6:03 p.m.
On Fri, Mar 22, 2019 at 10:56 AM Dexuan Cui <decui(a)microsoft.com> wrote:
> From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams(a)intel.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 11:12 PM
> To: Dexuan Cui <decui(a)microsoft.com>
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 11:03 PM Dexuan Cui <decui(a)microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams(a)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()
Where would the monitor_supported() op be used? I would expect a
cmd_is_supported() op?
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.
This sounds good.
If this sounds reasonable to you and Verma, I'll try to make a
patchset for you
to review.
Yes, just the question of what you meant the monitor_supported() op to perform.