linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] PCI: Add quirk for PLDA's XpressRICH3 host bridge class.

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Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2015 09:57:35 +0100
From:	Liviu Dudau <Liviu.Dudau@....com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Jon Medhurst <tixy@...aro.org>,
	linux-pci <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	device-tree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	LAKML <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] PCI: Add quirk for PLDA's XpressRICH3 host bridge
 class.

On Fri, Oct 09, 2015 at 08:32:07PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Friday 09 October 2015 17:57:26 Liviu Dudau wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * The PLDA's XpressRICH3 doesn't describe itself as a bridge. This is required
> > + * for correct/normal enumeration.
> > + */
> > +static void xr3pci_quirk_class(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> > +{
> > +       pdev->class = PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI << 8;
> > +}
> > +DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_EARLY(PCI_VENDOR_ID_PLDA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_XR3PCI, xr3pci_quirk_class);
> > 
> 
> Are you sure that this device ID is only used for the host bridge, not
> for related devices in endpoint mode?

I would hope so. The device ID has been assigned to ARM's implementation by PLDA,
it would be logical not to be reused for anyone else's.

> 
> While we don't support PCIe endpoint drivers at the moment, it might
> happen at some point and then things break when someone tries to
> plug a machine with this ID into a Linux host.

I'm asking for confirmation inside ARM that the IDs are uniquely allocated to Juno
and will come back when I'll get confirmation.

Best regards,
Liviu

> 
> 	Arnd
> 

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