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[ndctl,v4,6/6] cxl: add command set-partition

Message ID bc2efdbb83c4320ea97c75409ea8bb812e476ed6.1644271559.git.alison.schofield@intel.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
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Series Add partitioning support for CXL memdevs | expand

Commit Message

Alison Schofield Feb. 7, 2022, 11:10 p.m. UTC
From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>

CXL devices may support both volatile and persistent memory capacity.
The amount of device capacity set aside for each type is typically
established at the factory, but some devices also allow for dynamic
re-partitioning, add a command for this purpose.

Synopsis:

cxl set-partition <mem0> [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]

-t, --type=<type>	'pmem' or 'volatile' (Default: 'pmem')
-s, --size=<size>	size in bytes (Default: all partitionable capacity)
-a, --align      	allow alignment correction
-v, --verbose    	turn on debug

Signed-off-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
---
 Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt |  60 ++++++++
 Documentation/cxl/meson.build           |   1 +
 cxl/builtin.h                           |   1 +
 cxl/cxl.c                               |   1 +
 cxl/memdev.c                            | 196 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 259 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt

Comments

Dan Williams Feb. 8, 2022, 9:08 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 3:06 PM <alison.schofield@intel.com> wrote:
>
> From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
>
> CXL devices may support both volatile and persistent memory capacity.
> The amount of device capacity set aside for each type is typically
> established at the factory, but some devices also allow for dynamic
> re-partitioning, add a command for this purpose.
>
> Synopsis:
>
> cxl set-partition <mem0> [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]
>
> -t, --type=<type>       'pmem' or 'volatile' (Default: 'pmem')
> -s, --size=<size>       size in bytes (Default: all partitionable capacity)
> -a, --align             allow alignment correction
> -v, --verbose           turn on debug
>
> Signed-off-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt |  60 ++++++++
>  Documentation/cxl/meson.build           |   1 +
>  cxl/builtin.h                           |   1 +
>  cxl/cxl.c                               |   1 +
>  cxl/memdev.c                            | 196 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  5 files changed, 259 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..e20afba
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +cxl-set-partition(1)
> +====================
> +
> +NAME
> +----
> +cxl-set-partition - set the partitioning between volatile and persistent capacity on a CXL memdev
> +
> +SYNOPSIS
> +--------
> +[verse]
> +'cxl set-partition <mem> [ [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]'
> +
> +DESCRIPTION
> +-----------
> +Partition the device into volatile and persistent capacity.

I wonder if this should briefly describe the theory of operation of
partitioning of CXL devices. I.e. that this command is only relevant
for devices that support dual capacity (volatile + pmem) and only dual
capacity devices that have partitionable as opposed to static capacity
assignments. Maybe a reference to how to use 'cxl list' to determine
if 'cxl set-partition' is even relevant for the given memdev?


 The change
> +in partitioning will become the “next” configuration, to become active
> +on the next device reset.
> +
> +Use "cxl list -m <memdev> -I" to examine the partitioning capabilities
> +of a device. A partition_alignment_bytes value of zero means there are
> +no partitionable bytes available and therefore the partitions cannot be
> +changed.
> +
> +Using this command to change the size of the persistent capacity shall
> +result in the loss of data stored.
> +
> +OPTIONS
> +-------
> +<memory device(s)>::
> +include::memdev-option.txt[]
> +
> +-t::
> +--type=::
> +       Type of partition, 'pmem' or 'volatile', to create.

s/create/modify/

...since the partition is statically present, just variably sized.

> +       Default: 'pmem'
> +
> +-s::
> +--size=::
> +       Size of the <type> partition in bytes. Size must align to the
> +       devices alignment size. Use 'cxl list -m <memdev> -I' to find
> +       the 'partition_alignment_size', or, use the 'align' option.
> +       Default: All partitionable capacity is assigned to <type>.
> +
> +-a::
> +--align::
> +       This option allows the size of the partition to be increased to
> +       meet device alignment requirements.

Perhaps reword this to say it auto-aligns so that the user can specify
the minimum size of the partition?

