Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] cxl/feature: Using Full Data Transfer only when offset is 0

From: Dave Jiang
Date: Wed Apr 09 2025 - 11:40:17 EST




On 4/8/25 7:48 PM, Li Ming wrote:
> Per CXL r3.2 section 8.2.10.6.3 Set Feature(Opcode 0502h)
>
> "If the Feature data is transferred in its entirely, the caller makes
> one call to Set Feature with Action = Full Data Transfer. The Offset
> field is not used and shall be ignored."
>
> It implies if using Full Data Transfer, the received data should be
> updated from offset 0 on device side.
>
> Current driver implementation is if feature data size is less than mbox
> payload - set feature header, driver will use Full Data Transfer even if
> user provides an offset. Per above description, feature data will be
> written from offset 0 rather than the offset value user provided, the
> result will not be what user expects.
>
> The changes is checking if the offset caller provides is equal to 0, if
> yes, using Full Data Transfer, if not, using Initiate Data Transfer -
> Finish Data Transfer.
>
> After the changes, all Set Feature transfer scenarios are below:
>
> 1. data size + header is less than mbox payload and offset is 0
> Full Data Transfer
>
> 2. data size + header is less than mbox payload and offset is not 0
> Initiate Data Transfer(with all feature data) - Finish Data Transfer(with no feature data)
>
> 3. data size + header us greater than mbox payload with any value of offset
> Initiate Data Transfer - Continue Data Transfer - Finish Data Transfer
>
> Fixes: 14d502cc2718e ("cxl/mbox: Add SET_FEATURE mailbox command")
> Signed-off-by: Li Ming <ming.li@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for this. LGTM. You can drop the RFC.

> ---
> base-commit: 0af2f6be1b4281385b618cb86ad946eded089ac8 v6.15-rc1
> ---
> drivers/cxl/core/features.c | 18 +++++++++++++++---
> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/features.c b/drivers/cxl/core/features.c
> index f4daefe3180e..fcc624cefe89 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/features.c
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/features.c
> @@ -259,6 +259,17 @@ size_t cxl_get_feature(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox, const uuid_t *feat_uuid,
> return data_rcvd_size;
> }
>
> +static bool is_last_feat_transfer(struct cxl_mbox_set_feat_in *pi)
> +{
> + switch (le32_to_cpu(pi->flags) & CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_DATA_TRANSFER_MASK) {
> + case CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_FULL_DATA_TRANSFER:
> + case CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_FINISH_DATA_TRANSFER:
> + return true;
> + default:
> + return false;
> + }
> +}
> +
> /*
> * FEAT_DATA_MIN_PAYLOAD_SIZE - min extra number of bytes should be
> * available in the mailbox for storing the actual feature data so that
> @@ -294,14 +305,14 @@ int cxl_set_feature(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox,
> if (hdr_size + FEAT_DATA_MIN_PAYLOAD_SIZE > cxl_mbox->payload_size)
> return -ENOMEM;
>
> - if (hdr_size + feat_data_size <= cxl_mbox->payload_size) {
> + if (hdr_size + feat_data_size <= cxl_mbox->payload_size && !offset) {
> pi->flags = cpu_to_le32(feat_flag |
> CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_FULL_DATA_TRANSFER);
> data_in_size = feat_data_size;
> } else {
> pi->flags = cpu_to_le32(feat_flag |
> CXL_SET_FEAT_FLAG_INITIATE_DATA_TRANSFER);
> - data_in_size = cxl_mbox->payload_size - hdr_size;
> + data_in_size = min(feat_data_size, cxl_mbox->payload_size - hdr_size);
> }
>
> do {
> @@ -322,7 +333,8 @@ int cxl_set_feature(struct cxl_mailbox *cxl_mbox,
> }
>
> data_sent_size += data_in_size;
> - if (data_sent_size >= feat_data_size) {
> + if (data_sent_size >= feat_data_size &&
> + is_last_feat_transfer(pi)) {
> if (return_code)
> *return_code = CXL_MBOX_CMD_RC_SUCCESS;
> return 0;