Re: [PATCH v14 05/16] cxl: Introduce reusable HDM decoder settings

From: Dave Jiang

Date: Fri Oct 02 2026 - 16:00:40 EST




On 10/1/26 2:22 AM, Srirangan Madhavan wrote:
> Represent HDM programming state with struct cxl_decoder_settings and pass
> it to the commit helpers. Keep endpoint skip and switch targets with their
> owning types and flatten them only into transient programming settings.
> Place flags with the programming state and leave runtime region ownership
> outside the snapshot.
>
> Separate commit initiation from completion waiting so reset restoration
> can reuse register programming without changing normal DPA-lock policy.
>
> Signed-off-by: Srirangan Madhavan <smadhavan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/cxl/core/core.h | 3 ++
> drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
> include/cxl/cxl.h | 10 +++++
> 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/core.h b/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
> index 983d7690c3a5..a3fddb2bed63 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/core.h
> @@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ struct cxl_rwsem {
>
> extern struct cxl_rwsem cxl_rwsem;
>
> +void cxl_commit_start(void __iomem *hdm, struct cxl_decoder_settings *settings);
> +int cxld_await_commit(void __iomem *hdm, int id);
> +
> int cxl_memdev_init(void);
> void cxl_memdev_exit(void);
> void cxl_mbox_init(void);
> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
> index 9e05032a5426..d3f21dfda146 100644
> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
> @@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ int cxl_dpa_alloc(struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled, u64 size)
> return devm_add_action_or_reset(&port->dev, cxl_dpa_release, cxled);
> }
>
> -static void cxld_set_interleave(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, u32 *ctrl)
> +static void cxld_set_interleave(struct cxl_decoder_config *config, u32 *ctrl)
> {
> u16 eig;
> u8 eiw;
> @@ -716,12 +716,12 @@ static void cxld_set_interleave(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, u32 *ctrl)
> * Input validation ensures these warns never fire, but otherwise
> * suppress unititalized variable usage warnings.
> */
> - if (WARN_ONCE(ways_to_eiw(cxld->config.interleave_ways, &eiw),
> - "invalid interleave_ways: %d\n", cxld->config.interleave_ways))
> + if (WARN_ONCE(ways_to_eiw(config->interleave_ways, &eiw),
> + "invalid interleave_ways: %d\n", config->interleave_ways))
> return;
> - if (WARN_ONCE(granularity_to_eig(cxld->config.interleave_granularity, &eig),
> + if (WARN_ONCE(granularity_to_eig(config->interleave_granularity, &eig),
> "invalid interleave_granularity: %d\n",
> - cxld->config.interleave_granularity))
> + config->interleave_granularity))
> return;
>
> u32p_replace_bits(ctrl, eig, CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_IG_MASK);
> @@ -729,10 +729,10 @@ static void cxld_set_interleave(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, u32 *ctrl)
> *ctrl |= CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_COMMIT;
> }
>
> -static void cxld_set_type(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, u32 *ctrl)
> +static void cxld_set_type(struct cxl_decoder_config *config, u32 *ctrl)
> {
> u32p_replace_bits(ctrl,
> - !!(cxld->config.target_type == CXL_DECODER_HOSTONLYMEM),
> + !!(config->target_type == CXL_DECODER_HOSTONLYMEM),
> CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_HOSTONLY);
> }
>
> @@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static void cxlsd_set_targets(struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxlsd, u64 *tgt)
> * clock skew and other marginal behavior
> */
> #define COMMIT_TIMEOUT_MS 20
> -static int cxld_await_commit(void __iomem *hdm, int id)
> +int cxld_await_commit(void __iomem *hdm, int id)
> {
> u32 ctrl;
> int i;
> @@ -784,45 +784,66 @@ static int cxld_await_commit(void __iomem *hdm, int id)
> return -ETIMEDOUT;
> }
>
> -static void setup_hw_decoder(struct cxl_decoder *cxld, void __iomem *hdm)
> +static void setup_hw_decoder(void __iomem *hdm,
> + struct cxl_decoder_settings *settings)