> +
> +-v::
> +        Turn on verbose debug messages in the library (if libcxl was built with
> +        logging and debug enabled).
> +
> +include::../copyright.txt[]
> +
> +SEE ALSO
> +--------
> +linkcxl:cxl-list[1],
> +CXL-2.0 8.2.9.5.2
> diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/meson.build b/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
> index 96f4666..e927644 100644
> --- a/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
> +++ b/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
> @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ cxl_manpages = [
>    'cxl-disable-memdev.txt',
>    'cxl-enable-port.txt',
>    'cxl-disable-port.txt',
> +  'cxl-set-partition.txt',
>  ]
>
>  foreach man : cxl_manpages
> diff --git a/cxl/builtin.h b/cxl/builtin.h
> index 3123d5e..7bbad98 100644
> --- a/cxl/builtin.h
> +++ b/cxl/builtin.h
> @@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ int cmd_disable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
>  int cmd_enable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
>  int cmd_disable_port(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
>  int cmd_enable_port(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
> +int cmd_set_partition(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
>  #endif /* _CXL_BUILTIN_H_ */
> diff --git a/cxl/cxl.c b/cxl/cxl.c
> index c20c569..ab4bbec 100644
> --- a/cxl/cxl.c
> +++ b/cxl/cxl.c
> @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
>         { "enable-memdev", .c_fn = cmd_enable_memdev },
>         { "disable-port", .c_fn = cmd_disable_port },
>         { "enable-port", .c_fn = cmd_enable_port },
> +       { "set-partition", .c_fn = cmd_set_partition },
>  };
>
>  int main(int argc, const char **argv)
> diff --git a/cxl/memdev.c b/cxl/memdev.c
> index 90b33e1..5d97610 100644
> --- a/cxl/memdev.c
> +++ b/cxl/memdev.c
> @@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
>  #include <unistd.h>
>  #include <limits.h>
>  #include <util/log.h>
> +#include <util/json.h>
> +#include <util/size.h>
>  #include <cxl/libcxl.h>
>  #include <util/parse-options.h>
>  #include <ccan/minmax/minmax.h>
>  #include <ccan/array_size/array_size.h>
>
> +#include "json.h"
>  #include "filter.h"
>
>  struct action_context {
> @@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ static struct parameters {
>         bool verbose;
>         bool serial;
>         bool force;
> +       bool align;
> +       const char *type;
> +       const char *size;
>  } param;
>
>  static struct log_ctx ml;
> @@ -51,6 +57,14 @@ OPT_UINTEGER('O', "offset", &param.offset, \
>  OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &param.force,                                \
>             "DANGEROUS: override active memdev safety checks")
>
> +#define SET_PARTITION_OPTIONS() \
> +OPT_STRING('t', "type",  &param.type, "type",                  \
> +       "'pmem' or 'volatile' (Default: 'pmem')"),              \
> +OPT_STRING('s', "size",  &param.size, "size",                  \
> +       "size in bytes (Default: all partitionable capacity)"), \
> +OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "align",  &param.align,                       \
> +       "allow alignment correction")
> +
>  static const struct option read_options[] = {
>         BASE_OPTIONS(),
>         LABEL_OPTIONS(),
> @@ -82,6 +96,12 @@ static const struct option enable_options[] = {
>         OPT_END(),
>  };
>
> +static const struct option set_partition_options[] = {
> +       BASE_OPTIONS(),
> +       SET_PARTITION_OPTIONS(),
> +       OPT_END(),
> +};
> +
>  static int action_disable(struct cxl_memdev *memdev, struct action_context *actx)
>  {
>         if (!cxl_memdev_is_enabled(memdev))
> @@ -209,6 +229,171 @@ out:
>         return rc;
>  }
>
> +static unsigned long long
> +partition_align(const char *devname, unsigned long long volatile_size,
> +               unsigned long long alignment, unsigned long long partitionable)
> +{
> +       if (IS_ALIGNED(volatile_size, alignment))
> +               return volatile_size;
> +
> +       if (!param.align) {
> +               log_err(&ml, "%s: size %lld is not partition aligned %lld\n",
> +                       devname, volatile_size, alignment);
> +               return ULLONG_MAX;
> +       }
> +
> +       /* Align based on partition type to fulfill users size request */
> +       if (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0)
> +               volatile_size = ALIGN_DOWN(volatile_size, alignment);
> +       else
> +               volatile_size = ALIGN(volatile_size, alignment);
> +
> +       /* Fail if the align pushes size over the partitionable limit. */
> +       if (volatile_size > partitionable) {
> +               log_err(&ml, "%s: aligned partition size %lld exceeds partitionable size %lld\n",
> +                       devname, volatile_size, partitionable);
> +               volatile_size = ULLONG_MAX;
> +       }
> +
> +       return volatile_size;
> +}
> +
> +static unsigned long long
> +param_size_to_volatile_size(const char *devname, unsigned long long size,
> +               unsigned long long partitionable)
> +{
> +       /* User omits size option. Apply all partitionable capacity to type. */
> +       if (size == ULLONG_MAX)
> +               return (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0) ? 0 : partitionable;

