Re: [PATCH v6 0/9] cxl: Add cxl_reset sysfs attribute for memdevs

[Cheatham, Benjamin]

On 5/28/2026 3:31 AM, Srirangan Madhavan wrote:
> Hi folks!
> 
> This patch series introduces support for the CXL Reset method for CXL
> Type 2 devices, implementing the reset procedure outlined in the CXL
> Specification r3.2 [1], Sections 8.1.3, 9.6, and 9.7.
> 
> The userspace ABI is a write-only cxl_reset attribute under the CXL
> memdev device:
> 
>     /sys/bus/cxl/devices/memX/cxl_reset
> 
> The memdev is the userspace handle, while the implementation coordinates
> the target PCI function, affected sibling PCI functions, active CXL
> memdevs, and any CXL regions reachable through those memdevs.
> 

This may be a dumb question, but where do type 2 driver slot into this?
I think it's expected that they'll implement the ->reset_XXX callbacks for
their own handling? If not, you may want to look at where type 2 drivers
outside of drivers/cxl/ can have a hook to do any reset related clean up
or prep.

Thanks,
Ben
> v6 changes (from v5 [2]):
> - Rebased on the current CXL tree used for v7.1-rc4 development.
> - Move the ABI from /sys/bus/pci/devices/.../cxl_reset to
>   /sys/bus/cxl/devices/memX/cxl_reset.
> - Use the memdev as the userspace handle while keeping the reset
>   orchestration scoped to the CXL device reset scope.
> - Reduce the earlier PCI/CXL save/restore series [3] to a single CXL HDM
>   decoder restore/commit helper patch, included here as patch 1.
> - Do not offline or hot-remove memory as part of reset. Return -EBUSY
>   if an affected CXL region is online as System RAM or has an active
>   region driver bound.
> - Add reset-idle validation and CPU cache invalidation for affected CXL
>   regions.
> - Add CXL sibling PCI function discovery using the Non-CXL Function Map
>   DVSEC and CXL.cache/CXL.mem capability bits.
> - Coordinate PCI save/disable/restore and IOMMU reset prepare/done for
>   the target and affected sibling functions.
> - Add CXL DVSEC reset sequencing, including CXL.cache disable,
>   writeback-invalidate, a minimum 100ms quiet period, reset-complete
>   polling, and Reset Error reporting.
> - Track affected memdevs, lock active memdevs across reset, restore and
>   commit decoder state, re-enable CXL.mem, and wait for media ready
>   after reset.
> - Cache reset capability at memdev registration time for sysfs
>   visibility.
> - Document reset scope, Memory Clear not being requested, and -EBUSY
>   behavior for active CXL regions.
> 
> Motivation:
> -----------
> - As support for Type 2 devices is being introduced, more devices need a
>   CXL-specific reset mechanism beyond bus-wide PCI reset methods.
> 
> - FLR does not affect CXL.cache or CXL.mem protocol state, making CXL
>   Reset the appropriate mechanism for cases where those protocols must
>   be reset.
> 
> - The CXL specification highlights use cases such as function rebinding
>   and error recovery where CXL Reset is explicitly required.
> 
> Change Description:
> -------------------
> 
> Patch 1: cxl/hdm: Add helpers to restore and commit memdev decoders
> - Restore endpoint decoder programming from CXL core's cached decoder
>   objects while keeping CXL.mem disabled.
> - Commit restored HDM decoders as a separate step so reset orchestration
>   can re-enable CXL.mem only after safety checks complete.
> 
> Patch 2: PCI: Export pci_dev_save_and_disable() and pci_dev_restore()
> - Export PCI reset lifecycle helpers so CXL reset orchestration can save,
>   disable, restore, and invoke reset callbacks for affected functions.
> 
> Patch 3: cxl: Add reset-idle and cache flush helpers
> - Collect CXL regions affected by a memdev reset.
> - Fail reset if affected regions are not idle.
> - Invalidate CPU caches for each affected region once.
> 
> Patch 4: PCI/CXL: Add sibling function coordination for reset
> - Identify CXL.cache/CXL.mem sibling functions in the reset scope.
> - Use the Non-CXL Function Map DVSEC to exclude non-CXL functions.
> - Save, disable, restore, and unlock affected PCI sibling functions.
> 
> Patch 5: cxl/pci: Add CXL DVSEC reset helper
> - Execute CXL Reset through the CXL Device DVSEC.
> - Disable CXL.cache and request writeback-invalidate where supported.
> - Enforce the post-reset quiet period and poll for reset completion.
> - Block and restore IOMMU traffic while reset is active.
> 
> Patch 6: cxl/pci: Track memdevs affected by CXL reset
> - Track the target memdev and any sibling-function memdevs affected by
>   reset.
> - Revalidate and lock active memdevs before reset proceeds.
> 
> Patch 7: cxl/pci: Orchestrate CXL reset for affected memdevs
> - Coordinate region validation, CPU cache invalidation, PCI function
>   preparation, DVSEC reset, decoder restore and commit, CXL.mem enable,
>   and media-ready wait.
> 
> Patch 8: cxl/memdev: Add cxl_reset sysfs attribute
> - Expose /sys/bus/cxl/devices/memX/cxl_reset.
> - Only make the attribute visible when the underlying PCI function is
>   Type 2 and reset capable.
> - Write a boolean true value, such as "1" or "true", to trigger reset.
> 
> Patch 9: Documentation/ABI: Document CXL memdev cxl_reset
> - Document the new memdev sysfs ABI, reset scope, Memory Clear behavior,
>   and idle-region requirement.
> 
> The CPU cache invalidation step depends on
> cpu_cache_invalidate_memregion() support for the affected address ranges.
> If no provider is available, reset fails before hardware reset is
> requested.
> 
> Command line to test CXL reset on a capable memdev:
> 
>     echo 1 > /sys/bus/cxl/devices/memX/cxl_reset
> 
> Basic CXL DVSEC reset testing was done on a CXL Type 2 device. The reset
> sequence completed successfully and ResetComplete was observed. Full
> memdev/region integration testing is still in progress.
> 
> References:
> [1] https://computeexpresslink.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CXL_3.2-Spec-Announcement_FINAL-1.pdf
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/20260306092322.148765-1-smadhavan@xxxxxxxxxx/
> [3] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/20260306080026.116789-1-smadhavan@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Srirangan Madhavan (9):
>   cxl/hdm: Add helpers to restore and commit memdev decoders
>   PCI: Export pci_dev_save_and_disable() and pci_dev_restore()
>   cxl: Add reset-idle and cache flush helpers
>   PCI/CXL: Add sibling function coordination for reset
>   cxl/pci: Add CXL DVSEC reset helper
>   cxl/pci: Track memdevs affected by CXL reset
>   cxl/pci: Orchestrate CXL reset for affected memdevs
>   cxl/memdev: Add cxl_reset sysfs attribute
>   Documentation/ABI: Document CXL memdev cxl_reset
> 
>  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-cxl |   28 +
>  drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c                  |  318 ++++++-
>  drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c               |   30 +
>  drivers/cxl/core/pci.c                  | 1140 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  drivers/cxl/cxl.h                       |    5 +
>  drivers/cxl/cxlmem.h                    |    2 +
>  drivers/pci/pci.c                       |   22 +-
>  include/linux/pci.h                     |    2 +
>  include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h           |   15 +
>  9 files changed, 1557 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> base-commit: abb3c0de119032f4c0c81177884a3bb0a133e6ca