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diff --git a/drivers/cxl/Kconfig b/drivers/cxl/Kconfig new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9e80b311e928 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/cxl/Kconfig @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only +menuconfig CXL_BUS + tristate "CXL (Compute Express Link) Devices Support" + depends on PCI + help + CXL is a bus that is electrically compatible with PCI Express, but + layers three protocols on that signalling (CXL.io, CXL.cache, and + CXL.mem). The CXL.cache protocol allows devices to hold cachelines + locally, the CXL.mem protocol allows devices to be fully coherent + memory targets, the CXL.io protocol is equivalent to PCI Express. + Say 'y' to enable support for the configuration and management of + devices supporting these protocols. + +if CXL_BUS + +config CXL_MEM + tristate "CXL.mem: Memory Devices" + help + The CXL.mem protocol allows a device to act as a provider of + "System RAM" and/or "Persistent Memory" that is fully coherent + as if the memory was attached to the typical CPU memory + controller. + + Say 'y/m' to enable a driver (named "cxl_mem.ko" when built as + a module) that will attach to CXL.mem devices for + configuration, provisioning, and health monitoring. This + driver is required for dynamic provisioning of CXL.mem + attached memory which is a prerequisite for persistent memory + support. Typically volatile memory is mapped by platform + firmware and included in the platform memory map, but in some + cases the OS is responsible for mapping that memory. See + Chapter 2.3 Type 3 CXL Device in the CXL 2.0 specification. + + If unsure say 'm'. +endif |