Somewhat inefficient to keep needing to parse the string parameter
buffer. How about plumb an 'enum cxl_setpart_type type' argument to
all the functions that are parsing param.type?

Where @type is:

enum cxl_setpart_type {
    CXL_SETPART_PMEM,
    CXL_SETPART_VOLATILE,
};

Other than the above,

Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Alison Schofield Feb. 8, 2022, 9:18 p.m. UTC | #2
Thanks Dan. Understand all comments & will do.

On Tue, Feb 08, 2022 at 01:08:39PM -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 3:06 PM <alison.schofield@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
> >
> > CXL devices may support both volatile and persistent memory capacity.
> > The amount of device capacity set aside for each type is typically
> > established at the factory, but some devices also allow for dynamic
> > re-partitioning, add a command for this purpose.
> >
> > Synopsis:
> >
> > cxl set-partition <mem0> [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]
> >
> > -t, --type=<type>       'pmem' or 'volatile' (Default: 'pmem')
> > -s, --size=<size>       size in bytes (Default: all partitionable capacity)
> > -a, --align             allow alignment correction
> > -v, --verbose           turn on debug
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt |  60 ++++++++
> >  Documentation/cxl/meson.build           |   1 +
> >  cxl/builtin.h                           |   1 +
> >  cxl/cxl.c                               |   1 +
> >  cxl/memdev.c                            | 196 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  5 files changed, 259 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000..e20afba
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> > +
> > +cxl-set-partition(1)
> > +====================
> > +
> > +NAME
> > +----
> > +cxl-set-partition - set the partitioning between volatile and persistent capacity on a CXL memdev
> > +
> > +SYNOPSIS
> > +--------
> > +[verse]
> > +'cxl set-partition <mem> [ [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]'
> > +
> > +DESCRIPTION
> > +-----------
> > +Partition the device into volatile and persistent capacity.
> 
> I wonder if this should briefly describe the theory of operation of
> partitioning of CXL devices. I.e. that this command is only relevant
> for devices that support dual capacity (volatile + pmem) and only dual
> capacity devices that have partitionable as opposed to static capacity
> assignments. Maybe a reference to how to use 'cxl list' to determine
> if 'cxl set-partition' is even relevant for the given memdev?
> 
> 
>  The change
> > +in partitioning will become the “next” configuration, to become active
> > +on the next device reset.
> > +
> > +Use "cxl list -m <memdev> -I" to examine the partitioning capabilities
> > +of a device. A partition_alignment_bytes value of zero means there are
> > +no partitionable bytes available and therefore the partitions cannot be
> > +changed.
> > +
> > +Using this command to change the size of the persistent capacity shall
> > +result in the loss of data stored.
> > +
> > +OPTIONS
> > +-------
> > +<memory device(s)>::
> > +include::memdev-option.txt[]
> > +
> > +-t::
> > +--type=::
> > +       Type of partition, 'pmem' or 'volatile', to create.
> 
> s/create/modify/
> 
> ...since the partition is statically present, just variably sized.
> 
> > +       Default: 'pmem'
> > +
> > +-s::
> > +--size=::
> > +       Size of the <type> partition in bytes. Size must align to the
> > +       devices alignment size. Use 'cxl list -m <memdev> -I' to find
> > +       the 'partition_alignment_size', or, use the 'align' option.
> > +       Default: All partitionable capacity is assigned to <type>.
> > +
> > +-a::
> > +--align::
> > +       This option allows the size of the partition to be increased to
> > +       meet device alignment requirements.
> 
> Perhaps reword this to say it auto-aligns so that the user can specify
> the minimum size of the partition?
> 
> > +
> > +-v::
> > +        Turn on verbose debug messages in the library (if libcxl was built with
> > +        logging and debug enabled).
