Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:16:59 +0000 | From | Jonathan Cameron <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 4/9] cxl/mem: Add basic IOCTL interface |
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On Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:09:53 -0800 Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@intel.com> wrote:
> Add a straightforward IOCTL that provides a mechanism for userspace to > query the supported memory device commands. CXL commands as they appear > to userspace are described as part of the UAPI kerneldoc. The command > list returned via this IOCTL will contain the full set of commands that > the driver supports, however, some of those commands may not be > available for use by userspace. > > Memory device commands first appear in the CXL 2.0 specification. They > are submitted through a mailbox mechanism specified in the CXL 2.0 > specification. > > The send command allows userspace to issue mailbox commands directly to > the hardware. The list of available commands to send are the output of > the query command. The driver verifies basic properties of the command > and possibly inspect the input (or output) payload to determine whether > or not the command is allowed (or might taint the kernel). > > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com> # bug in earlier revision > Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au> > Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> > Signed-off-by: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@intel.com> > Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> (v2)
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
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