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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2024-07-28 18:33:28 +0200
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Merge tag 'cxl-for-6.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cxl/cxl
Pull CXL updates from Dave Jiang: "Core: - A CXL maturity map has been added to the documentation to detail the current state of CXL enabling. It provides the status of the current state of various CXL features to inform current and future contributors of where things are and which areas need contribution. - A notifier handler has been added in order for a newly created CXL memory region to trigger the abstract distance metrics calculation. This should bring parity for CXL memory to the same level vs hotplugged DRAM for NUMA abstract distance calculation. The abstract distance reflects relative performance used for memory tiering handling. - An addition for XOR math has been added to address the CXL DPA to SPA translation. CXL address translation did not support address interleave math with XOR prior to this change. Fixes: - Fix to address race condition in the CXL memory hotplug notifier - Add missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() for CXL modules - Fix incorrect vendor debug UUID define Misc: - A warning has been added to inform users of an unsupported configuration when mixing CXL VH and RCH/RCD hierarchies - The ENXIO error code has been replaced with EBUSY for inject poison limit reached via debugfs and cxl-test support - Moving the PCI config read in cxl_dvsec_rr_decode() to avoid unnecessary PCI config reads - A refactor to a common struct for DRAM and general media CXL events" * tag 'cxl-for-6.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cxl/cxl: cxl/core/pci: Move reading of control register to immediately before usage cxl: Remove defunct code calculating host bridge target positions cxl/region: Verify target positions using the ordered target list cxl: Restore XOR'd position bits during address translation cxl/core: Fold cxl_trace_hpa() into cxl_dpa_to_hpa() cxl/test: Replace ENXIO with EBUSY for inject poison limit reached cxl/memdev: Replace ENXIO with EBUSY for inject poison limit reached cxl/acpi: Warn on mixed CXL VH and RCH/RCD Hierarchy cxl/core: Fix incorrect vendor debug UUID define Documentation: CXL Maturity Map cxl/region: Simplify cxl_region_nid() cxl/region: Support to calculate memory tier abstract distance cxl/region: Fix a race condition in memory hotplug notifier cxl: add missing MODULE_DESCRIPTION() macros cxl/events: Use a common struct for DRAM and General Media events
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+.. include:: <isonum.txt>
+
+===========================================
+Compute Express Link Subsystem Maturity Map
+===========================================
+
+The Linux CXL subsystem tracks the dynamic `CXL specification
+<https://computeexpresslink.org/cxl-specification-landing-page>`_ that
+continues to respond to new use cases with new features, capability
+updates and fixes. At any given point some aspects of the subsystem are
+more mature than others. While the periodic pull requests summarize the
+`work being incorporated each merge window
+<https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/?q=s%3APULL+s%3ACXL+tc%3Atorvalds+NOT+s%3ARe>`_,
+those do not always convey progress relative to a starting point and a
+future end goal.
+
+What follows is a coarse breakdown of the subsystem's major
+responsibilities along with a maturity score. The expectation is that
+the change-history of this document provides an overview summary of the
+subsystem maturation over time.
+
+The maturity scores are:
+
+- [3] Mature: Work in this area is complete and no changes on the horizon.
+ Note that this score can regress from one kernel release to the next
+ based on new test results or end user reports.
+
+- [2] Stabilizing: Major functionality operational, common cases are
+ mature, but known corner cases are still a work in progress.
+
+- [1] Initial: Capability that has exited the Proof of Concept phase, but
+ may still have significant gaps to close and fixes to apply as real
+ world testing occurs.
+
+- [0] Known gap: Feature is on a medium to long term horizon to
+ implement. If the specification has a feature that does not even have
+ a '0' score in this document, there is a good chance that no one in
+ the linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org community has started to look at it.
+
+- X: Out of scope for kernel enabling, or kernel enabling not required
+
+Feature and Capabilities
+========================
+
+Enumeration / Provisioning
+--------------------------
+All of the fundamental enumeration an object model of the subsystem is
+in place, but there are several corner cases that are pending closure.