> > +
> > +include::../copyright.txt[]
> > +
> > +SEE ALSO
> > +--------
> > +linkcxl:cxl-list[1],
> > +CXL-2.0 8.2.9.5.2
> > diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/meson.build b/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
> > index 96f4666..e927644 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
> > +++ b/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
> > @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ cxl_manpages = [
> >    'cxl-disable-memdev.txt',
> >    'cxl-enable-port.txt',
> >    'cxl-disable-port.txt',
> > +  'cxl-set-partition.txt',
> >  ]
> >
> >  foreach man : cxl_manpages
> > diff --git a/cxl/builtin.h b/cxl/builtin.h
> > index 3123d5e..7bbad98 100644
> > --- a/cxl/builtin.h
> > +++ b/cxl/builtin.h
> > @@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ int cmd_disable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
> >  int cmd_enable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
> >  int cmd_disable_port(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
> >  int cmd_enable_port(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
> > +int cmd_set_partition(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
> >  #endif /* _CXL_BUILTIN_H_ */
> > diff --git a/cxl/cxl.c b/cxl/cxl.c
> > index c20c569..ab4bbec 100644
> > --- a/cxl/cxl.c
> > +++ b/cxl/cxl.c
> > @@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
> >         { "enable-memdev", .c_fn = cmd_enable_memdev },
> >         { "disable-port", .c_fn = cmd_disable_port },
> >         { "enable-port", .c_fn = cmd_enable_port },
> > +       { "set-partition", .c_fn = cmd_set_partition },
> >  };
> >
> >  int main(int argc, const char **argv)
> > diff --git a/cxl/memdev.c b/cxl/memdev.c
> > index 90b33e1..5d97610 100644
> > --- a/cxl/memdev.c
> > +++ b/cxl/memdev.c
> > @@ -6,11 +6,14 @@
> >  #include <unistd.h>
> >  #include <limits.h>
> >  #include <util/log.h>
> > +#include <util/json.h>
> > +#include <util/size.h>
> >  #include <cxl/libcxl.h>
> >  #include <util/parse-options.h>
> >  #include <ccan/minmax/minmax.h>
> >  #include <ccan/array_size/array_size.h>
> >
> > +#include "json.h"
> >  #include "filter.h"
> >
> >  struct action_context {
> > @@ -26,6 +29,9 @@ static struct parameters {
> >         bool verbose;
> >         bool serial;
> >         bool force;
> > +       bool align;
> > +       const char *type;
> > +       const char *size;
> >  } param;
> >
> >  static struct log_ctx ml;
> > @@ -51,6 +57,14 @@ OPT_UINTEGER('O', "offset", &param.offset, \
> >  OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &param.force,                                \
> >             "DANGEROUS: override active memdev safety checks")
> >
> > +#define SET_PARTITION_OPTIONS() \
> > +OPT_STRING('t', "type",  &param.type, "type",                  \
> > +       "'pmem' or 'volatile' (Default: 'pmem')"),              \
> > +OPT_STRING('s', "size",  &param.size, "size",                  \
> > +       "size in bytes (Default: all partitionable capacity)"), \
> > +OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "align",  &param.align,                       \
> > +       "allow alignment correction")
> > +
> >  static const struct option read_options[] = {
> >         BASE_OPTIONS(),
> >         LABEL_OPTIONS(),
> > @@ -82,6 +96,12 @@ static const struct option enable_options[] = {
> >         OPT_END(),
> >  };
> >
> > +static const struct option set_partition_options[] = {
> > +       BASE_OPTIONS(),
> > +       SET_PARTITION_OPTIONS(),
> > +       OPT_END(),
> > +};
> > +
> >  static int action_disable(struct cxl_memdev *memdev, struct action_context *actx)
> >  {
> >         if (!cxl_memdev_is_enabled(memdev))
> > @@ -209,6 +229,171 @@ out:
> >         return rc;
> >  }
> >
> > +static unsigned long long
> > +partition_align(const char *devname, unsigned long long volatile_size,
> > +               unsigned long long alignment, unsigned long long partitionable)
> > +{
> > +       if (IS_ALIGNED(volatile_size, alignment))
> > +               return volatile_size;
> > +
> > +       if (!param.align) {
