linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/8] PCI: Allow runtime PM on Thunderbolt ports

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Message-ID: <20170111095450.GK2330@lahna.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:54:50 +0200
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@...il.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>,
        Tomas Winkler <tomas.winkler@...el.com>,
        Amir Levy <amir.jer.levy@...el.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/8] PCI: Allow runtime PM on Thunderbolt ports

On Sun, Jan 08, 2017 at 09:41:45AM +0100, Lukas Wunner wrote:
> Currently PCIe ports are only allowed to go to D3 if the BIOS is dated
> 2015 or newer to avoid potential issues with old chipsets.  However for
> Thunderbolt we know that even the oldest controller, Light Ridge (2010),
> is able to suspend its ports to D3 just fine.
> 
> We're about to add runtime PM for Thunderbolt on the Mac.  Apple has
> released two EFI security updates in 2015 which encompass all machines
> with Thunderbolt, but the achieved power saving should be made available
> to users even if they haven't updated their BIOS.  To this end,
> special-case Thunderbolt in pci_bridge_d3_possible().
> 
> This allows the Thunderbolt controller to power down but the root port
> to which the Thunderbolt controller is attached remains in D0 unless
> the EFI update is installed.  Users can pass pcie_port_pm=force on the
> kernel command line if they cannot install the EFI update but still want
> to benefit from the additional power saving of putting the root port
> into D3.  In practice, root ports can be suspended to D3 without issues
> at least on 2012 Ivy Bridge machines.
> 
> If the BIOS cut-off date is ever lowered to 2010, the Thunderbolt
> special case can be removed.
> 
> Cc: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>