From: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
To: alucerop@amd.com, linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
edumazet@google.com, ecree.xilinx@gmail.com, icheng@nvidia.com,
rafael@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] cxl/memdev: Add support for multi PF devices
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 15:41:56 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <d2ae4c4a-ee61-4b3a-b3a5-9f071c078af6@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <13d92409-727b-43e7-a027-086c9a332f44@intel.com>
On 10/1/26 3:11 PM, Dave Jiang wrote:
>
>
> On 10/1/26 6:20 AM, alucerop@amd.com wrote:
>> From: Alejandro Lucero <alucerop@amd.com>
>>
>> A PCI device can present multiple Physical Functions(PFs) but the CXL
>> specs restrict to the first one, PF0, the discovery and management of
>> CXL capabilities accessed through a PF0 BAR. Other non-PF0 PFs need to
>> obtain the CXL.mem range to work with somehow.
>>
>> Add a device link between the cxl region a PF0 memdev is attached to and
>> the non-PF0 wanting to use the CXL region. A CXL region release will
>> trigger such a PF to be released from its driver first.
>>
>> PF0 being unbound from its driver triggers memdev and region release
>> leading to non-PF0s being unbound first keeping the CXL memory use safe.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Lucero <alucerop@amd.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> include/cxl/cxl.h | 2 +
>> 2 files changed, 94 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
>> index b3419df586b9..799cb6e75639 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
>> @@ -802,6 +802,98 @@ static struct cxl_memdev *cxl_memdev_alloc(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
>> return ERR_PTR(rc);
>> }
>>
>> +static int match_memdev_by_parent_device(struct device *dev, const void *data)
>> +{
>> + const struct device *pf_dev = data;
>> + struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd;
>> +
>> + if (!is_cxl_memdev(dev))
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> + cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(dev);
>> + return (cxlmd->cxlds->dev == pf_dev);
>
> cxlmd->cxlds can be NULL? How about just do dev->parent == pf_dev instead?
>
>> +}
>> +
>> +static int __cxl_get_range_and_link(struct device *pf0, struct device *pfx,
>> + struct range *range)
>> +{
>> + struct device *mem_dev __free(put_device) =
>> + bus_find_device(&cxl_bus_type, NULL, pf0,
>> + match_memdev_by_parent_device);
>> + struct cxl_attach_region *attach;
>> + struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd;
>> +
>> + if (!mem_dev)
>> + return -ENODEV;
>> +
>> + cxlmd = to_cxl_memdev(mem_dev);
>> + attach = container_of(cxlmd->attach, struct cxl_attach_region, attach);
>
> Probably not likely for a type2 device, but is there any possibility that attach == NULL?
>
>> +
>> + /*
>> + * The cxlmd object does exist and it can be found in the cxl bus after
>> + * creation but before attach probe setting the proper HPA range. If so,
>> + * the caller will need to try later.
>> + */
>> + if (attach->hpa_range.end == CXL_RESOURCE_NONE)
>> + return -EPROBE_DEFER;
>
>
> Maybe you'll need something like this below to ensure that the region is valid still. And you can drop the above with the below code.
>
> scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &cxl_rwsem.region) {
> cxlr = READ_ONCE(attach->cxlr);
> if (!cxlr)
> return -EPROBE_DEFER;
> get_device(&cxlr->dev);
> }
> struct device *region_dev __free(put_device) = &cxlr->dev;
>
> /*
> * Region deletion holds regions_lock across xa_erase() and device_del().
> * Being in the xarray under regions_lock means the region is still
> * registered, and a link added now is torn down by its deletion. Drop
> * cxl_rwsem.region above first: regions_lock nests outside it.
> */
> cxlrd = to_cxl_root_decoder(cxlr->dev.parent);
> guard(mutex)(&cxlrd->regions_lock);
> if (xa_load(&cxlrd->regions, cxlr->id) != cxlr)
> return -ENODEV;
And also
/*
* The link only unbinds @pfx when the region driver is released, so a
* region without a driver would leave @pfx bound past region removal.
* Hold the device lock so the driver can not go away underneath.
