Improved Intel IDXD Driver for Enhanced Accelerator Management in Case of Hardware Failures

Improved Intel IDXD Driver for Enhanced Accelerator Management in Case of Hardware Failures

Intel has released patches for the IDXD driver in Linux, allowing for a more robust recovery from hardware errors. The driver enables the Data Stream Accelerator (DSA) in Intel’s Xeon processors, starting from Sapphire Rapids. The patches posted to the Linux kernel mailing list enable the IDXD driver to perform a PCIe function level reset … Read more