settings is replacing cxld, I would prefer that as the first parameter

> {
> - int id = cxld->config.id;
> + struct cxl_decoder_config *config = &settings->config;
> + int id = config->id;
> + u64 target_or_skip_reg_val;
> u64 base, size;
> u32 ctrl;
>
> - /* common decoder settings */
> - ctrl = readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(cxld->config.id));
> - cxld_set_interleave(cxld, &ctrl);
> - cxld_set_type(cxld, &ctrl);
> - base = cxld->config.hpa_range.start;
> - size = range_len(&cxld->config.hpa_range);
> + ctrl = readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(id));
> + cxld_set_interleave(config, &ctrl);
> + cxld_set_type(config, &ctrl);
> + base = config->hpa_range.start;
> + size = range_len(&config->hpa_range);
> + target_or_skip_reg_val = settings->target_or_skip_reg_val;
>
> writel(upper_32_bits(base), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_BASE_HIGH_OFFSET(id));
> writel(lower_32_bits(base), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_BASE_LOW_OFFSET(id));
> writel(upper_32_bits(size), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SIZE_HIGH_OFFSET(id));
> writel(lower_32_bits(size), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SIZE_LOW_OFFSET(id));
> + /* Target-list and endpoint-skip registers alias the same slot. */
> + writel(upper_32_bits(target_or_skip_reg_val), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_TL_HIGH(id));
> + writel(lower_32_bits(target_or_skip_reg_val), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_TL_LOW(id));
> +
> + writel(ctrl, hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(id));
> +}
> +
> +void cxl_commit_start(void __iomem *hdm, struct cxl_decoder_settings *settings)
> +{
> + lockdep_assert_held(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
> + setup_hw_decoder(hdm, settings);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Endpoint skip and switch targets have different owners. Keep that state with
> + * its owning type and flatten it only into a transient register-programming
> + * snapshot.
> + */
> +static void cxl_decoder_snapshot(struct cxl_decoder *cxld,
> + struct cxl_decoder_settings *settings)
> +{
> + lockdep_assert_held(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
> +
> + *settings = (struct cxl_decoder_settings) {
> + .config = cxld->config,
> + };
>
> if (is_switch_decoder(&cxld->dev)) {
> struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxlsd =
> to_cxl_switch_decoder(&cxld->dev);
> - void __iomem *tl_hi = hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_TL_HIGH(id);
> - void __iomem *tl_lo = hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_TL_LOW(id);
> u64 targets;
>
> cxlsd_set_targets(cxlsd, &targets);
> - writel(upper_32_bits(targets), tl_hi);
> - writel(lower_32_bits(targets), tl_lo);
> + settings->target_or_skip_reg_val = targets;
> } else {
> struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled =
> to_cxl_endpoint_decoder(&cxld->dev);
> - void __iomem *sk_hi = hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SKIP_HIGH(id);
> - void __iomem *sk_lo = hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SKIP_LOW(id);
>
> - writel(upper_32_bits(cxled->skip), sk_hi);
> - writel(lower_32_bits(cxled->skip), sk_lo);
> + settings->target_or_skip_reg_val = cxled->skip;
> }
> -
> - writel(ctrl, hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(id));
> }
>
> static int cxl_decoder_commit(struct cxl_decoder *cxld)
> @@ -830,6 +851,7 @@ static int cxl_decoder_commit(struct cxl_decoder *cxld)
> struct cxl_port *port = to_cxl_port(cxld->dev.parent);
> struct cxl_hdm *cxlhdm = dev_get_drvdata(&port->dev);
> void __iomem *hdm = cxlhdm->regs.hdm_decoder;
> + struct cxl_decoder_settings settings;
> int id = cxld->config.id, rc;
>
> if (cxld->config.flags & CXL_DECODER_F_ENABLE)
> @@ -862,10 +884,12 @@ static int cxl_decoder_commit(struct cxl_decoder *cxld)
> }
> }
>
> - scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &cxl_rwsem.dpa)
> - setup_hw_decoder(cxld, hdm);
> + scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &cxl_rwsem.dpa) {
> + cxl_decoder_snapshot(cxld, &settings);
> + cxl_commit_start(hdm, &settings);
> + }
>
> - rc = cxld_await_commit(hdm, cxld->config.id);
> + rc = cxld_await_commit(hdm, settings.config.id);
> if (rc) {
> dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s: error %d committing decoder\n",
> dev_name(&cxld->dev), rc);
> diff --git a/include/cxl/cxl.h b/include/cxl/cxl.h
> index 237b31d54249..67c81be47fbb 100644
> --- a/include/cxl/cxl.h
> +++ b/include/cxl/cxl.h
> @@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ struct cxl_decoder {
> void (*reset)(struct cxl_decoder *cxld);
> };
>
> +/**
> + * struct cxl_decoder_settings - CXL HDM decoder programming snapshot
> + * @config: common decoder configuration
> + * @target_or_skip_reg_val: switch target list or endpoint skip register value
> + */
> +struct cxl_decoder_settings {
> + struct cxl_decoder_config config;
> + u64 target_or_skip_reg_val;

