[PATCH V4 05/17] nvdimm/label: Skip region label during ns label DPA reservation

From: Neeraj Kumar

Date: Wed Nov 19 2025 - 02:53:19 EST


If Namespace label is present in LSA during nvdimm_probe() then DPA
reservation is required. But this reservation is not required by region
label. Therefore if LSA scanning finds any region label, skip it.

Signed-off-by: Neeraj Kumar <s.neeraj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nvdimm/label.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
index 6ccc51552822..e90e48672da3 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
@@ -469,6 +469,10 @@ int nd_label_reserve_dpa(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd)
lsa_label = to_lsa_label(ndd, slot);
nd_label = &lsa_label->ns_label;

+ /* Skip region label. DPA reservation is for NS label only */
+ if (is_region_label(ndd, lsa_label))
+ continue;
+
if (!slot_valid(ndd, lsa_label, slot))
continue;

--
2.34.1