> From: Verma, Vishal L <vishal.l.ve...@intel.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2019 11:29 AM
> 
> On Fri, 2019-03-22 at 17:55 +0000, Dexuan Cui wrote:
> > > From: Dan Williams <dan.j.willi...@intel.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 11:12 PM
> > > To: Dexuan Cui <de...@microsoft.com>
> > >
> > > On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 11:03 PM Dexuan Cui <de...@microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > From: Dan Williams <dan.j.willi...@intel.com>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 10:37 PM
> > > > >
> > > > > No, I think you misunderstand. Hyper-V implements "function-1",
> > > > > "command-1" support can be emulated. The request is to translate the
> > > > > Hyper-V function-1 payload into the command-1 payload format.
> > > >
> > > > Then, yes, I think so. The first 2 patches of this patchset do the
> translation:
> > > >
> > > > [ndctl,v2,1/4] libndctl: add support for NVDIMM_FAMILY_HYPERV's
> _DSM
> > > Function 1
> > > > [ndctl,v2,2/4] libndctl: NVDIMM_FAMILY_HYPERV:
> > > add .smart_get_shutdown_count (Function 2)
> > > > The problem is how to skip the checkings in ndctl/monitor.c: 
> > > > filter_dimm()
> on
> > > Hyper-V.
> > > > If we return early in filter_dimm(), mfa->num_dimm will be zero, then
> > > monitor_event()
> > > > can't be called, and we have no chance to monitor the events and do the
> > > translation.
> > >
> > > I'd rather change ndctl_dimm_cmd_is_supported() to call back into a
> > > dimm-op so that the Hyper-V implementation can say "yes, I support
> > > (emulate) the necessary monitor commands".
> >
> > Hi Dan,
> > Then we need to add a new dimm-op monitor_supported(), and change
> > ndctl/lib/intel.c and ndctl/lib/hyper.c to implement the new dimm-op, and
> we
> > need to change the common code, i.e. ndctl_dimm_cmd_is_supported(), to
> use
> > this new dimm-op.
> >
> > If this sounds reasonable to you and Verma, I'll try to make a patchset for 
> > you
> > to review.
> 
> Yep this approach sounds good to me!

Hi all,
I sent out the v3 patchset from my gmail account just now.
(There is still an SMTP server issue when I use git send-email with my 
corporate SMTP server...)

Thanks,
-- Dexuan

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