From: Manish Honap <mhonap@nvidia.com>

Add CXL region management for future guest access.

Region Management makes use of APIs provided by CXL_CORE as below:

CREATE_REGION flow:
1. Validate request (size, decoder availability)
2. Allocate HPA via cxl_get_hpa_freespace()
3. Allocate DPA via cxl_request_dpa()
4. Create region via cxl_create_region() - commits HDM decoder!
5. Get HPA range via cxl_get_region_range()

DESTROY_REGION flow:
1. Detach decoder via cxl_decoder_detach()
2. Free DPA via cxl_dpa_free()
3. Release root decoder via cxl_put_root_decoder()

Signed-off-by: Manish Honap <mhonap@nvidia.com>
---
 drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h |   5 ++
 drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h     |   8 ++
 3 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
index 2da6da1c0605..9c71f592e74e 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
@@ -126,6 +126,112 @@ static int vfio_cxl_setup_regs(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, resource_size_t size)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
+	resource_size_t max_size;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (cxl->precommitted)
+		return 0;
+
+	cxl->cxlrd = cxl_get_hpa_freespace(cxl->cxlmd, 1,
+					   CXL_DECODER_F_RAM |
+					   CXL_DECODER_F_TYPE2,
+					   &max_size);
+	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxlrd))
+		return PTR_ERR(cxl->cxlrd);
+
+	/* Insufficient HPA space */
+	if (max_size < size) {
+		cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
+		cxl->cxlrd = NULL;
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
+	cxl->cxled = cxl_request_dpa(cxl->cxlmd, CXL_PARTMODE_RAM, size);
+	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxled)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(cxl->cxled);
+		goto err_free_hpa;
+	}
+
+	cxl->region = cxl_create_region(cxl->cxlrd, &cxl->cxled, 1);
+	if (IS_ERR(cxl->region)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(cxl->region);
+		goto err_free_dpa;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_free_dpa:
+	cxl_dpa_free(cxl->cxled);
+err_free_hpa:
+	if (cxl->cxlrd)
+		cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
+
+	if (!cxl->region)
+		return;
+
+	cxl_unregister_region(cxl->region);
+	cxl->region = NULL;
+
+	if (cxl->precommitted)
+		return;
+
+	cxl_dpa_free(cxl->cxled);
+	cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
+}
+
+static int vfio_cxl_create_region_helper(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+					 resource_size_t capacity)
+{
+	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (cxl->precommitted) {
+		cxl->cxled = cxl_get_committed_decoder(cxl->cxlmd,
+						       &cxl->region);
+		if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxled))
+			return PTR_ERR(cxl->cxled);
+	} else {
+		ret = vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(vdev, capacity);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (cxl->region) {
+		struct range range;
+
+		ret = cxl_get_region_range(cxl->region, &range);
+		if (ret)
+			goto failed;
+
+		cxl->region_hpa = range.start;
+		cxl->region_size = range_len(&range);
+
+		pci_dbg(pdev, "Precommitted decoder: HPA 0x%llx size %lu MB\n",
+			cxl->region_hpa, cxl->region_size >> 20);
+	} else {
+		pci_err(pdev, "Failed to create CXL region\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto failed;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+failed:
+	vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(vdev);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init - Detect and initialize CXL Type-2 device
  * @vdev: VFIO PCI device
@@ -172,6 +278,12 @@ void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 
+	ret = vfio_cxl_create_region_helper(vdev, SZ_256M);
+	if (ret)
+		goto failed;
+
+	cxl->precommitted = true;
+
 	return;
 
 failed:
@@ -181,6 +293,10 @@ void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 
 void vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
 {
-	if (!vdev->cxl)
+	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
+
+	if (!cxl || !cxl->region)
 		return;
+
+	vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(vdev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h
index 57fed39a80da..985680842a13 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ struct vfio_pci_cxl_state {
 	struct cxl_memdev           *cxlmd;
 	struct cxl_root_decoder     *cxlrd;
 	struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled;
+	struct cxl_region	    *region;
+	resource_size_t		     region_hpa;
+	size_t			     region_size;
+	void __iomem		    *region_vaddr;
 	resource_size_t              hdm_reg_offset;
 	size_t                       hdm_reg_size;
 	resource_size_t              comp_reg_offset;
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ struct vfio_pci_cxl_state {
 	u32                          hdm_count;
 	u16                          dvsec;
 	u8                           comp_reg_bar;
+	bool                         precommitted;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
index d7df5538dcde..818d99f098bf 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ static inline void vfio_pci_dma_buf_move(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
 
 void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
 void vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
+int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+			       resource_size_t size);
+void vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
 
