Re: [PATCH v2] cxl/pci: Fix disabling memory if DVSEC CXL Range does not match a CFMWS window

From: Dan Williams
Date: Fri Feb 16 2024 - 13:03:17 EST


Robert Richter wrote:
> The Linux CXL subsystem is built on the assumption that HPA == SPA.
> That is, the host physical address (HPA) the HDM decoder registers are
> programmed with are system physical addresses (SPA).
>
> During HDM decoder setup, the DVSEC CXL range registers (cxl-3.1,
> 8.1.3.8) are checked if the memory is enabled and the CXL range is in
> a HPA window that is described in a CFMWS structure of the CXL host
> bridge (cxl-3.1, 9.18.1.3).
>
> Now, if the HPA is not an SPA, the CXL range does not match a CFMWS
> window and the CXL memory range will be disabled then. The HDM decoder
> stops working which causes system memory being disabled and further a
> system hang during HDM decoder initialization, typically when a CXL
> enabled kernel boots.
>
> Prevent a system hang and do not disable the HDM decoder if the
> decoder's CXL range is not found in a CFMWS window.
>
> Note the change only fixes a hardware hang, but does not implement
> HPA/SPA translation. Support for this can be added in a follow on
> patch series.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cxl/core/pci.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c b/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c
> index a0e7ed5ae25f..18616ca873e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/pci.c
> @@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ int cxl_hdm_decode_init(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds, struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm,
> }
>
> if (!allowed) {
> - cxl_set_mem_enable(cxlds, 0);
> - info->mem_enabled = 0;
> + dev_err(dev, "Range register decodes outside platform defined CXL ranges.\n");
> + return -ENXIO;
> }

This looks good to me.