RE: [RFC PATCH v7 00/12] memory: scrub: introduce subsystem + CXL/ACPI-RAS2 drivers

[Shiju Jose <shiju.jose@huawei.com>]

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the feedbacks.

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>Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v7 00/12] memory: scrub: introduce subsystem +
>CXL/ACPI-RAS2 drivers
>
>> RAS2 HW based memory patrol scrub needs RAS2 PCC interfaces and ACPI
>> RAS2 driver for communication b/w kernel and firmware.
>> ACPI RAS2 Driver adds platform device, for each memory feature, which
>> binds to the RAS2 memory driver.
>> Memory RAS2 driver registers with the memory scrub subsystem to expose
>> the RAS2 scrub controls to the user.
>
>Hi Shiju,
>Thanks for this work. This has been very useful for us, as we've been using it to
>test a RAS2 implementation here at Ampere Computing.
>
>In general, the pieces implementing RAS2 are useful and functional. We did,
>however, encounter a few places where we had to make some bug fixes.
>I'll reply to specific patches with changes I can recommend. Also, there are a
>few implementation choices that I will have questions about.
>
>Here is an outline containing the generalized comments I plan on making
>within/near relevant patches:
>1) Found a bug in ras2.c in how the pcc_desc_list pointer is incremented.
This bug was fixed in the local v8 code.

>2) Executing a RAS2 command seems unnecessary for feature detection.
>specifically, in the functions ras2_is_patrol_scrub_support() and
>ras2_get_patrol_scrub_params()
I will check and modify in the next version.

>3) Consider adding more error detection/reporting in ras2_check_pcc_chan()
Sure.

>4) Concerns with multiple scrub devices attempting to map the same PCC
>channel.
I will reply in the patch. 
>
>-Daniel
>
Thanks,
Shiju