From: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@Huawei.com>
To: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
Cc: Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@intel.com>,
Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>,
"Alison Schofield" <alison.schofield@intel.com>,
Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org>,
<linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 09/10] cxl/mem: Retry reading CDAT on failure
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 13:20:15 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220204132015.00006443@Huawei.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220201223159.GQ785175@iweiny-DESK2.sc.intel.com>
On Tue, 1 Feb 2022 14:31:59 -0800
Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 01, 2022 at 10:59:28AM -0800, Widawsky, Ben wrote:
> > On 22-01-31 23:19:51, ira.weiny@intel.com wrote:
> > > From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
> > >
> > > The CDAT read may fail for a number of reasons but mainly it is possible
> > > to get different parts of a valid state. The checksum in the CDAT table
> > > protects against this.
> > >
> > > Now that the checksum is validated issue a retry if the CDAT read fails.
> > > For now 2 retries are implemented.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
> > >
> > > ---
> > > NOTE: Is 2 enough? Should this just be delayed until the time when the
> > > data is actually needed and not there?
> >
> > I can't speak to retries at all, but one small issue below. It might make sense
> > if we keep this to make it a modparam.
>
> Not a bad idea.
Ah. Here is the retry - I should have read the rest of the thread :)
This whole cycle isn't in a hot path and is fairly cheap. I'd just
go with c. 5 and assume that is enough for anyone. If we need a module
parameter later because this race turns out to be something that
actually happens then it is easy enough to add then.
>
> >
> > >
> > > Changes from V5:
> > > New patch -- easy to push off or drop.
> > > ---
> > > drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
> > > 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
> > > index a01068e98333..11d721c56f08 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/memdev.c
> > > @@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ static const struct file_operations cxl_memdev_fops = {
> > > .llseek = noop_llseek,
> > > };
> > >
> > > -static int read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
> > > +static int __read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
> > > + struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
> > > {
> > > struct device *dev = &cxlmd->dev;
> > > size_t cdat_length;
> > > @@ -371,6 +372,20 @@ static int read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd, struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
> > > return cxl_mem_cdat_read_table(cxlds, &cxlmd->cdat);
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static int read_cdat_data(struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd,
> > > + struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
> > > +{
> > > + int retries = 2;
> > > + int rc;
> > > +
> > > + while (--retries) {
> >
> > You either want retries--, or retries = 3...
>
> Opps yea.
>
> Thanks,
> Ira
>
> >
> > > + rc = __read_cdat_data(cxlmd, cxlds);
> > > + if (!rc)
> > > + break;
> > > + }
> > > + return rc;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > struct cxl_memdev *devm_cxl_add_memdev(struct cxl_dev_state *cxlds)
> > > {
> > > struct cxl_memdev *cxlmd;
> > > --
> > > 2.31.1
> > >
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-02-04 13:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-02-01 7:19 [PATCH V6 00/10] CXL: Read CDAT and DSMAS data from the device ira.weiny
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 01/10] PCI: Add vendor ID for the PCI SIG ira.weiny
2022-02-03 17:11 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2022-02-03 20:28 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 02/10] PCI: Replace magic constant for PCI Sig Vendor ID ira.weiny
2022-02-04 21:16 ` Dan Williams
2022-02-04 21:49 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2022-03-15 21:48 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 03/10] PCI/DOE: Add Data Object Exchange Aux Driver ira.weiny
2022-02-03 22:40 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2022-03-15 21:48 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-09 0:59 ` Dan Williams
2022-02-09 10:13 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-09 16:26 ` Dan Williams
2022-02-09 16:57 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-09 19:57 ` Dan Williams
2022-02-10 21:51 ` Ira Weiny
2022-03-16 22:50 ` Ira Weiny
2022-03-17 19:37 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 04/10] PCI/DOE: Introduce pci_doe_create_doe_devices ira.weiny
2022-02-03 22:44 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2022-02-04 14:51 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-04 16:27 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2022-02-11 2:54 ` Dan Williams
2022-03-24 0:26 ` Ira Weiny
2022-03-24 14:05 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-03-24 23:44 ` Ira Weiny
2022-03-25 12:02 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 05/10] cxl/pci: Create DOE auxiliary devices ira.weiny
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 06/10] cxl/pci: Find the DOE mailbox which supports CDAT ira.weiny
2022-02-01 18:49 ` Ben Widawsky
2022-02-01 22:18 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-04 14:04 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 07/10] cxl/mem: Read CDAT table ira.weiny
2022-02-04 13:46 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 08/10] cxl/cdat: Introduce cdat_hdr_valid() ira.weiny
2022-02-01 18:56 ` Ben Widawsky
2022-02-01 22:29 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-04 13:17 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 09/10] cxl/mem: Retry reading CDAT on failure ira.weiny
2022-02-01 18:59 ` Ben Widawsky
2022-02-01 22:31 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-04 13:20 ` Jonathan Cameron [this message]
2022-02-01 7:19 ` [PATCH V6 10/10] cxl/cdat: Parse out DSMAS data from CDAT table ira.weiny
2022-02-01 19:05 ` Ben Widawsky
2022-02-01 22:37 ` Ira Weiny
2022-02-04 13:33 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-04 13:41 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-02-04 13:40 ` Jonathan Cameron
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