> > +               log_err(&ml, "%s: size %lld is not partition aligned %lld\n",
> > +                       devname, volatile_size, alignment);
> > +               return ULLONG_MAX;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       /* Align based on partition type to fulfill users size request */
> > +       if (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0)
> > +               volatile_size = ALIGN_DOWN(volatile_size, alignment);
> > +       else
> > +               volatile_size = ALIGN(volatile_size, alignment);
> > +
> > +       /* Fail if the align pushes size over the partitionable limit. */
> > +       if (volatile_size > partitionable) {
> > +               log_err(&ml, "%s: aligned partition size %lld exceeds partitionable size %lld\n",
> > +                       devname, volatile_size, partitionable);
> > +               volatile_size = ULLONG_MAX;
> > +       }
> > +
> > +       return volatile_size;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static unsigned long long
> > +param_size_to_volatile_size(const char *devname, unsigned long long size,
> > +               unsigned long long partitionable)
> > +{
> > +       /* User omits size option. Apply all partitionable capacity to type. */
> > +       if (size == ULLONG_MAX)
> > +               return (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0) ? 0 : partitionable;
> 
> Somewhat inefficient to keep needing to parse the string parameter
> buffer. How about plumb an 'enum cxl_setpart_type type' argument to
> all the functions that are parsing param.type?
> 
> Where @type is:
> 
> enum cxl_setpart_type {
>     CXL_SETPART_PMEM,
>     CXL_SETPART_VOLATILE,
> };
>
> Other than the above,
> 
> Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
>
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20afba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/cxl/cxl-set-partition.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ 
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+cxl-set-partition(1)
+====================
+
+NAME
+----
+cxl-set-partition - set the partitioning between volatile and persistent capacity on a CXL memdev
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'cxl set-partition <mem> [ [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]'
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Partition the device into volatile and persistent capacity. The change
+in partitioning will become the “next” configuration, to become active
+on the next device reset.
+
+Use "cxl list -m <memdev> -I" to examine the partitioning capabilities
+of a device. A partition_alignment_bytes value of zero means there are
+no partitionable bytes available and therefore the partitions cannot be
+changed.
+
+Using this command to change the size of the persistent capacity shall
+result in the loss of data stored.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+<memory device(s)>::
+include::memdev-option.txt[]
+
+-t::
+--type=::
+	Type of partition, 'pmem' or 'volatile', to create.
+	Default: 'pmem'
+
+-s::
+--size=::
+	Size of the <type> partition in bytes. Size must align to the
+	devices alignment size. Use 'cxl list -m <memdev> -I' to find
+	the 'partition_alignment_size', or, use the 'align' option.
+	Default: All partitionable capacity is assigned to <type>.
+
+-a::
+--align::
+	This option allows the size of the partition to be increased to
+	meet device alignment requirements.
+
+-v::
+        Turn on verbose debug messages in the library (if libcxl was built with
+        logging and debug enabled).
+
+include::../copyright.txt[]
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+linkcxl:cxl-list[1],
+CXL-2.0 8.2.9.5.2
diff --git a/Documentation/cxl/meson.build b/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
index 96f4666..e927644 100644
--- a/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
+++ b/Documentation/cxl/meson.build
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@  cxl_manpages = [
   'cxl-disable-memdev.txt',
   'cxl-enable-port.txt',
   'cxl-disable-port.txt',
+  'cxl-set-partition.txt',
 ]
 