 #else
 
@@ -144,6 +147,11 @@ static inline void
 vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev) { }
 static inline void
 vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev) { }
+static inline int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+					     resource_size_t size)
+{ return 0; }
+static inline void
+vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev) { }
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_VFIO_CXL_CORE */
 
-- 
2.25.1

On 3/11/26 1:34 PM, mhonap@nvidia.com wrote:
> From: Manish Honap <mhonap@nvidia.com>
> 
> Add CXL region management for future guest access.
> 
> Region Management makes use of APIs provided by CXL_CORE as below:
> 
> CREATE_REGION flow:
> 1. Validate request (size, decoder availability)
> 2. Allocate HPA via cxl_get_hpa_freespace()
> 3. Allocate DPA via cxl_request_dpa()
> 4. Create region via cxl_create_region() - commits HDM decoder!
> 5. Get HPA range via cxl_get_region_range()
> 
> DESTROY_REGION flow:
> 1. Detach decoder via cxl_decoder_detach()
> 2. Free DPA via cxl_dpa_free()
> 3. Release root decoder via cxl_put_root_decoder()
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manish Honap <mhonap@nvidia.com>
> ---
>  drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h |   5 ++
>  drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h     |   8 ++
>  3 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
> index 2da6da1c0605..9c71f592e74e 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
> @@ -126,6 +126,112 @@ static int vfio_cxl_setup_regs(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, resource_size_t size)
> +{
> +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> +	resource_size_t max_size;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (cxl->precommitted)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	cxl->cxlrd = cxl_get_hpa_freespace(cxl->cxlmd, 1,
> +					   CXL_DECODER_F_RAM |
> +					   CXL_DECODER_F_TYPE2,
> +					   &max_size);

Not sure what VFIO subsystem's policy is on scoped base resource cleanup, but a __free() here can get you out of managing put() of the root decoder.

> +	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxlrd))
> +		return PTR_ERR(cxl->cxlrd);
> +
> +	/* Insufficient HPA space */
> +	if (max_size < size) {
> +		cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
> +		cxl->cxlrd = NULL;
> +		return -ENOSPC;
> +	}
> +
> +	cxl->cxled = cxl_request_dpa(cxl->cxlmd, CXL_PARTMODE_RAM, size);

Same comment here about __free().

> +	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxled)) {
> +		ret = PTR_ERR(cxl->cxled);
> +		goto err_free_hpa;
> +	}
> +
> +	cxl->region = cxl_create_region(cxl->cxlrd, &cxl->cxled, 1);
> +	if (IS_ERR(cxl->region)) {
> +		ret = PTR_ERR(cxl->region);
> +		goto err_free_dpa;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +
> +err_free_dpa:
> +	cxl_dpa_free(cxl->cxled);
> +err_free_hpa:
> +	if (cxl->cxlrd)
> +		cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +void vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
> +{
> +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> +
> +	if (!cxl->region)
> +		return;
> +
> +	cxl_unregister_region(cxl->region);
> +	cxl->region = NULL;
> +
> +	if (cxl->precommitted)
> +		return;
> +
> +	cxl_dpa_free(cxl->cxled);
> +	cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
> +}
> +
> +static int vfio_cxl_create_region_helper(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
> +					 resource_size_t capacity)
> +{
> +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> +	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (cxl->precommitted) {
> +		cxl->cxled = cxl_get_committed_decoder(cxl->cxlmd,
> +						       &cxl->region);
> +		if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxled))
> +			return PTR_ERR(cxl->cxled);
> +	} else {
> +		ret = vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(vdev, capacity);
> +		if (ret)
> +			return ret;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (cxl->region) {

Maybe if you do 'if (!cxl->region)' first and just exit, then you don't need to indent the normal code path.

