On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 12:43 AM Apostolos Syropoulos via illumos-discuss < [email protected]> wrote:
> On 4/16/24 01:17, Udo Grabowski (IMK) wrote: > > So this is proprietary and therefore will not appear in illumos any time > > soon ... > > If this is proprietary how come that Linux has already support for it? > > https://docs.kernel.org/driver-api/cxl/memory-devices.html > Intel contributed that code, copyrighted to Intel https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/96fca68c4fbf77a8185eb10f7557e23352732ea2/drivers/cxl/cxl.h#L2 > > In addition, there this project by Samsung: > > https://github.com/OpenMPDK/SMDK > Both Intel and Samsung are member companies of the body that owns the specification: https://computeexpresslink.org/our-members/ https://computeexpresslink.org/join-cxl/ Intel and Samsung are likely to be Contributor members (Adopter Members + More). Adopter Members are allowed to access those specifications and implement them and receive IP protections as well. > > Of course I understand that we need people to do the work but I think > that, at least in > theory, it is not impossible. > Someone from the Adopting or the Contributing member companies will need to write code for Illumos, or the GPL'd code will need to be ported to build and run on Illumos. Whether such a port would be considered an "implementation" (allowed only to Adopting members of CXL) to take up is for the legally-aware to state. > > > Best regards, > Apostolos > ---------------------- > Apostolos Syropoulos > Xanthi, Greece > > > > > > > *illumos <https://illumos.topicbox.com/latest>* / illumos-discuss / see > discussions <https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss> + participants > <https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/members> + delivery options > <https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription> Permalink > <https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tccc01e0fac34f48d-Mea85978413b992cebf955c64> > ------------------------------------------ illumos: illumos-discuss Permalink: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tccc01e0fac34f48d-Mb3552c86c2a4471b24cc3ec8 Delivery options: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
