Re: [PATCH] nfit: add Hyper-V NVDIMM DSM command set to white list

[Dan Williams]

On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 1:40 PM Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 1:01 PM
> >
> > Hi Dexuan,
> > Looks good. Just one update request and a note below...
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 12:51 PM Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > ...
> > > --- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> > > @@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct
> > acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
> > >         dev_set_drvdata(&adev_dimm->dev, nfit_mem);
> > >
> > >         /*
> > > -        * Until standardization materializes we need to consider 4
> > > +        * Until standardization materializes we need to consider 5
> > >          * different command sets.  Note, that checking for function0
> > (bit0)
> > >          * tells us if any commands are reachable through this GUID.
> > >          */
> >
> > This comment is stale. This "HYPERV" family is the first example of
> > the "right" way to define a new NVDIMM command set. Lets update it to
> > mention the process and considerations for submitting new command sets
> > to UEFI (http://www.uefi.org/RFIC_LIST). The fact that there's now a
> > defined process is a step forward from when this comment was initially
> > written. Also, the fact that the process encourages "adopt" vs
> > "supersede" addresses the main concern about vendor-specific
> > command-set proliferation.
>
> I made the below simple change. Is this enough? Please suggest the proper
> wording/sentence, as I'm relatively new to NVDIMM, and I don't really know the
> history of the standardization process.
>
> --- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> @@ -1732,8 +1732,10 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
>         dev_set_drvdata(&adev_dimm->dev, nfit_mem);
>
>         /*
> -        * Until standardization materializes we need to consider 4
> -        * different command sets.  Note, that checking for function0 (bit0)
> +        * New command sets should be submitted to UEFI
> +        * http://www.uefi.org/RFIC_LIST.
> +        *

How about something a bit more relevant for the code in question:

---

There are 4 "legacy" NVDIMM command sets
(NVDIMM_FAMILY_{INTEL,MSFT,HPE1,HPE2}) that were created before an EFI
working group was established to constrain this proliferation. The
nfit driver probes for the supported command set by GUID. Note, If
you're a platform developer looking to add a new command set to this
probe consider using an existing set, or otherwise seek approval to
publish the command set at http://www.uefi.org/RFIC_LIST.