On 09/05/2015 05:38 AM, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Sep 04, 2015 at 09:54:18AM +0200, Tormen wrote: >> On 09/02/2015 05:27 PM, Greg KH wrote: >>> On Wed, Sep 02, 2015 at 04:35:49PM +0200, Tormen wrote: >> When the network driver is loaded it seems to connect as a "PCI Express" >> device: >> tg3 0000:0a:00.0 eth0: Tigon3 [partno(BCM957762) rev 57766000] (PCI >> Express) > > That's separate from the thunderbolt controller. > >> When I unplug the adapter the first thing appearing in dmesg is pciehp: >> [ 210.992938] usb 1-2: USB disconnect, device number 4 >> [ 1557.453818] pciehp 0000:06:03.0:pcie24: slot(3-2): Link Down event >> [ 1557.453870] pciehp 0000:06:03.0:pcie24: Cannot remove display device >> 0000:08:00.0 >> [ 1557.509812] pciehp 0000:06:03.0:pcie24: Card not present on Slot(3-2) >> [ 1558.721344] tg3 0000:0a:00.0: tg3_abort_hw timed out, TX_MODE_ENABLE >> will not clear MAC_TX_MODE=ffffffff >> [ 1558.934601] pciehp 0000:09:00.0:pcie24: unloading service driver pciehp >> [ 1558.935366] pciehp 0000:09:00.0:pcie24: Timeout on hotplug command >> 0x1038 (issued 1557532 msec ago) >> [ 1558.943460] pci_bus 0000:0a: busn_res: [bus 0a] is released >> [ 1558.958426] pci_bus 0000:09: busn_res: [bus 09-0a] is released >> [ 1558.958432] acpiphp: Slot [1] unregistered >> [ 1558.958451] acpiphp: Slot [2-1] unregistered >> [ 1558.958464] acpiphp: Slot [3-1] unregistered >> [ 1558.958475] acpiphp: Slot [4-1] unregistered >> [ 1558.958486] acpiphp: Slot [5-1] unregistered >> >> But I am not a kernel, pciehp, thunderbolt specialist :( >> >> How can I determine why the pciehp hotplug command 0x1038 timed out ? > > No idea, sorry, this is very odd hardware that doesn't follow any spec. > Try emailing the author of the thunderbolt code, they should be able to > help you out more. > > good luck, > > greg k-h > Thanks a lot! - I did and he was very kind in answering me right away - thanks a lot Andreas - and his suggestion did lead to a working patch: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100191#c18 which makes the thunderbolt module load on boot and thus - like you assumed Greg - provides the missing hotplug functionality! Thanks again ! Tormen -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
