[RFC PATCH 2/5] cxl/region: Factor decoder poison-list retrieval

From: Shaikh Kamaluddin

Date: Sat Oct 10 2026 - 12:25:08 EST


poison_by_decoder() performs two different operations: it queries an
unmapped DPA gap preceding an endpoint decoder, then queries the DPA
resource assigned to that decoder and its region.

Factor the second operation into cxl_get_poison_by_decoder(). Give the
helper an optional snapshot so a later region-probe caller can retain
records from exactly one mapped decoder. Keep the existing endpoint
walk, skipped-DPA queries, partition-tail queries, -EFAULT handling, and
trace behavior unchanged.

Signed-off-by: Shaikh Kamaluddin <shaikhkamal2012@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/cxl/core/region.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
index 75b8092e6dc2..c72524923b38 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
@@ -2940,6 +2940,40 @@ static int cxl_get_poison_unmapped(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
return rc;
}

+enum cxl_poison_query_policy {
+ CXL_POISON_QUERY_DIAGNOSTIC,
+ CXL_POISON_QUERY_PREONLINE,
+};
+
+static int cxl_get_poison_by_decoder(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled,
+ struct cxl_poison_snapshot *snapshot,
+ enum cxl_poison_query_policy policy)
+{
+ struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd = cxled_to_memdev(cxled);
+ struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds = cxlmd->cxlds;
+ enum cxl_partition_mode mode;
+ u64 offset, length;
+ int rc;
+
+ if (!cxled->dpa_res)
+ return 0;
+
+ mode = cxlds->part[cxled->part].mode;
+ offset = cxled->dpa_res->start;
+ length = resource_size(cxled->dpa_res);
+ if (snapshot)
+ rc = cxl_mem_get_poison_snapshot(cxlmd, offset, length,
+ cxled->cxld.region, snapshot);
+ else
+ rc = cxl_mem_get_poison(cxlmd, offset, length,
+ cxled->cxld.region);
+
+ if (rc == -EFAULT && mode == CXL_PARTMODE_RAM &&
+ policy == CXL_POISON_QUERY_DIAGNOSTIC)
+ rc = 0;
+ return rc;
+}
+
static int poison_by_decoder(struct device *dev, void *arg)
{
struct cxl_poison_context *ctx = arg;
@@ -2971,11 +3005,8 @@ static int poison_by_decoder(struct device *dev, void *arg)
return rc;
}

- offset = cxled->dpa_res->start;
- length = cxled->dpa_res->end - offset + 1;
- rc = cxl_mem_get_poison(cxlmd, offset, length, cxled->cxld.region);
- if (rc == -EFAULT && mode == CXL_PARTMODE_RAM)
- rc = 0;
+ rc = cxl_get_poison_by_decoder(cxled, NULL,
+ CXL_POISON_QUERY_DIAGNOSTIC);
if (rc)
return rc;

--
2.43.0