From: Smita Koralahalli <Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com>
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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
next prev parent 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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