*/
guard(device)(&cxlr->dev);
if (!cxlr->dev.driver)
return -ENODEV;
>
> /* A decommit releases the region driver after dropping the rwsem */
> guard(rwsem_read)(&cxl_rwsem.region);
> if (cxlr->params.state != CXL_CONFIG_COMMIT)
> return -ENODEV;
>
> DJ
>
>> +
>> + /*
>> + * Create the device link between the region and the consumer device.
>> + * AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER means the link implicitly to be removed if the
>> + * consumer unbinds first with no consequences for the supplier.
>> + */
>> + if (!device_link_add(pfx, &attach->cxlr->dev,
>> + DL_FLAG_AUTOREMOVE_CONSUMER)) {
>> + dev_err(pfx, "device link creation failed\n");
>> + return -ENODEV;
>> + }
>> +
>> + range->start = attach->hpa_range.start;
>> + range->end = attach->hpa_range.end;
>> +
>> + return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * cxl_get_range_and_link - register a device link with the region PF0 memdev
>> + * is attached to. The region release will imply the link consumer to be unbound
>> + * from its driver first. Return the cxl region range to work with related to
>> + * PF0 memdev initialization.
>> + *
>> + * @pf0: device to use for finding target memdev and supplier for the link
>> + * @pfx: device to link to PF0's memdev region, the link consumer.
>> + * @range: to be set with the PF0's memdev attach region range.
>> + *
>> + * Return: 0 or error.
>> + */
>> +int cxl_get_range_and_link(struct device *pf0, struct device *pfx,
>> + struct range *range)
>> +{
>> + int rc;
>> +
>> + if (!pf0 || !pfx)
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> +
>> + /*
>> + * PF0 cxl memdev once created and region attached can only be removed
>> + * when PF0 unbinds from its driver which implies to obtain the device
>> + * lock before the unwinding starts. If this call from other PF races
>> + * with such unbinding:
>> + *
>> + * 1) if this next lock is obtained first, the device link is
>> + * created and the later unwinding will trigger consumer (PF
>> + * calling here) unbinding first.
>> + *
>> + * 2) if it is the unbinding the one getting the lock first, the
>> + * memdev will not be there aymore.
>> + */
>> + device_lock(pf0);
>> + rc = __cxl_get_range_and_link(pf0, pfx, range);
>> + device_unlock(pf0);
>> + return rc;
>> +}
>> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cxl_get_range_and_link, "CXL");
>> +
>> static long __cxl_memdev_ioctl(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, unsigned int cmd,
>> unsigned long arg)
>> {
>> diff --git a/include/cxl/cxl.h b/include/cxl/cxl.h
>> index 802b143de83d..b28dce1f6f76 100644
>> --- a/include/cxl/cxl.h
>> +++ b/include/cxl/cxl.h
>> @@ -228,4 +228,6 @@ struct cxl_memdev *devm_cxl_probe_mem(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds,
>> struct range *range);
>>
>> int cxl_set_capacity(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds, u64 capacity);
>> +int cxl_get_range_and_link(struct device *pf0, struct device *pfx,
>> + struct range *range);
>> #endif /* __CXL_CXL_H__ */
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-01 22:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-01 13:20 [PATCH v2 0/4] Type2 multipf support alucerop
2026-10-01 13:20 ` [PATCH v2 1/4] driver core: Check for supplier requiring PM at link creation alucerop
2026-10-01 20:31 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-02 4:32 ` Lucero Palau, Alejandro
2026-10-02 15:31 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-01 13:20 ` [PATCH v2 2/4] cxl/region: Add region reference in memdev attach alucerop
2026-10-01 21:38 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-02 4:41 ` Lucero Palau, Alejandro
2026-10-02 15:52 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-08 13:50 ` Lucero Palau, Alejandro
2026-10-08 16:18 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-08 18:07 ` Lucero Palau, Alejandro
2026-10-08 21:05 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-01 13:20 ` [PATCH v2 3/4] cxl/memdev: Add support for multi PF devices alucerop
2026-10-01 22:11 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-01 22:41 ` Dave Jiang [this message]
2026-10-02 4:50 ` Lucero Palau, Alejandro
2026-10-02 15:55 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-01 13:20 ` [PATCH v2 4/4] sfc: add multipf support alucerop
2026-10-01 22:32 ` Dave Jiang
2026-10-02 5:33 ` Lucero Palau, Alejandro
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