Re: [RESEND v13 01/25] CXL/PCI: Move CXL DVSEC definitions into uapi/linux/pci_regs.h

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Mon Dec 08 2025 - 13:04:27 EST


On Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 11:02:41AM -0600, Terry Bowman wrote:
> The CXL DVSECs are currently defined in cxl/core/cxlpci.h. These are not
> accessible to other subsystems. Move these to uapi/linux/pci_regs.h.
>
> Change DVSEC name formatting to follow the existing PCI format in
> pci_regs.h. The current format uses CXL_DVSEC_XYZ and the CXL defines must
> be changed to be PCI_DVSEC_CXL_XYZ to match existing pci_regs.h. Leave
> PCI_DVSEC_CXL_PORT* defines as-is because they are already defined and may
> be in use by userspace application(s).
>
> Update existing usage to match the name change.
>
> Update the inline documentation to refer to latest CXL spec version.

Regrettably, r3.2 is no longer the latest ;)

> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/pci_regs.h
> @@ -1244,9 +1244,64 @@
> /* Deprecated old name, replaced with PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_TYPE */
> #define PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_PROTOCOL PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_RSP_3_TYPE
>
> -/* Compute Express Link (CXL r3.1, sec 8.1.5) */
> -#define PCI_DVSEC_CXL_PORT 3
> -#define PCI_DVSEC_CXL_PORT_CTL 0x0c
> -#define PCI_DVSEC_CXL_PORT_CTL_UNMASK_SBR 0x00000001
> +/* Compute Express Link (CXL r3.2, sec 8.1)
> + *
> + * Note that CXL DVSEC id 3 and 7 to be ignored when the CXL link state
> + * is "disconnected" (CXL r3.2, sec 9.12.3). Re-enumerate these
> + * registers on downstream link-up events.
> + */
> +
> +#define PCI_DVSEC_HEADER1_LENGTH_MASK __GENMASK(31, 20)

I think PCI_DVSEC_HEADER1_LEN() could be used instead of adding a new
definition.

> +/* CXL 3.2 8.1.3: PCIe DVSEC for CXL Device */

Can you use "CXL r4.0, sec 8.1.3" and similar so it refers to the most
recent revision and matches the typical style for PCIe spec references?