> +		struct range range;
> +
> +		ret = cxl_get_region_range(cxl->region, &range);
> +		if (ret)
> +			goto failed;
> +
> +		cxl->region_hpa = range.start;
> +		cxl->region_size = range_len(&range);
> +
> +		pci_dbg(pdev, "Precommitted decoder: HPA 0x%llx size %lu MB\n",
> +			cxl->region_hpa, cxl->region_size >> 20);
> +	} else {
> +		pci_err(pdev, "Failed to create CXL region\n");
> +		ret = -ENODEV;
> +		goto failed;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +
> +failed:
> +	vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(vdev);
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init - Detect and initialize CXL Type-2 device
>   * @vdev: VFIO PCI device
> @@ -172,6 +278,12 @@ void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
>  
>  	pci_disable_device(pdev);
>  
> +	ret = vfio_cxl_create_region_helper(vdev, SZ_256M);

Maybe a comment on why this size?

DJ

> +	if (ret)
> +		goto failed;
> +
> +	cxl->precommitted = true;
> +
>  	return;
>  
>  failed:
> @@ -181,6 +293,10 @@ void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
>  
>  void vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
>  {
> -	if (!vdev->cxl)
> +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> +
> +	if (!cxl || !cxl->region)
>  		return;
> +
> +	vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(vdev);
>  }
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h
> index 57fed39a80da..985680842a13 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h
> @@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ struct vfio_pci_cxl_state {
>  	struct cxl_memdev           *cxlmd;
>  	struct cxl_root_decoder     *cxlrd;
>  	struct cxl_endpoint_decoder *cxled;
> +	struct cxl_region	    *region;
> +	resource_size_t		     region_hpa;
> +	size_t			     region_size;
> +	void __iomem		    *region_vaddr;
>  	resource_size_t              hdm_reg_offset;
>  	size_t                       hdm_reg_size;
>  	resource_size_t              comp_reg_offset;
> @@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ struct vfio_pci_cxl_state {
>  	u32                          hdm_count;
>  	u16                          dvsec;
>  	u8                           comp_reg_bar;
> +	bool                         precommitted;
>  };
>  
>  /*
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
> index d7df5538dcde..818d99f098bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
> @@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ static inline void vfio_pci_dma_buf_move(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
>  
>  void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
>  void vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
> +int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
> +			       resource_size_t size);
> +void vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
>  
>  #else
>  
> @@ -144,6 +147,11 @@ static inline void
>  vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev) { }
>  static inline void
>  vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev) { }
> +static inline int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
> +					     resource_size_t size)
> +{ return 0; }
> +static inline void
> +vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev) { }
>  
>  #endif /* CONFIG_VFIO_CXL_CORE */
>

On Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:55:32 -0700
Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com> wrote:

> On 3/11/26 1:34 PM, mhonap@nvidia.com wrote:
> > From: Manish Honap <mhonap@nvidia.com>
> > 
> > Add CXL region management for future guest access.
> > 
> > Region Management makes use of APIs provided by CXL_CORE as below:
> > 
> > CREATE_REGION flow:
> > 1. Validate request (size, decoder availability)
> > 2. Allocate HPA via cxl_get_hpa_freespace()
> > 3. Allocate DPA via cxl_request_dpa()
> > 4. Create region via cxl_create_region() - commits HDM decoder!
> > 5. Get HPA range via cxl_get_region_range()
> > 
> > DESTROY_REGION flow:
> > 1. Detach decoder via cxl_decoder_detach()
> > 2. Free DPA via cxl_dpa_free()
> > 3. Release root decoder via cxl_put_root_decoder()
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Manish Honap <mhonap@nvidia.com>
A few additional comments from me.

> > ---
> >  drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_priv.h |   5 ++
> >  drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h     |   8 ++
> >  3 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
> > index 2da6da1c0605..9c71f592e74e 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/cxl/vfio_cxl_core.c
> > @@ -126,6 +126,112 @@ static int vfio_cxl_setup_regs(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> > +int vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, resource_size_t size)
> > +{
> > +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> > +	resource_size_t max_size;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	if (cxl->precommitted)
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	cxl->cxlrd = cxl_get_hpa_freespace(cxl->cxlmd, 1,
> > +					   CXL_DECODER_F_RAM |
> > +					   CXL_DECODER_F_TYPE2,
> > +					   &max_size);  
> 
> Not sure what VFIO subsystem's policy is on scoped base resource cleanup, but a __free() here can get you out of managing put() of the root decoder.
> 
> > +	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxlrd))
> > +		return PTR_ERR(cxl->cxlrd);
> > +
> > +	/* Insufficient HPA space */
> > +	if (max_size < size) {
> > +		cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
> > +		cxl->cxlrd = NULL;
Similar to other cases, I'd keep assigning stuff in cxl to the point
where there are no more error paths.  Use local variables until then.
(that would fit with using __free() as well which I'd also favor if
 accepted in VFIO).

