Re: [PATCH v4 07/14] cxl/region: Use region data to get the root decoder

[Jonathan Cameron]

On Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:47:48 +0100
Robert Richter <rrichter@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> To find a region's root decoder, the endpoint's HPA range is used to
> search the matching decoder by its range. With address translation the
> endpoint decoder's range is in a different address space and thus
> cannot be used to determine the root decoder.
> 
> The region parameters are encapsulated within struc cxl_region_context
> and may include the translated Host Physical Address (HPA) range. Use
> this context to identify the root decoder rather than relying on the
> endpoint.
> 
> Modify cxl_find_root_decoder() and add the region context as
> parameter. Rename this function to get_cxl_root_decoder() as a
> counterpart to put_cxl_root_decoder(). Simplify the implementation by
> removing function cxl_port_find_switch_decode(). The function is
> unnecessary because it is not referenced or utilized elsewhere in the
> code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <rrichter@xxxxxxx>

One trivial thing that tickled my "that looks different" filter.

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@xxxxxxxxxx>

>  static int match_region_by_range(struct device *dev, const void *data)
> @@ -3584,9 +3576,11 @@ int cxl_add_to_region(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled)
>  	};
>  
>  	struct cxl_root_decoder *cxlrd __free(put_cxl_root_decoder) =
> -		cxl_find_root_decoder(cxled);
> -	if (!cxlrd)
> -		return -ENXIO;
> +		get_cxl_root_decoder(cxled, &ctx);
> +
> +	rc = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(cxlrd);
> +	if (rc)
> +		return rc;

I think this is more often seen as:

	if (IS_ERR(cxlrd))
		return PTR_ERR(cxlrd);

>  
>  	/*
>  	 * Ensure that if multiple threads race to construct_region()