Re: [PATCH v12 19/25] cxl: Introduce cxl_pci_drv_bound() to check for bound driver

[Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@huawei.com>]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:34:34 -0500
Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@amd.com> wrote:

> CXL devices handle protocol errors via driver-specific callbacks rather
> than the generic pci_driver::err_handlers by default. The callbacks are
> implemented in the cxl_pci driver and are not part of struct pci_driver, so
> cxl_core must verify that a device is actually bound to the cxl_pci
> module's driver before invoking the callbacks (the device could be bound
> to another driver, e.g. VFIO).
> 
> However, cxl_core can not reference symbols in the cxl_pci module because
> it creates a circular dependency. This prevents cxl_core from checking the
> EP's bound driver and calling the callbacks.
> 
> To fix this, move drivers/cxl/pci.c into drivers/cxl/core/pci_drv.c and
> build it as part of the cxl_core module. Compile into cxl_core using
> CXL_PCI and CXL_CORE Kconfig dependencies. This removes the standalone cxl_pci
> module, consolidates the cxl_pci driver code into cxl_core, and eliminates
> the circular dependency so cxl_core can safely perform bound-driver checks
> and invoke the CXL PCI callbacks.
> 
> Introduce cxl_pci_drv_bound() to return boolean depending on if the PCI EP
> parameter is bound to a CXL driver instance. This will be used in future
> patch when dequeuing work from the kfifo.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@amd.com>
> 
Description is nice and clear on the necessity so fair enough.

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@huawei.com>