linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] PCI: brcmstb: Add panic/die handler to driver

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Message-ID: <a2ff8f41-816e-4f87-867e-cbb39e513473@broadcom.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:12:25 -0700
From: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>
To: Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
 Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenz@...nel.org>,
 Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] PCI: brcmstb: Add panic/die handler to driver

On 10/29/25 12:36, Jim Quinlan wrote:
> Whereas most PCIe HW returns 0xffffffff on illegal accesses and the like,
> by default Broadcom's STB PCIe controller effects an abort.  Some SoCs --
> 7216 and its descendants -- have new HW that identifies error details.
> 
> This simple handler determines if the PCIe controller was the cause of the
> abort and if so, prints out diagnostic info.  Unfortunately, an abort still
> occurs.
> 
> Care is taken to read the error registers only when the PCIe bridge is
> active and the PCIe registers are acceptable.  Otherwise, a "die" event
> caused by something other than the PCIe could cause an abort if the PCIe
> "die" handler tried to access registers when the bridge is off.
> 
> Example error output:
>    brcm-pcie 8b20000.pcie: Error: Mem Acc: 32bit, read, @0x38000000
>    brcm-pcie 8b20000.pcie:  Type: TO=0 Abt=0 UnspReq=1 AccDsble=0 BadAddr=0
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jim Quinlan <james.quinlan@...adcom.com>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>
-- 
Florian