why the cur_ prefix? Seems like it's just 'the' scrub cycle.
>
>How about:
>
>s/cur_scrub_cycle/scrub_cycle
>s/cur_region_id/scrub_region_id
>
>That also makes it clear that the region_id is related to the scrub.
Changed.

>
>Somewhere later cur_region_id gets compared to -1 a few times.
>Perhaps add a define for that like #define CXL_SCRUB_NO_REGION -1

Added and used CXL_SCRUB_NO_REGION.
>
>>
>> static inline struct cxl_memdev *to_cxl_memdev(struct device *dev) @@
>> -853,6 +859,16 @@ int cxl_trigger_poison_list(struct cxl_memdev
>> *cxlmd); int cxl_inject_poison(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, u64 dpa);
>> int cxl_clear_poison(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, u64 dpa);
>>
>> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CXL_EDAC_MEM_FEATURES)
>
>that's the one I mentioned in cover letter that can be #ifdef
>
>> +int devm_cxl_memdev_edac_register(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd); int
>> +devm_cxl_region_edac_register(struct cxl_region *cxlr); #else static
>> +inline int devm_cxl_memdev_edac_register(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd) {
>> +return 0; } static inline int devm_cxl_region_edac_register(struct
>> +cxl_region *cxlr) { return 0; } #endif
>> +
>> #ifdef CONFIG_CXL_SUSPEND
>> void cxl_mem_active_inc(void);
>> void cxl_mem_active_dec(void);
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/mem.c b/drivers/cxl/mem.c index
>> 9675243bd05b..6e6777b7bafb 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/mem.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/mem.c
>> @@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ static int cxl_mem_probe(struct device *dev)
>> return rc;
>> }
>>
>> + rc = devm_cxl_memdev_edac_register(cxlmd);
>> + if (rc)
>> + dev_dbg(dev, "CXL memdev EDAC registration failed rc=%d\n",
>rc);
>> +
>> /*
>> * The kernel may be operating out of CXL memory on this device,
>> * there is no spec defined way to determine whether this device
>> --
>> 2.43.0
>>
>>

Thanks,
Shiju