"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.ku...@linux.ibm.com> writes: > Shivaprasad G Bhat <sb...@linux.ibm.com> writes: > >> Add support for ND_REGION_ASYNC capability if the device tree >> indicates 'ibm,hcall-flush-required' property in the NVDIMM node. >> Flush is done by issuing H_SCM_FLUSH hcall to the hypervisor. >> >> If the flush request failed, the hypervisor is expected to >> to reflect the problem in the subsequent nvdimm H_SCM_HEALTH call. >> >> This patch prevents mmap of namespaces with MAP_SYNC flag if the >> nvdimm requires an explicit flush[1]. >> >> References: >> [1] >> https://github.com/avocado-framework-tests/avocado-misc-tests/blob/master/memory/ndctl.py.data/map_sync.c > > > Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.ku...@linux.ibm.com>
Do we need an ack from nvdimm folks on this? Or is it entirely powerpc internal (seems like it from the diffstat)? cheers _______________________________________________ Linux-nvdimm mailing list -- linux-nvdimm@lists.01.org To unsubscribe send an email to linux-nvdimm-le...@lists.01.org
