linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Enable LTR/OBFF before device is used by driver

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Date:	Thu, 31 May 2012 02:17:12 +0000
From:	"Hao, Xudong" <xudong.hao@...el.com>
To:	Don Dutile <ddutile@...hat.com>,
	Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	"bhelgaas@...gle.com" <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"avi@...hat.com" <avi@...hat.com>,
	"alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
	"Zhang, Xiantao" <xiantao.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Enable LTR/OBFF before device is used by driver

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Dutile [mailto:ddutile@...hat.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 12:13 AM
> To: Xudong Hao
> Cc: bhelgaas@...gle.com; linux-pci@...r.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; kvm@...r.kernel.org; avi@...hat.com;
> alex.williamson@...hat.com; Zhang, Xiantao; Hao, Xudong
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Enable LTR/OBFF before device is used by driver
> 
> While you are making the other recommended fixes, could
> you add/create a pci_obff_supported() function, like the pci_ltr_supported()
> function, and more importantly, add it to the pci_disable_obff() function?
> The latter does not check that DEVCAP2 is supported, and thus, could be
> writing to non-existent (potentially private) cap space (i.e., a V1 CAP device,
> which do exist in the marketplace).
> 
> The [enable,disable]_ltr functions do a good job of doing pci_ltr_supported()
> checks, but the obff enable,disable functions should have similar calls.
> 

Yeah, it's a good suggestion, I'll add pci_obff_supported() function.

> 
> On 05/13/2012 10:48 PM, Xudong Hao wrote:
> > Enable LTR(Latency tolerance reporting) and OBFF(optimized buffer flush/fill)
> in
> >   pci_enable_device(), so that they are enabled before the device is used by
> driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xudong Hao<xudong.hao@...el.com>
> >
> > ---
> >   drivers/pci/pci.c |   29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >   1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> > index 111569c..2369883 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> > @@ -1134,6 +1134,31 @@ int pci_load_and_free_saved_state(struct
> pci_dev *dev,
> >   }
> >   EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_load_and_free_saved_state);
> >
> > +static void pci_enable_dev_caps(struct pci_dev *dev)
> > +{
> > +       /* set default value */
> > +       unsigned long type = PCI_EXP_OBFF_SIGNAL_ALWAYS;
> > +
> > +       /* LTR(Latency tolerance reporting) allows devices to send
> > +        * messages to the root complex indicating their latency
> > +        * tolerance for snooped&  unsnooped memory transactions.
> > +        */
> > +       pci_enable_ltr(dev);
> > +
> > +       /* OBFF (optimized buffer flush/fill), where supported,
> > +        * can help improve energy efficiency by giving devices
> > +        * information about when interrupts and other activity
> > +        * will have a reduced power impact.
> > +        */
> > +       pci_enable_obff(dev, type);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void pci_disable_dev_caps(struct pci_dev *dev)
> > +{
> > +       pci_disable_obff(dev);
> > +       pci_disable_ltr(dev);
> > +}
> > +
> >   static int do_pci_enable_device(struct pci_dev *dev, int bars)
> >   {
> >          int err;
> > @@ -1146,6 +1171,9 @@ static int do_pci_enable_device(struct pci_dev
> *dev, int bars)
> >                  return err;
> >          pci_fixup_device(pci_fixup_enable, dev);
> >
> > +       /* Enable some device capibility before it's used by driver. */
> > +       pci_enable_dev_caps(dev);
> > +
> >          return 0;
> >   }
> >
> > @@ -1361,6 +1389,7 @@ static void do_pci_disable_device(struct pci_dev
> *dev)
> >          }
> >
> >          pcibios_disable_device(dev);
> > +       pci_disable_dev_caps(dev);
> >   }
> >
> >   /**
> > --
> > 1.6.0.rc1
> >
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