 foreach man : cxl_manpages
diff --git a/cxl/builtin.h b/cxl/builtin.h
index 3123d5e..7bbad98 100644
--- a/cxl/builtin.h
+++ b/cxl/builtin.h
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@  int cmd_disable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
 int cmd_enable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
 int cmd_disable_port(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
 int cmd_enable_port(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
+int cmd_set_partition(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx);
 #endif /* _CXL_BUILTIN_H_ */
diff --git a/cxl/cxl.c b/cxl/cxl.c
index c20c569..ab4bbec 100644
--- a/cxl/cxl.c
+++ b/cxl/cxl.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@  static struct cmd_struct commands[] = {
 	{ "enable-memdev", .c_fn = cmd_enable_memdev },
 	{ "disable-port", .c_fn = cmd_disable_port },
 	{ "enable-port", .c_fn = cmd_enable_port },
+	{ "set-partition", .c_fn = cmd_set_partition },
 };
 
 int main(int argc, const char **argv)
diff --git a/cxl/memdev.c b/cxl/memdev.c
index 90b33e1..5d97610 100644
--- a/cxl/memdev.c
+++ b/cxl/memdev.c
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ 
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
+#include <util/json.h>
+#include <util/size.h>
 #include <cxl/libcxl.h>
 #include <util/parse-options.h>
 #include <ccan/minmax/minmax.h>
 #include <ccan/array_size/array_size.h>
 
+#include "json.h"
 #include "filter.h"
 
 struct action_context {
@@ -26,6 +29,9 @@  static struct parameters {
 	bool verbose;
 	bool serial;
 	bool force;
+	bool align;
+	const char *type;
+	const char *size;
 } param;
 
 static struct log_ctx ml;
@@ -51,6 +57,14 @@  OPT_UINTEGER('O', "offset", &param.offset, \
 OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &param.force,                                \
 	    "DANGEROUS: override active memdev safety checks")
 
+#define SET_PARTITION_OPTIONS() \
+OPT_STRING('t', "type",  &param.type, "type",			\
+	"'pmem' or 'volatile' (Default: 'pmem')"),		\
+OPT_STRING('s', "size",  &param.size, "size",			\
+	"size in bytes (Default: all partitionable capacity)"),	\
+OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "align",  &param.align,			\
+	"allow alignment correction")
+
 static const struct option read_options[] = {
 	BASE_OPTIONS(),
 	LABEL_OPTIONS(),
@@ -82,6 +96,12 @@  static const struct option enable_options[] = {
 	OPT_END(),
 };
 
