linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] PCI/AER: Enable internal AER errors by default

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Date:   Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:38:20 -0600
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Cc:     Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@...nel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@...il.com>,
        linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, Stefan Roese <sr@...x.de>,
        Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] PCI/AER: Enable internal AER errors by default

On Fri, Feb 10, 2023 at 02:33:23PM -0800, Ira Weiny wrote:
> The CXL driver expects internal error reporting to be enabled via
> pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting().  It is likely other drivers expect the same.
> Dave submitted a patch to enable the CXL side[1] but the PCI AER registers
> still mask errors.
> 
> PCIe v6.0 Uncorrectable Mask Register (7.8.4.3) and Correctable Mask
> Register (7.8.4.6) default to masking internal errors.  The
> Uncorrectable Error Severity Register (7.8.4.4) defaults internal errors
> as fatal.
> 
> Enable internal errors to be reported via the standard
> pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting() call.  Ensure uncorrectable errors are set
> non-fatal to limit any impact to other drivers.

Do you have any background on why the spec makes these errors masked
by default?  I'm sympathetic to wanting to learn about all the errors
we can, but I'm a little wary if the spec authors thought it was
important to mask these by default.

> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/167604864163.2392965.5102660329807283871.stgit@djiang5-mobl3.local/
> 
> Cc: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> Cc: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>
> Cc: Stefan Roese <sr@...x.de>
> Cc: "Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan" <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Mahesh J Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Oliver O'Halloran <oohall@...il.com>
> Cc: linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
> Signed-off-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
> ---
> This is RFC to see if it is acceptable to be part of the standard
> pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting() call or perhaps a separate pci core
> call should be introduced.  It is anticipated that enabling this error
> reporting is what existing drivers are expecting.  The errors are marked
> non-fatal therefore it should not adversely affect existing devices.
> ---
>  drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
> index 625f7b2cafe4..9d3ed3a5fc23 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aer.c
> @@ -229,11 +229,28 @@ int pcie_aer_is_native(struct pci_dev *dev)
>  
>  int pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting(struct pci_dev *dev)
>  {
> +	int pos_cap_err;
> +	u32 reg;
>  	int rc;
>  
>  	if (!pcie_aer_is_native(dev))
>  		return -EIO;
>  
> +	pos_cap_err = dev->aer_cap;
> +
> +	/* Unmask correctable and uncorrectable (non-fatal) internal errors */
> +	pci_read_config_dword(dev, pos_cap_err + PCI_ERR_COR_MASK, &reg);
> +	reg &= ~PCI_ERR_COR_INTERNAL;
> +	pci_write_config_dword(dev, pos_cap_err + PCI_ERR_COR_MASK, reg);
> +
> +	pci_read_config_dword(dev, pos_cap_err + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, &reg);
> +	reg &= ~PCI_ERR_UNC_INTN;
> +	pci_write_config_dword(dev, pos_cap_err + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_SEVER, reg);
> +
> +	pci_read_config_dword(dev, pos_cap_err + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_MASK, &reg);
> +	reg &= ~PCI_ERR_UNC_INTN;
> +	pci_write_config_dword(dev, pos_cap_err + PCI_ERR_UNCOR_MASK, reg);
> +
>  	rc = pcie_capability_set_word(dev, PCI_EXP_DEVCTL, PCI_EXP_AER_FLAGS);
>  	return pcibios_err_to_errno(rc);
>  }
> 
> ---
> base-commit: e5ab7f206ffc873160bd0f1a52cae17ab692a9d1
> change-id: 20230209-cxl-pci-aer-18dda61c8239
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
>