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From: "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fabio.m.de.francesco@linux.intel.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>
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Subject:
 Re: [PATCH v2] cxl/events: Use a common struct for DRAM and General Media
 events
Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 12:08:45 +0200
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Jonathan,

Thanks for your comments.

On Thursday, May 16, 2024 6:33:19=E2=80=AFPM GMT+2 Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Thu, 16 May 2024 12:19:53 +0200
>=20
> "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fabio.m.de.francesco@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> > cxl_event_common was a poor naming choice and caused confusion with the
> > existing Common Event Record.
> >=20
> > Use cxl_event_media as a common structure to record information about D=
RAM
> > and General Media events because it simplifies handling the two events.
> >=20
> > Suggested-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> > Fixes: 6aec00139d3a ("cxl/core: Add region info to cxl_general_media and
> > cxl_dram events") Signed-off-by: Fabio M. De Francesco
> > <fabio.m.de.francesco@linux.intel.com> ---
>=20
> Packing question inline.
>
> > [...]
> >=20
> > -struct cxl_event_dram {
> > +struct cxl_event_media {
> >=20
> >  	struct cxl_event_record_hdr hdr;
> >=20
> > -	__le64 phys_addr;
> > -	u8 descriptor;
> > -	u8 type;
> > -	u8 transaction_type;
> > -	u8 validity_flags[2];
> > -	u8 channel;
> > -	u8 rank;
> > -	u8 nibble_mask[3];
> > -	u8 bank_group;
> > -	u8 bank;
> > -	u8 row[3];
> > -	u8 column[2];
> > -	u8 correction_mask[CXL_EVENT_DER_CORRECTION_MASK_SIZE];
> > -	u8 reserved[0x17];
> > +	struct_group_tagged(cxl_event_media_hdr, media_hdr,
> > +		__le64 phys_addr;
> > +		u8 descriptor;
> > +		u8 type;
> > +		u8 transaction_type;
> > +		u8 validity_flags[2];
> > +		u8 channel;
> > +		u8 rank;
> > +	);
>=20
> Does the struct that is created end up __packed?

No, I should have noticed it.

> Also, why is tagged useful here?

It is not useful. I'll rework it not tagged.

Again thanks,

=46abio

> > +	union {
> > +		struct_group(general,
> > +			u8 device[3];
> > +			u8=20
component_id[CXL_EVENT_GEN_MED_COMP_ID_SIZE];
> > +			u8 gen_reserved[46];
> > +		);
> > +		struct_group(dram,
> > +			u8 nibble_mask[3];
> > +			u8 bank_group;
> > +			u8 bank;
> > +			u8 row[3];
> > +			u8 column[2];
> > +			u8=20
correction_mask[CXL_EVENT_DER_CORRECTION_MASK_SIZE];
> > +			u8 dram_reserved[0x17];
> > +		);
> > +	};
> >=20
> >  } __packed;
> > =20