+static const struct option set_partition_options[] = {
+	BASE_OPTIONS(),
+	SET_PARTITION_OPTIONS(),
+	OPT_END(),
+};
+
 static int action_disable(struct cxl_memdev *memdev, struct action_context *actx)
 {
 	if (!cxl_memdev_is_enabled(memdev))
@@ -209,6 +229,171 @@  out:
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static unsigned long long
+partition_align(const char *devname, unsigned long long volatile_size,
+		unsigned long long alignment, unsigned long long partitionable)
+{
+	if (IS_ALIGNED(volatile_size, alignment))
+		return volatile_size;
+
+	if (!param.align) {
+		log_err(&ml, "%s: size %lld is not partition aligned %lld\n",
+			devname, volatile_size, alignment);
+		return ULLONG_MAX;
+	}
+
+	/* Align based on partition type to fulfill users size request */
+	if (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0)
+		volatile_size = ALIGN_DOWN(volatile_size, alignment);
+	else
+		volatile_size = ALIGN(volatile_size, alignment);
+
+	/* Fail if the align pushes size over the partitionable limit. */
+	if (volatile_size > partitionable) {
+		log_err(&ml, "%s: aligned partition size %lld exceeds partitionable size %lld\n",
+			devname, volatile_size, partitionable);
+		volatile_size = ULLONG_MAX;
+	}
+
+	return volatile_size;
+}
+
+static unsigned long long
+param_size_to_volatile_size(const char *devname, unsigned long long size,
+		unsigned long long partitionable)
+{
+	/* User omits size option. Apply all partitionable capacity to type. */
+	if (size == ULLONG_MAX)
+		return (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0) ? 0 : partitionable;
+
+	/* User includes a size option. Apply it to type */
+	if (size > partitionable) {
+		log_err(&ml, "%s: %lld exceeds partitionable capacity %lld\n",
+			devname, size, partitionable);
+			return ULLONG_MAX;
+	}
+	return (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0) ? partitionable - size : size;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return the volatile_size to use in the CXL set paritition
+ * command, or ULLONG_MAX if unable to validate the partition
+ * request.
+ */
+static unsigned long long
+validate_partition(struct cxl_memdev *memdev, unsigned long long size)
+{
+	unsigned long long total_cap, volatile_only, persistent_only;
+	const char *devname = cxl_memdev_get_devname(memdev);
+	unsigned long long volatile_size = ULLONG_MAX;
+	unsigned long long partitionable, alignment;
+	struct cxl_cmd *cmd;
+	int rc;
+
+	cmd = cxl_cmd_new_identify(memdev);
+	if (!cmd)
+		return ULLONG_MAX;
+	rc = cxl_cmd_submit(cmd);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		goto out;
+	rc = cxl_cmd_get_mbox_status(cmd);
+	if (rc != 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	alignment = cxl_cmd_identify_get_partition_align(cmd);
+	if (alignment == 0) {
+		log_err(&ml, "%s: no partitionable capacity\n", devname);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/* Calculate the actual partitionable capacity */
+	total_cap = cxl_cmd_identify_get_total_size(cmd);
+	volatile_only = cxl_cmd_identify_get_volatile_only_size(cmd);
+	persistent_only = cxl_cmd_identify_get_persistent_only_size(cmd);
+	partitionable = total_cap - volatile_only - persistent_only;
+
+	/* Translate the users size request into an aligned volatile_size */
+	volatile_size = param_size_to_volatile_size(devname, size,
+				partitionable);
+	if (volatile_size == ULLONG_MAX)
+		goto out;
+
+	volatile_size = partition_align(devname, volatile_size, alignment,
+				partitionable);
+
+out:
+	cxl_cmd_unref(cmd);
+	return volatile_size;
+}
+
+static int action_setpartition(struct cxl_memdev *memdev,
+		struct action_context *actx)
+{
+	const char *devname = cxl_memdev_get_devname(memdev);
+	unsigned long long size = ULLONG_MAX;
+	struct json_object *jmemdev;
+	struct cxl_cmd *cmd;
+	int rc;
+
+	if (param.type) {
+		if (strcmp(param.type, "pmem") == 0)
+			/* pass */;
+		else if (strcmp(param.type, "volatile") == 0)
+			/* pass */;
+		else {
+			log_err(&ml, "invalid type '%s'\n", param.type);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Default type is PMEM */
+		param.type = "pmem";
+	}
+
+	if (param.size) {
+		size = parse_size64(param.size);
+		if (size == ULLONG_MAX) {
+			log_err(&ml, "%s: failed to parse size option '%s'\n",
+			devname, param.size);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	size = validate_partition(memdev, size);
+	if (size == ULLONG_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cmd = cxl_cmd_new_set_partition(memdev, size);
+	if (!cmd) {
+		rc = -ENXIO;
+		goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	rc = cxl_cmd_submit(cmd);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		log_err(&ml, "cmd submission failed: %s\n", strerror(-rc));
+		goto out_cmd;
+	}
+
+	rc = cxl_cmd_get_mbox_status(cmd);
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		log_err(&ml, "%s: mbox status: %d\n", __func__, rc);
+		rc = -ENXIO;
+	}
+
+out_cmd:
+	cxl_cmd_unref(cmd);
+out_err:
+	if (rc)
+		log_err(&ml, "%s error: %s\n", devname, strerror(-rc));
+
+	jmemdev = util_cxl_memdev_to_json(memdev, UTIL_JSON_PARTITION);
+	if (jmemdev)
+		printf("%s\n", json_object_to_json_string_ext(jmemdev,
+		       JSON_C_TO_STRING_PRETTY));
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static int memdev_action(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx,
 			 int (*action)(struct cxl_memdev *memdev,
 				       struct action_context *actx),
@@ -398,3 +583,14 @@  int cmd_enable_memdev(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx)
 		 count > 1 ? "s" : "");
 	return count >= 0 ? 0 : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+
+int cmd_set_partition(int argc, const char **argv, struct cxl_ctx *ctx)
+{
+	int count = memdev_action(argc, argv, ctx, action_setpartition,
+			set_partition_options,
+			"cxl set-partition <mem0> [<mem1>..<memN>] [<options>]");
+	log_info(&ml, "set_partition %d mem%s\n", count >= 0 ? count : 0,
+		 count > 1 ? "s" : "");
+
+	return count >= 0 ? 0 : EXIT_FAILURE;
+}