linux-kernel - Re: Help needed in understanding weird PCIe issue on imx6q (PCIe just goes bad)

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Date:   Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:40:23 -0300
From:   Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:     Fawad Lateef <fawadlateef@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Help needed in understanding weird PCIe issue on imx6q (PCIe just
 goes bad)

Hi Fawad,

On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 12:26 PM Fawad Lateef <fawadlateef@...il.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to figure-out an issue on our i.MX6Q platform based design
> where PCIe interface goes bad.
>
> We have a Phytec i.MX6Q eMMC SOM, attached to our custom designed
> board. PCIe root-complex from i.MX6Q is attached to PLX switch
> (PEX8605).
>
> Linux kernel version is 4.19.9x and also 4.14.134 (from phytec's

Does it happen with 5.4 or 5.5 too?

Which dts are you using?

> Then I enable the #PERST pin of PLX switch, everything is still good
> (no rescan on Linux is done yet)
>
> ~ # echo 139 > /sys/class/gpio/export
> ~ # echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio139/direction
> ~ # echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio139/value

Not sure why you toggle the PERST pin from userspace.

You should do it via reset-gpio property in the device tree.