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From: Smita Koralahalli <Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com>
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	Tomasz Wolski <tomasz.wolski@fujitsu.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 1/7] dax/hmem: Request cxl_acpi and cxl_pci before walking Soft Reserved ranges
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:14:54 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260319011500.241426-2-Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260319011500.241426-1-Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com>

From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>

Ensure cxl_acpi has published CXL Window resources before HMEM walks Soft
Reserved ranges.

Replace MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: cxl_acpi") with an explicit, synchronous
request_module("cxl_acpi"). MODULE_SOFTDEP() only guarantees eventual
loading, it does not enforce that the dependency has finished init
before the current module runs. This can cause HMEM to start before
cxl_acpi has populated the resource tree, breaking detection of overlaps
between Soft Reserved and CXL Windows.

Also, request cxl_pci before HMEM walks Soft Reserved ranges. Unlike
cxl_acpi, cxl_pci attach is asynchronous and creates dependent devices
that trigger further module loads. Asynchronous probe flushing
(wait_for_device_probe()) is added later in the series in a deferred
context before HMEM makes ownership decisions for Soft Reserved ranges.

Add an additional explicit Kconfig ordering so that CXL_ACPI and CXL_PCI
must be initialized before DEV_DAX_HMEM. This prevents HMEM from consuming
Soft Reserved ranges before CXL drivers have had a chance to claim them.

Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Smita Koralahalli <Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com>
Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@huawei.com>
Reviewed-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
---
 drivers/dax/Kconfig     |  2 ++
 drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/dax/Kconfig b/drivers/dax/Kconfig
index d656e4c0eb84..3683bb3f2311 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dax/Kconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ config DEV_DAX_CXL
 	tristate "CXL DAX: direct access to CXL RAM regions"
 	depends on CXL_BUS && CXL_REGION && DEV_DAX
 	default CXL_REGION && DEV_DAX
+	depends on CXL_ACPI >= DEV_DAX_HMEM
+	depends on CXL_PCI >= DEV_DAX_HMEM
 	help
 	  CXL RAM regions are either mapped by platform-firmware
 	  and published in the initial system-memory map as "System RAM", mapped
diff --git a/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c b/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c
index 1cf7c2a0ee1c..008172fc3607 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/hmem/hmem.c
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ static __init int dax_hmem_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that cxl_acpi and cxl_pci have a chance to kick off
+	 * CXL topology discovery at least once before scanning the
+	 * iomem resource tree for IORES_DESC_CXL resources.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEV_DAX_CXL)) {
+		request_module("cxl_acpi");
+		request_module("cxl_pci");
+	}
+
 	rc = platform_driver_register(&dax_hmem_platform_driver);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -159,13 +169,6 @@ static __exit void dax_hmem_exit(void)
 module_init(dax_hmem_init);
 module_exit(dax_hmem_exit);
 
-/* Allow for CXL to define its own dax regions */
-#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CXL_REGION)
-#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_CXL_ACPI)
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: cxl_acpi");
-#endif
-#endif
-
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:hmem*");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:hmem_platform*");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("HMEM DAX: direct access to 'specific purpose' memory");
-- 
2.17.1


  reply	other threads:[~2026-03-19  1:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-19  1:14 [PATCH v7 0/7] dax/hmem, cxl: Coordinate Soft Reserved handling with CXL and HMEM Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19  1:14 ` Smita Koralahalli [this message]
2026-03-19  1:14 ` [PATCH v7 2/7] dax/hmem: Gate Soft Reserved deferral on DEV_DAX_CXL Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19  1:14 ` [PATCH v7 3/7] dax/cxl, hmem: Initialize hmem early and defer dax_cxl binding Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19  5:48   ` Alison Schofield
2026-03-19 14:11     ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-19 15:46     ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita
2026-03-19 16:45       ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita
2026-03-19 23:07         ` Dan Williams
2026-03-20 17:29           ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita
2026-03-20 20:42           ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita
2026-03-19  1:14 ` [PATCH v7 4/7] dax: Track all dax_region allocations under a global resource tree Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19 13:59   ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-20 16:58     ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita
2026-03-19  1:14 ` [PATCH v7 5/7] cxl/region: Add helper to check Soft Reserved containment by CXL regions Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19  1:14 ` [PATCH v7 6/7] dax/hmem, cxl: Defer and resolve Soft Reserved ownership Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19 14:29   ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-19 20:03     ` Alison Schofield
2026-03-20 17:17     ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita
2026-03-19  1:15 ` [PATCH v7 7/7] dax/hmem: Reintroduce Soft Reserved ranges back into the iomem tree Smita Koralahalli
2026-03-19 14:35   ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-20 17:00     ` Koralahalli Channabasappa, Smita

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