linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI: save and restore device state during bus reset

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:20:03 -0400
From:   Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, timur@...eaurora.org,
        cov@...eaurora.org, alex.williamson@...hat.com,
        vikrams@...eaurora.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI: save and restore device state during bus reset

On 9/13/2016 5:53 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>> +	pci_bus_restore(dev->bus);
> This path eventually writes the Bridge Control register:
> 
>   pci_reset_bridge_secondary_bus
>     pcibios_reset_secondary_bus
>       pci_reset_secondary_bus
>         pci_write_config_word(dev, PCI_BRIDGE_CONTROL, ctrl)
> 
> But I think it'd be easy to call this on a non-bridge device, and I
> don't think there's anything in the path that checks whether this is
> actually a bridge.  I wonder if we should check that somewhere, or
> maybe even change the interface so it takes a struct pci_bus instead
> of a pci_dev.
> 

I'll change it to pci_bus.

>> > +}


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Sinan Kaya
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