Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Address translation for HDM decoding

[Gregory Price]

On Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 07:47:48PM +0200, Robert Richter wrote:
> Default expectation of Linux is that HPA == SPA, which means that
> hardware addresses in the decoders are the same as the kernel sees
> them. However, there are platforms where this is not the case and an
> address translation between decoder's (HPA) and the system's physical
> addresses (SPA) is needed.
> 
> This series implements address translation for HDM decoding. The
> implementation follows the rule that the representation of hardware
> address ranges in the kernel are all SPA. If decoder registers (HDM
> decoder cap or register range) are not SPA, a base offset must be
> applied. Translation happens when accessing the registers back and
> forth. After a read access an address will be converted to SPA and
> before a write access the programmed address is translated from an
> SPA. The decoder register access can be easily encapsulated by address
> translation and thus there are only a few places where translation is
> needed and the code must be changed. This is implemented in patch #2,
> patch #1 is a prerequisite.
> 
> Address translation is restricted to platforms that need it. As such a
> platform check is needed and a flag is introduced for this (patch #3).
> 
> For address translation the base offset must be determined for the
> memory domain. Depending on the platform there are various options for
> this. The address range in the CEDT's CFWMS entry of the CXL host
> bridge can be used to determine the decoder's base address (patch
> #4). This is enabled for AMD Zen4 platforms (patch #5).
> 
> Changelog:
> 
> v2:
>  * Fixed build error for other archs [kbot]
> 

Hi Robert,

I'm looking to test this patch series but saw you were looking at
reworking a portion of it.  Just wanted to inquire as to whether
you think I should wait for a v3 given this is a few weeks old now.

Thanks!
~Gregory