Re: [PATCH V3 08/20] nvdimm/label: Include region label in slot validation

Neeraj Kumar
2025-10-06T04:55:07Z

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On 24/09/25 02:30PM, Alison Schofield wrote:
>On Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 07:11:04PM +0530, Neeraj Kumar wrote:
>> Slot validation routine validates label slot by calculating label
>> checksum. It was only validating namespace label. This changeset also
>> validates region label if present.
>
>Neeraj,
>
>Was it previously wrong 'only validating namespace label'
>- or -
>Is validating region label something new available with cxl
>namespaces that we now must add?
>
>I'm looking for that pattern in these commit messages, ie
>this is how it use to be, this is why it doesn't work now,
>so here is the change.
>
>-- Alison
>

Hi Alison,

Earlier labels were meant only as namespace lables. LSA 2.1 introduces
new region label because of this slots for both namespace and region
labels should be validated.

May be I will elaborate the commit message to properly communicate
this information

Regards,
Neeraj

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