linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 0/8] PCI: Expose and manage PCI device reset

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:24:06 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Shanker Donthineni <sdonthineni@...dia.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kw@...ux.com, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Sinan Kaya <okaya@...nel.org>,
        Amey Narkhede <ameynarkhede03@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 0/8] PCI: Expose and manage PCI device reset

On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 10:19:38AM -0500, Shanker Donthineni wrote:
> PCI and PCIe devices may support a number of possible reset mechanisms
> for example Function Level Reset (FLR) provided via Advanced Feature or
> PCIe capabilities, Power Management reset, bus reset, or device specific reset.
> Currently the PCI subsystem creates a policy prioritizing these reset methods
> which provides neither visibility nor control to userspace.
> 
> Expose the reset methods available per device to userspace, via sysfs
> and allow an administrative user or device owner to have ability to
> manage per device reset method priorities or exclusions.
> This feature aims to allow greater control of a device for use cases
> as device assignment, where specific device or platform issues may
> interact poorly with a given reset method, and for which device specific
> quirks have not been developed.
> 
> Changes in v12:
>         - Corrected subject in 0/8 (cover letter).
> 
> Changes in v11:
>         - Alex's suggestion fallback back to other resets if the ACPI RST
>           fails. Fix "s/-EINVAL/-ENOTTY/" in 7/8 patch.

Sorry I missed the fact that you posted the v12 of this series when I
looked at the v10 from Amey yesterday.  But the only code change from
v10 to v12 is the pci_dev_acpi_reset() return value change, so my
comments should all apply to this v12.