linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 0/2] PCI: Configure Root Port MPS during host probing

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Message-ID: <aWC-jkgIR7Q4scxn@ryzen>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:38:38 +0100
From: Niklas Cassel <cassel@...nel.org>
To: Hans Zhang <18255117159@....com>
Cc: lpieralisi@...nel.org, kwilczynski@...nel.org, bhelgaas@...gle.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/2] PCI: Configure Root Port MPS during host probing

On Fri, Nov 28, 2025 at 01:09:06AM +0800, Hans Zhang wrote:
> Current PCIe initialization exhibits a key optimization gap: Root Ports
> may operate with non-optimal Maximum Payload Size (MPS) settings. While
> downstream device configuration is handled during bus enumeration, Root
> Port MPS values inherited from firmware or hardware defaults often fail
> to utilize the full capabilities supported by controller hardware. This
> results in suboptimal data transfer efficiency throughout the PCIe
> hierarchy.

Hello PCI maintainers,

any chance for this series to be applied?


Kind regards,
Niklas