> > +		return -ENOSPC;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	cxl->cxled = cxl_request_dpa(cxl->cxlmd, CXL_PARTMODE_RAM, size);  
> 
> Same comment here about __free().
> 
> > +	if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxled)) {
> > +		ret = PTR_ERR(cxl->cxled);
> > +		goto err_free_hpa;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	cxl->region = cxl_create_region(cxl->cxlrd, &cxl->cxled, 1);
> > +	if (IS_ERR(cxl->region)) {
> > +		ret = PTR_ERR(cxl->region);

You carefully NULL this in vfio_cxl_destroy_region, but if you fail
here you end up with it containing an ERR_PTR(). I'd avoid that by
using a local variable and only assigning cxl->region after this
suceeds.

> > +		goto err_free_dpa;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +
> > +err_free_dpa:
> > +	cxl_dpa_free(cxl->cxled);
> > +err_free_hpa:
> > +	if (cxl->cxlrd)
> > +		cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
> > +
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> > +void vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
> > +{
> > +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> > +
> > +	if (!cxl->region)
> > +		return;
> > +
> > +	cxl_unregister_region(cxl->region);
> > +	cxl->region = NULL;
> > +
> > +	if (cxl->precommitted)
> > +		return;
> > +
> > +	cxl_dpa_free(cxl->cxled);
> > +	cxl_put_root_decoder(cxl->cxlrd);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int vfio_cxl_create_region_helper(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
> > +					 resource_size_t capacity)
> > +{
> > +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;
> > +	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
> > +	int ret;
> > +
> > +	if (cxl->precommitted) {
> > +		cxl->cxled = cxl_get_committed_decoder(cxl->cxlmd,
> > +						       &cxl->region);
> > +		if (IS_ERR(cxl->cxled))
> > +			return PTR_ERR(cxl->cxled);
> > +	} else {
> > +		ret = vfio_cxl_create_cxl_region(vdev, capacity);
> > +		if (ret)
> > +			return ret;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (cxl->region) {  
> 
> Maybe if you do 'if (!cxl->region)' first and just exit, then you don't need to indent the normal code path.
> 
> > +		struct range range;
> > +
> > +		ret = cxl_get_region_range(cxl->region, &range);
> > +		if (ret)
> > +			goto failed;
> > +
> > +		cxl->region_hpa = range.start;
> > +		cxl->region_size = range_len(&range);
> > +
> > +		pci_dbg(pdev, "Precommitted decoder: HPA 0x%llx size %lu MB\n",
> > +			cxl->region_hpa, cxl->region_size >> 20);
> > +	} else {
> > +		pci_err(pdev, "Failed to create CXL region\n");
> > +		ret = -ENODEV;
> > +		goto failed;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +
> > +failed:
> > +	vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(vdev);

Little bit of refactoring and this could be replaced with __free() magic.

> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> > +
> >  /**
> >   * vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init - Detect and initialize CXL Type-2 device
> >   * @vdev: VFIO PCI device
> > @@ -172,6 +278,12 @@ void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
> >  
> >  	pci_disable_device(pdev);
> >  
> > +	ret = vfio_cxl_create_region_helper(vdev, SZ_256M);  
> 
> Maybe a comment on why this size?
:)  I wondered that as well.  I'm guessing your bios isn't always providing
the decoder and this lets you test.


> 
> DJ
> 
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		goto failed;
> > +
> > +	cxl->precommitted = true;
> > +
> >  	return;
> >  
> >  failed:
> > @@ -181,6 +293,10 @@ void vfio_pci_cxl_detect_and_init(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
> >  
> >  void vfio_pci_cxl_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
> >  {
> > -	if (!vdev->cxl)
> > +	struct vfio_pci_cxl_state *cxl = vdev->cxl;

Do that in the earlier patch to reduce churn a tiny bit.

> > +
> > +	if (!cxl || !cxl->region)
> >  		return;
> > +
> > +	vfio_cxl_destroy_cxl_region(vdev);
> >  }