linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] PCI: brcmstb: Set PCIe transaction completion timeout

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Message-ID: <20230430191323.GA388047@bhelgaas>
Date:   Sun, 30 Apr 2023 14:13:23 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Jim Quinlan <jim2101024@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenz@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Cyril Brulebois <kibi@...ian.org>,
        Phil Elwell <phil@...pberrypi.com>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, james.quinlan@...adcom.com,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
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        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] PCI: brcmstb: Set PCIe transaction completion
 timeout

On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 06:34:57PM -0400, Jim Quinlan wrote:
> Since the STB PCIe HW will cause a CPU abort on a PCIe transaction
> completion timeout abort, we might as well extend the default timeout
> limit.  Further, different devices and systems may requires a larger or
> smaller amount commensurate with their L1SS exit time, so the property
> "brcm,completion-timeout-us" may be used to set a custom timeout value.

s/requires/require/

AFAIK, other platforms do not tweak Configuration Timeout values based
on L1SS exit time.  Why is brcm different?

Bjorn