[PATCH 03/14] cxlflash: Improve context_reset() logic

Matthew R. Ochs mrochs at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Fri Nov 18 06:21:06 AEDT 2016


> On Nov 15, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Uma Krishnan <ukrishn at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> Currently, the context reset routine waits for command room to
> be available before sending the reset request. Per review of the
> SISLite specification and clarifications from the CXL Flash AFU
> designers, this wait is unnecessary. The reset request can be
> sent anytime regardless of command room, so long as only a single
> reset request is active at any one point in time.
> 
> This commit simplifies the reset routine by removing the wait for
> command room. Additionally it adds a debug trace to help pinpoint
> hardware errors when a context reset does not complete.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uma Krishnan <ukrishn at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Acked-by: Matthew R. Ochs <mrochs at linux.vnet.ibm.com>



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