linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: Do not prevent PCI bus-level PM from being used

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Date:   Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:14:08 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:     Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
Cc:     Mario Limonciello <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>,
        Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>,
        Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>,
        linux-nvme <linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rajat Jain <rajatja@...gle.com>,
        Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: Do not prevent PCI bus-level PM from being used

On Wednesday, August 7, 2019 11:53:44 AM CEST Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> 
> One of the modifications made by commit d916b1be94b6 ("nvme-pci: use
> host managed power state for suspend") was adding a pci_save_state()
> call to nvme_suspend() in order to prevent the PCI bus-level PM from
> being applied to the suspended NVMe devices, but if ASPM is not
> enabled for the target NVMe device, that causes its PCIe link to stay
> up and the platform may not be able to get into its optimum low-power
> state because of that.
> 
> For example, if ASPM is disabled for the NVMe drive (PC401 NVMe SK
> hynix 256GB) in my Dell XPS13 9380, leaving it in D0 during
> suspend-to-idle prevents the SoC from reaching package idle states
> deeper than PC3, which is way insufficient for system suspend.
> 
> To address this shortcoming, make nvme_suspend() check if ASPM is
> enabled for the target device and fall back to full device shutdown
> and PCI bus-level PM if that is not the case.
> 
> Fixes: d916b1be94b6 ("nvme-pci: use host managed power state for suspend")
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pm/2763495.NmdaWeg79L@kreacher/T/#t
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> ---

I should have used a better subject for this patch.

I'll resend it with a changed subject later, but for now I would like to collect
opinions about it (if any).

Cheers!