Single variable contains multiple meanings gets confusing and messy when they are different values depending on context.

How about something like:

struct cxl_endpoint_decoder_settings {
struct cxl_decoder_config config;
u64 skips;
};

/* resource.c: common to both decoder types */
static u32 cxl_hdm_write_range(void __iomem *hdm,
const struct cxl_decoder_config *config)
{
int id = config->id;
u64 base = config->hpa_range.start;
u64 size = range_len(&config->hpa_range);
u32 ctrl = readl(hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(id));

cxld_set_interleave(config, &ctrl);
cxld_set_type(config, &ctrl);
writel(upper_32_bits(base), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_BASE_HIGH_OFFSET(id))
writel(lower_32_bits(base), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_BASE_LOW_OFFSET(id));
writel(upper_32_bits(size), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SIZE_HIGH_OFFSET(id))
writel(lower_32_bits(size), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SIZE_LOW_OFFSET(id));
return ctrl;
}

void cxl_commit_start_endpoint(void __iomem *hdm,
const struct cxl_endpoint_decoder_settings *s)
{
int id = s->config.id;
u32 ctrl;

lockdep_assert_held(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
ctrl = cxl_hdm_write_range(hdm, &s->config);
writel(upper_32_bits(s->skip), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SKIP_HIGH(id));
writel(lower_32_bits(s->skip), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_SKIP_LOW(id));
writel(ctrl, hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(id));
}

void cxl_commit_start_switch(void __iomem *hdm,
const struct cxl_decoder_config *config,
u64 targets)
{
int id = config->id;
u32 ctrl;

lockdep_assert_held(&cxl_rwsem.dpa);
ctrl = cxl_hdm_write_range(hdm, config);
writel(upper_32_bits(targets), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_TL_HIGH(id));
writel(lower_32_bits(targets), hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_TL_LOW(id));
writel(ctrl, hdm + CXL_HDM_DECODER0_CTRL_OFFSET(id));
}

/* hdm.c: cxl_decoder_commit() */
scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &cxl_rwsem.dpa) {
if (is_switch_decoder(&cxld->dev)) {
struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxlsd =
to_cxl_switch_decoder(&cxld->dev);
u64 targets;

cxlsd_set_targets(cxlsd, &targets);
cxl_commit_start_switch(hdm, &cxld->config, targets);
} else {
struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled =
to_cxl_endpoint_decoder(&cxld->dev);
struct cxl_endpoint_decoder_settings s = {
.config = cxld->config,
.skip = cxled->skip,
};

cxl_commit_start_endpoint(hdm, &s);
}
}

> +};
> +
> /*
> * Using struct_group() allows for per register-block-type helper routines,
> * without requiring block-type agnostic code to include the prefix.