Re: [PATCH 04/26] cxl/region: Add dynamic capacity decoder and region modes

[Dave Jiang]

On 4/5/24 11:19 AM, Ira Weiny wrote:
> Dave Jiang wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 3/24/24 4:18 PM, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> From: Navneet Singh <navneet.singh@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Region mode must reflect a general dynamic capacity type which is
>>> associated with a specific Dynamic Capacity (DC) partitions in each
>>> device decoder within the region.  DC partitions are also know as DC
>>> regions per CXL 3.1.
>>
>> This section reads somewhat awkward to me. Does this read any better?
>>
>> One or more Dynamic Capacity (DC) partitions (and decoders) form a CXL
>> software region. The region mode reflects composition of that entire software
>> region. Decoder mode reflects a specific DC partition. DC partitions are also
>> known as DC regions per CXL specification r3.1 but is not the same entity as
>> CXL software regions.
> 
> Yea that does sound better but I think this builds on your text and is even
> more clear.
> 
> <commit>
> cxl/region: Add dynamic capacity decoder and region modes
> 
> One or more decoders each pointing to a Dynamic Capacity (DC) partition form a
> CXL software region.  The region mode reflects composition of that entire
> software region.  Decoder mode reflects a specific DC partition.  DC partitions
> are also known as DC regions per CXL specification r3.1 but they are not the
> same entity as CXL software regions.
> 
> Define the new modes and helper functions required to make the association
> between these new modes.
> 
> </commit>
> 

LGTM
> 
> Ira