+
+
+* [2] CXL Window Enumeration
+
+ * [0] :ref:`Extended-linear memory-side cache <extended-linear>`
+ * [0] Low Memory-hole
+ * [0] Hetero-interleave
+
+* [2] Switch Enumeration
+
+ * [0] CXL register enumeration link-up dependency
+
+* [2] HDM Decoder Configuration
+
+ * [0] Decoder target and granularity constraints
+
+* [2] Performance enumeration
+
+ * [3] Endpoint CDAT
+ * [3] Switch CDAT
+ * [1] CDAT to Core-mm integration
+
+ * [1] x86
+ * [0] Arm64
+ * [0] All other arch.
+
+ * [0] Shared link
+
+* [2] Hotplug
+ (see CXL Window Enumeration)
+
+ * [0] Handle Soft Reserved conflicts
+
+* [0] :ref:`RCH link status <rch-link-status>`
+* [0] Fabrics / G-FAM (chapter 7)
+* [0] Global Access Endpoint
+
+
+RAS
+---
+In many ways CXL can be seen as a standardization of what would normally
+be handled by custom EDAC drivers. The open development here is
+mainly caused by the enumeration corner cases above.
+
+* [3] Component events (OS)
+* [2] Component events (FFM)
+* [1] Endpoint protocol errors (OS)
+* [1] Endpoint protocol errors (FFM)
+* [0] Switch protocol errors (OS)
+* [1] Switch protocol errors (FFM)
+* [2] DPA->HPA Address translation
+
+ * [1] XOR Interleave translation
+ (see CXL Window Enumeration)
+
+* [1] Memory Failure coordination
+* [0] Scrub control
+* [2] ACPI error injection EINJ
+
+ * [0] EINJ v2
+ * [X] Compliance DOE
+
+* [2] Native error injection
+* [3] RCH error handling
+* [1] VH error handling
+* [0] PPR
+* [0] Sparing
+* [0] Device built in test
+
+
+Mailbox commands
+----------------
+
+* [3] Firmware update
+* [3] Health / Alerts
+* [1] :ref:`Background commands <background-commands>`
+* [3] Sanitization
+* [3] Security commands
+* [3] RAW Command Debug Passthrough
+* [0] CEL-only-validation Passthrough
+* [0] Switch CCI
+* [3] Timestamp
+* [1] PMEM labels
+* [0] PMEM GPF / Dirty Shutdown
+* [0] Scan Media
+
+PMU
+---
+* [1] Type 3 PMU
+* [0] Switch USP/ DSP, Root Port
+
+Security
+--------
+
+* [X] CXL Trusted Execution Environment Security Protocol (TSP)
+* [X] CXL IDE (subsumed by TSP)
+
+Memory-pooling
+--------------
+
+* [1] Hotplug of LDs (via PCI hotplug)
+* [0] Dynamic Capacity Device (DCD) Support
+
+Multi-host sharing
+------------------
+
+* [0] Hardware coherent shared memory
+* [0] Software managed coherency shared memory
+
+Multi-host memory
+-----------------
+
+* [0] Dynamic Capacity Device Support
+* [0] Sharing
+
+Accelerator
+-----------
+
+* [0] Accelerator memory enumeration HDM-D (CXL 1.1/2.0 Type-2)
+* [0] Accelerator memory enumeration HDM-DB (CXL 3.0 Type-2)
+* [0] CXL.cache 68b (CXL 2.0)
+* [0] CXL.cache 256b Cache IDs (CXL 3.0)
+
+User Flow Support
+-----------------
+
+* [0] HPA->DPA Address translation (need xormaps export solution)
+
+Details
+=======
+
+.. _extended-linear:
+
+* **Extended-linear memory-side cache**: An HMAT proposal to enumerate the presence of a
+ memory-side cache where the cache capacity extends the SRAT address
+ range capacity. `See the ECN
+ <https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/6650e4f835a0e_195e294a8@dwillia2-mobl3.amr.corp.intel.com.notmuch/>`_
+ for more details:
+
+.. _rch-link-status:
+
+* **RCH Link Status**: RCH (Restricted CXL Host) topologies, end up
+ hiding some standard registers like PCIe Link Status / Capabilities in
+ the CXL RCRB (Root Complex Register Block).
+
+.. _background-commands:
+
+* **Background commands**: The CXL background command mechanism is
+ awkward as the single slot is monopolized potentially indefinitely by
+ various commands. A `cancel on conflict
+ <http://lore.kernel.org/r/66035c2e8ba17_770232948b@dwillia2-xfh.jf.intel.com.notmuch>`_
+ facility is needed to make sure the kernel can ensure forward progress
+ of priority commands.