linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/15] PCI: endpoint: Fix pci_epf_alloc

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Message-ID: <20190214162928.GA32523@e107981-ln.cambridge.arm.com>
Date:   Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:29:28 +0000
From:   Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>
To:     Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
Cc:     Gustavo Pimentel <gustavo.pimentel@...opsys.com>,
        Alan Douglas <adouglas@...ence.com>,
        Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@...k-chips.com>,
        Heiko Stuebner <heiko@...ech.de>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/15] PCI: endpoint: Fix pci_epf_alloc_space to set
 correct MEM TYPE flags

On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 07:17:14PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> Hi Lorenzo,
> 
> On 11/02/19 11:07 PM, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 04:45:06PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> >> pci_epf_alloc_space() sets the MEM TYPE flags to indicate a 32-bit
> >> Base Address Register irrespective of the size. Fix it here to indicate
> >> 64-bit BAR if the size is > 2GB.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/pci/endpoint/pci-epf-core.c | 4 +++-
> >>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > This looks like a fix and should me marked as such. Does it work
> > as as standalone patch if it gets backported ?
> 
> Yeah, it should work. But the current users doesn't allocate > 2GB and some
> EPC drivers configure their registers based on size. So nothing is broken
> without this patch as such.

I suspect you mean 4GB (here and the commit log), right ? I am checking
the commit logs, aiming at merging the patches.

Lorenzo