From: Smita Koralahalli <Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v7 3/7] dax/cxl, hmem: Initialize hmem early and defer dax_cxl binding
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:14:56 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260319011500.241426-4-Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260319011500.241426-1-Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@amd.com>
From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Move hmem/ earlier in the dax Makefile so that hmem_init() runs before
dax_cxl.
In addition, defer registration of the dax_cxl driver to a workqueue
instead of using module_cxl_driver(). This ensures that dax_hmem has
an opportunity to initialize and register its deferred callback and make
ownership decisions before dax_cxl begins probing and claiming Soft
Reserved ranges.
Mark the dax_cxl driver as PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS so its probe runs
out of line from other synchronous probing avoiding ordering
dependencies while coordinating ownership decisions with dax_hmem.
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>
---
drivers/dax/Makefile | 3 +--
drivers/dax/cxl.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/dax/Makefile b/drivers/dax/Makefile
index 5ed5c39857c8..70e996bf1526 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/dax/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+obj-y += hmem/
obj-$(CONFIG_DAX) += dax.o
obj-$(CONFIG_DEV_DAX) += device_dax.o
obj-$(CONFIG_DEV_DAX_KMEM) += kmem.o
@@ -10,5 +11,3 @@ dax-y += bus.o
device_dax-y := device.o
dax_pmem-y := pmem.o
dax_cxl-y := cxl.o
-
-obj-y += hmem/
diff --git a/drivers/dax/cxl.c b/drivers/dax/cxl.c
index 13cd94d32ff7..a2136adfa186 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/cxl.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/cxl.c
@@ -38,10 +38,35 @@ static struct cxl_driver cxl_dax_region_driver = {
.id = CXL_DEVICE_DAX_REGION,
.drv = {
.suppress_bind_attrs = true,
+ .probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
},
};
-module_cxl_driver(cxl_dax_region_driver);
+static void cxl_dax_region_driver_register(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ cxl_driver_register(&cxl_dax_region_driver);
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WORK(cxl_dax_region_driver_work, cxl_dax_region_driver_register);
+
+static int __init cxl_dax_region_init(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Need to resolve a race with dax_hmem wanting to drive regions
+ * instead of CXL
+ */
+ queue_work(system_long_wq, &cxl_dax_region_driver_work);
+ return 0;
+}
+module_init(cxl_dax_region_init);
+
+static void __exit cxl_dax_region_exit(void)
+{
+ flush_work(&cxl_dax_region_driver_work);
+ cxl_driver_unregister(&cxl_dax_region_driver);
+}
+module_exit(cxl_dax_region_exit);
+
MODULE_ALIAS_CXL(CXL_DEVICE_DAX_REGION);
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CXL DAX: direct access to CXL regions");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
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 ` [PATCH v7 1/7] dax/hmem: Request cxl_acpi and cxl_pci before walking Soft Reserved ranges Smita Koralahalli
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 ` Smita Koralahalli [this message]
2026-03-19 5:48 ` [PATCH v7 3/7] dax/cxl, hmem: Initialize hmem early and defer dax_cxl binding 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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