Re: [PATCH v1 0/4] ndctl: Add pcdctl tool with pcdctl list and reconfigure-region commands

[Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>]

Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 9, 2021 at 5:23 AM Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 08, 2021 at 02:24:04PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
>> > [ add Jeff, Michal, and Adam ]
>> >
>> > Hey ndctl distro maintainers,
>> >
>> > Just wanted to highlight this new tool submission for your
>> > consideration. The goal here is to have a Linux native provisioning
>> > tool that covers the basics of the functionality that is outside of
>> > the ACPI specification, and reduce the need for ipmctl outside of
>> > exceptional device-specific debug scenarios. [...]
>>
>> > I will note that CXL moves the region configuration into the base CXL
>> > specification so the ndctl project will pick up a "cxl-cli" tool for
>> > that purpose. [...]
>>
>> > Please comment on its suitability for shipping in distros alongside
>> > the ndctl tool.
>>
>> I see no issues with that.
>>
>> You might want to suggest whether you prefer pcdctl and clx-cli to be
>> shipped in a separate binary package.
>
> Yes, that was my expectation that ndctl, daxctl, pcdctl (ipmregion?),
> and the 'cxl' tool would each be independent binary packages.

Agreed.  We would only build and ship a particular tool on the platforms
that supported it.

Cheers,
Jeff