Re: [PATCH 3/3] cxl/core: Add sysfs attribute get_poison for list retrieval

[Alison Schofield]

On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 11:42:11AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
> alison.schofield@ wrote:
> > From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > The sysfs attribute, get_poison, allows user space to request the
> > retrieval of a CXL devices poison list for its persistent memory.
> 
> If the device supports get poison list for volatile memory, just grab
> that too. With the "to be released soon" region patches userspace can
> trivially translate DPA addresses to media type.
> 

Dan,

The only way I know to discover if the device supports poison list for
volatile is to do the get_poison_list on the volatile range and see
what happens. Am I missing a capability setting somewhere?

Here's a blanket "Got it, Thanks!" for all the other pieces.

Alison


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