linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pci-error-recover: doc cleanup

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Message-ID: <58496AA4.5030602@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Dec 2016 22:13:56 +0800
From:   Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
CC:     <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linasvepstas@...il.com>,
        <bhelgaas@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pci-error-recover: doc cleanup



On 12/08/2016 10:05 PM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Dec 2016 16:16:14 +0800
> Cao jin <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> 
>>  The platform resets the link, and then calls the link_reset() callback
>>  on all affected device drivers.  This is a PCI-Express specific state
>> -and is done whenever a non-fatal error has been detected that can be
>> +and is done whenever a fatal error has been detected that can be
>>  "solved" by resetting the link. This call informs the driver of the
> 
> As far as I can tell, the original text was correct here; why do you
> think this change needs to be made?
> 

See do_recovery() in aer core, reset_link() is called only seeing fatal
error.

-- 
Sincerely,
Cao jin