Re: [PATCH v8 3/9] dax/hmem: Request cxl_acpi and cxl_pci before walking Soft Reserved ranges

[Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>]

Smita Koralahalli wrote:
> 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

As I learned from Keith's recent CXL_PMEM dependency fix for CXL_ACPI
[1], this wants to be:

depends on DEV_DAX_HMEM || !DEV_DAX_HMEM
depends on CXL_ACPI || !CXL_ACPI
depends on CXL_PCI || !CXL_PCI

...to make sure that DEV_DAX_CXL can never be built-in unless all of its
dependencies are built-in.

[1]: http://lore.kernel.org/69aa341fcf526_6423c1002c@dwillia2-mobl4.notmuch

At this point I am wondering if all of the feedback I have for this
series should just be incremental fixes. I also want to have a canned
unit test that verifies the base expectations. That can also be
something I reply incrementally.