Re: [PATCH V4 08/17] nvdimm/label: Preserve cxl region information from region label

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Wed Dec 17 2025 - 10:18:50 EST


On Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:22:46 +0530
Neeraj Kumar <s.neeraj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Preserve region information from region label during nvdimm_probe. This
> preserved region information is used for creating cxl region to achieve
> region persistency across reboot.
>
> Signed-off-by: Neeraj Kumar <s.neeraj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Trivial comments inline. As Dave asked, what's the plan for multiple?
Add some brief notes to the patch description on this.

Thanks,

Jonathan

> ---
> drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c | 4 ++++
> drivers/nvdimm/label.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h | 2 ++
> drivers/nvdimm/nd.h | 1 +
> include/linux/libnvdimm.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
> 5 files changed, 61 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c
> index 07f5c5d5e537..590ec883903d 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/dimm.c
> @@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ static int nvdimm_probe(struct device *dev)
> if (rc)
> goto err;
>
> + /* Preserve cxl region info if available */
> + if (ndd->cxl)
> + nvdimm_cxl_region_preserve(ndd);
> +
> return 0;
>
> err:
> diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
> index da55ecd95e2f..0f8aea61b504 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/label.c
> @@ -490,6 +490,46 @@ int nd_label_reserve_dpa(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +int nvdimm_cxl_region_preserve(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd)
> +{
> + struct nvdimm *nvdimm = to_nvdimm(ndd->dev);
> + struct cxl_pmem_region_params *p = &nvdimm->cxl_region_params;
> + struct nd_namespace_index *nsindex;
> + unsigned long *free;
> + u32 nslot, slot;
> +
> + if (!preamble_current(ndd, &nsindex, &free, &nslot))
> + return 0; /* no label, nothing to preserve */
> +
> + for_each_clear_bit_le(slot, free, nslot) {
> + union nd_lsa_label *lsa_label;
> + struct cxl_region_label *region_label;
> + uuid_t *region_uuid;
> +
> + lsa_label = to_lsa_label(ndd, slot);
> + region_label = &lsa_label->region_label;
> + region_uuid = (uuid_t *) &region_label->type;
> +
union nd_lsa_label *lsa_label = to_lsa_label(ndd, slot);
struct cxl_region_label *region_label = &lsa_label->region_label;
//I'd go long on thi sone as only just over 80 and helps readability.
uuid_t *region_uuid = (uuid_t *)&region_label->type;

Saves a fine lines and there doesn't seem to be an obvious reason
not to do so.

> + /* TODO: Currently preserving only one region */
> + if (uuid_equal(&cxl_region_uuid, region_uuid)) {
> + nvdimm->is_region_label = true;
> + import_uuid(&p->uuid, region_label->uuid);
> + p->flags = __le32_to_cpu(region_label->flags);
> + p->nlabel = __le16_to_cpu(region_label->nlabel);
> + p->position = __le16_to_cpu(region_label->position);
> + p->dpa = __le64_to_cpu(region_label->dpa);
> + p->rawsize = __le64_to_cpu(region_label->rawsize);
> + p->hpa = __le64_to_cpu(region_label->hpa);
> + p->slot = __le32_to_cpu(region_label->slot);
> + p->ig = __le32_to_cpu(region_label->ig);
> + p->align = __le32_to_cpu(region_label->align);
> + break;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}