Re: [PATCH] cxl/pci: Change CXL AER support check to use native AER

[Alison Schofield]

On Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 10:52:32AM -0500, Terry Bowman wrote:
> Native CXL protocol errors are delivered to the OS through AER
> reporting. The owner of AER owns CXL Protocol error management with
> respect to _OSC negotiation.[1] CXL device errors are handled by a
> separate interrupt with native control gated by _OSC control field
> 'CXL Memory Error Reporting Control'.
> 
> The CXL driver incorrectly checks for 'CXL Memory Error Reporting
> Control' before accessing AER registers and caching RCH downport
> AER registers. Replace the current check in these 2 cases with
> native AER checks.

Hi Terry,  Does this have a user visible impact? 

Alison

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