Re: [PATCH] cxl/hdm: Avoid DVSEC fallback after region teardown

From: Dave Jiang

Date: Tue Feb 17 2026 - 17:29:48 EST




On 2/12/26 3:38 PM, Smita Koralahalli wrote:
> After destroy-region, cxl_region_decode_reset() clears the HDM decoder
> registers (base/size/commit). If the memdev is subsequently bounced
> (disable/enable), port probe re-evaluates decoder capability via
> should_emulate_decoders().
>
> The existing logic checks each decoder's COMMITTED bit. Since those bits
> are cleared by region teardown, should_emulate_decoders() incorrectly
> falls back to DVSEC range emulation, even though HDM capability is still
> present.
>
> DVSEC fallback marks the endpoint decoder as AUTO, which triggers
> cxl_add_to_region() -> construct_region(). That path copies the default
> interleave_granularity (4096) into the region parameters. The resulting
> spurious autodiscovered region consumes the CFMWS HPA space and causes a
> subsequent create-region to fail in hpa_alloc().
>
> Use the global CXL_HDM_DECODER_ENABLE bit instead of per-decoder COMMITTED
> bits to detect HDM capability. If the HDM decoder block is enabled, zeroed
> registers indicate teardown, not absence of HDM support. This prevents the
> unintended DVSEC fallback and subsequent region creation failure.
>
> Based on cxl/fixes.
> base-commit: 8441c7d3bd6c5a52ab2ecf77e43a5bf262004f5c

This block should go under the '---'

DJ

>
> Fixes: 52cc48ad2a76 ("cxl/hdm: Limit emulation to the number of range registers")
> Signed-off-by: Smita Koralahalli <Smita.KoralahalliChannabasappa@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c | 25 +++++++++----------------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
> index eb5a3a7640c6..a0718cbcc355 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
> @@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static bool should_emulate_decoders(struct cxl_endpoint_dvsec_info *info)
> struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm;
> void __iomem *hdm;
> u32 ctrl;
> - int i;
>
> if (!info)
> return false;
> @@ -113,22 +112,16 @@ static bool should_emulate_decoders(struct cxl_endpoint_dvsec_info *info)
> return false;
>
> /*
> - * If any decoders are committed already, there should not be any
> - * emulated DVSEC decoders.
> + * If HDM decoders are globally enabled, do not fall back to DVSEC
> + * range emulation. Zeroed decoder registers after region teardown
> + * do not imply absence of HDM capability.
> + *
> + * Falling back to DVSEC here would treat the decoder as AUTO and
> + * may incorrectly latch default interleave settings.
> */
> - for (i = 0; i < cxlhdm->decoder_count; i++) {
> - ctrl = readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(i));
> - dev_dbg(&info->port->dev,
> - "decoder%d.%d: committed: %ld base: %#x_%.8x size: %#x_%.8x\n",
> - info->port->id, i,
> - FIELD_GET(CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_COMMITTED, ctrl),
> - readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_BASE_HIGH_OFFSET(i)),
> - readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_BASE_LOW_OFFSET(i)),
> - readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SIZE_HIGH_OFFSET(i)),
> - readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SIZE_LOW_OFFSET(i)));
> - if (FIELD_GET(CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_COMMITTED, ctrl))
> - return false;
> - }
> + ctrl = readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER_CTRL_OFFSET);
> + if (ctrl & CXL_HDM_DECODER_ENABLE)
> + return false;
>
> return true;
> }