linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] PCI Express ASPM support should default to 'No'

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Date:	Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:46:06 -0700
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
To:	Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@...el.com>
Cc:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI Express ASPM support should default to 'No'

On Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:05 pm Shaohua Li wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-04-22 at 17:12 -0700, Jesse Barnes wrote:
> > On Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:28 pm Jesper Juhl wrote:
> > > Running 'make oldconfig' I just noticed that PCIEASPM defaults to
> > > 'y' in Kconfig even though the feature is both experimental and the
> > > help text recommends that if you are unsure you say 'n'.
> > > It seems to me that this really should default to 'n', not 'y' at the
> > > moment.
> > > The following patch makes that change. Please consider applying.
> >
> > Seem reasonable, Shaohua?  Please cc linux-pci on PCI patches
> > though...
>
> Ok, I'm fine with the patch. Though by default, the policy is to use
> BIOS setting, that is if BIOS disables ASPM, we don't enable it too.

Ok, pushed.  Thanks Jesper & Shaohua.

Jesse
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