Re: [PATCH 3/4 v5] cxl/core: Enable Region creation on x86 with LMH

[Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>]

On 10/6/25 10:46 AM, Gregory Price wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2025 at 05:58:06PM +0200, Fabio M. De Francesco wrote:
>> The CXL Fixed Memory Window Structure (CFMWS) describes zero or more
>> Host Physical Address (HPA) windows that are associated with each CXL
>> Host Bridge. Each window represents a contiguous HPA that may be
>> interleaved with one or more targets (CXL v3.2 - 9.18.1.3).
>>
> ...
>>
>> Cc: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
>> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
>> Cc: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
>> Cc: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco <fabio.m.de.francesco@linux.intel.com>
> 
> Couple inlines but just nits
> 
> Reviewed-by: Gregory Price <gourry@gourry.net>
> 
>> @@ -1770,6 +1778,7 @@ static int match_cxlsd_to_cxled_by_range(struct device *dev, const void *data)
>>  {
>>  	const struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled = data;
>>  	struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxlsd;
>> +	struct cxl_root_decoder *cxlrd;
>>  	const struct range *r1, *r2;
>>  
>>  	if (!is_switch_decoder(dev))
>> @@ -1779,8 +1788,13 @@ static int match_cxlsd_to_cxled_by_range(struct device *dev, const void *data)
>>  	r1 = &cxlsd->cxld.hpa_range;
>>  	r2 = &cxled->cxld.hpa_range;
>>  
>> -	if (is_root_decoder(dev))
>> -		return range_contains(r1, r2);
>> +	if (is_root_decoder(dev)) {
>> +		if (range_contains(r1, r2))
>> +			return 1;
>> +		cxlrd = to_cxl_root_decoder(dev);
>> +		if (platform_cxlrd_matches_cxled(cxlrd, cxled))
>> +			return 1;
>> +	}
> 
> Is there any concern for longer term maintainability if addition
> match_*() functions are added?  Or is this upkeep just the unfortunate
> maintenance cost of supportering the quirk?

Suggestions welcome. Would be nice if we have cleaner ways of dealing with this.

> 
>>  
>>  static struct cxl_decoder *
>> @@ -3406,8 +3421,12 @@ static int match_region_to_cxled_by_range(struct device *dev, const void *data)
>>  	p = &cxlr->params;
>>  
>>  	guard(rwsem_read)(&cxl_rwsem.region);
>> -	if (p->res && p->res->start == r->start && p->res->end == r->end)
>> -		return 1;
>> +	if (p->res) {
>> +		if (p->res->start == r->start && p->res->end == r->end)
>> +			return 1;
>> +		if (platform_region_matches_cxld(p, &cxled->cxld))
>> +			return 1;
>> +	}
> 
> 
> if (!p->res)
> 	return 0;
> if (p->res->start == r->start && p->res->end == r->end)
> 	return 1;
> if (platform_region_matches_cxld(p, &cxled->cxld))
> 	return 1;
> return 0;
> 
> ?
> 
> I like flat, but I also dislike not-logic.  Style choice here, unless
> others have a strong feeling this is fine.

More flat is definitely the preferred way. With the changes, the last one we can actually do:

return platform_region_matches_cxld(p, &cxled->cxld));


> 
> ~Gregory