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    libnvdimm, nfit: regions (block-data-window, persistent memory, volatile memory) · 1f7df6f8
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    A "region" device represents the maximum capacity of a BLK range (mmio
    block-data-window(s)), or a PMEM range (DAX-capable persistent memory or
    volatile memory), without regard for aliasing.  Aliasing, in the
    dimm-local address space (DPA), is resolved by metadata on a dimm to
    designate which exclusive interface will access the aliased DPA ranges.
    Support for the per-dimm metadata/label arrvies is in a subsequent
    patch.
    
    The name format of "region" devices is "regionN" where, like dimms, N is
    a global ida index assigned at discovery time.  This id is not reliable
    across reboots nor in the presence of hotplug.  Look to attributes of
    the region or static id-data of the sub-namespace to generate a
    persistent name.  However, if the platform configuration does not change
    it is reasonable to expect the same region id to be assigned at the next
    boot.
    
    "region"s have 2 generic attributes "size", and "mapping"s where:
    - size: the BLK accessible capacity or the span of the
      system physical address range in the case of PMEM.
    
    - mappingN: a tuple describing a dimm's contribution to the region's
      capacity in the format (<nmemX>,<dpa>,<size>).  For a PMEM-region
      there will be at least one mapping per dimm in the interleave set.  For
      a BLK-region there is only "mapping0" listing the starting DPA of the
      BLK-region and the available DPA capacity of that space (matches "size"
      above).
    
    The max number of mappings per "region" is hard coded per the
    constraints of sysfs attribute groups.  That said the number of mappings
    per region should never exceed the maximum number of possible dimms in
    the system.  If the current number turns out to not be enough then the
    "mappings" attribute clarifies how many there are supposed to be. "32
    should be enough for anybody...".
    
    Cc: Neil Brown <neilb@suse.de>
    Cc: <linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org>
    Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
    Cc: Robert Moore <robert.moore@intel.com>
    Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarChristoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
    Acked-by: default avatarRafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarToshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
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