linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 1/5] PCI: Conditionally initialize host bridge native

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Date:   Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:30:31 -0700
From:   "Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan" 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     bhelgaas@...gle.com, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ashok.raj@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/5] PCI: Conditionally initialize host bridge native_*
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On 9/15/20 3:17 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2020 at 01:49:26PM -0700, Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan wrote:
>> On 9/10/20 2:00 PM, Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan wrote:
>>> On 9/10/20 12:49 PM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 08:58:52PM -0700, sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com wrote:
>>>>> From: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
>>>>>

>>
>> But I am wondering whether its correct to move LTR code under
>> CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS?. As per PCIe spec v5.0 sec 7.8.2, LTR is a
>> optional PCIe extended capability. So why is not moved under
>> drivers/pci/pcie/*. What is the criteria for code to be placed under
>> drivers/pci/pcie/*
> 
> Some folks think drivers/pci/pcie/ should not exist, and I tend to
> agree, but it's a fair bit of churn to remove it.  We do have quite a
> bit of PCIe extended capability support in drivers/pci -- ats.c,
> iov.c, vc.c.
> 
> There's no need to move LTR under CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS because
> CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS enables portdrv, and AFAIK there's nothing
> LTR-related that relies on portdrv.
> 
> The stuff currently in drivers/pci/pcie is mostly just portdrv and
> services that depend on it.  aspm.c and ptm.c are exceptions and
> really should be in drivers/pci.
Thanks for the clarification. I will remove the CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS
dependency.
> 

>>>>> -- 
>>>>> 2.17.1
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
>> Linux Kernel Developer

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Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer