linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86/amd_nb: add support for newer PCI topologies

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Message-ID: <9e4da173ba2978e1c16839162dd927c5ea0fdc36.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:30:52 -0800
From:   Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "Woods, Brian" <Brian.Woods@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, Pu Wen <puwen@...on.cn>,
        Jia Zhang <qianyue.zj@...baba-inc.com>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Myron Stowe <myron.stowe@...hat.com>,
        Sumeet Pawnikar <sumeet.r.pawnikar@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] x86/amd_nb: add support for newer PCI topologies

[...]

> Sure, you can't *force* OEMs to supply a given ACPI device, but you
> can certainly say "if you want this functionality, supply INT3401
> devices."  That's what you do with PNP0A03 (PCI host bridges), for
> example.  If an OEM doesn't supply PNP0A03 devices, the system can
> boot just fine as long as you don't need PCI.
> 
> This model of using the PCI IDs forces OS vendors to release updates
> for every new platform.  I guess you must have considered that and
> decided whatever benefit you're getting was worth the cost.

Not worth cost. This is a pain. Every release we end up adding a single
line change to many drivers adding a PCI device id. 
Since there is no unique class_mask for PCI device for these devices,
we need to add device_id for each generation even if there is no
change.
Instead if we have some feature to say don't enumerate for PCI device
id < X and a black list, it will save lot of work.

Thanks,
Srinivas