[PATCH v2] libnvdimm: Update persistence domain value for of_pmem and papr_scm device

Aneesh Kumar K.V aneesh.kumar at linux.ibm.com
Wed Feb 5 16:20:56 AEDT 2020


Currently, kernel shows the below values
	"persistence_domain":"cpu_cache"
	"persistence_domain":"memory_controller"
	"persistence_domain":"unknown"

"cpu_cache" indicates no extra instructions is needed to ensure the persistence
of data in the pmem media on power failure.

"memory_controller" indicates platform provided instructions need to be issued
as per documented sequence to make sure data get flushed so that it is
guaranteed to be on pmem media in case of system power loss.

Based on the above use memory_controller for non volatile regions on ppc64.

Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar at linux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c | 7 ++++++-
 drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c                  | 4 +++-
 include/linux/libnvdimm.h                 | 1 -
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
index 7525635a8536..ffcd0d7a867c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
@@ -359,8 +359,13 @@ static int papr_scm_nvdimm_init(struct papr_scm_priv *p)
 
 	if (p->is_volatile)
 		p->region = nvdimm_volatile_region_create(p->bus, &ndr_desc);
-	else
+	else {
+		/*
+		 * We need to flush things correctly to guarantee persistance
+		 */
+		set_bit(ND_REGION_PERSIST_MEMCTRL, &ndr_desc.flags);
 		p->region = nvdimm_pmem_region_create(p->bus, &ndr_desc);
+	}
 	if (!p->region) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error registering region %pR from %pOF\n",
 				ndr_desc.res, p->dn);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
index 8224d1431ea9..6826a274a1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ static int of_pmem_region_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		if (is_volatile)
 			region = nvdimm_volatile_region_create(bus, &ndr_desc);
-		else
+		else {
+			set_bit(ND_REGION_PERSIST_MEMCTRL, &ndr_desc.flags);
 			region = nvdimm_pmem_region_create(bus, &ndr_desc);
+		}
 
 		if (!region)
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to register region %pR from %pOF\n",
diff --git a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
index 0f366706b0aa..771d888a5ed7 100644
--- a/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
+++ b/include/linux/libnvdimm.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ enum {
 	/*
 	 * Platform provides mechanisms to automatically flush outstanding
 	 * write data from memory controler to pmem on system power loss.
-	 * (ADR)
 	 */
 	ND_REGION_PERSIST_MEMCTRL = 2,
 
-- 
2.24.1



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