[RFC][PATCH] Reset PCIe devices to address DMA problem on kdump with iommu

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(2012/09/22 2:57), Don Dutile wrote:
> On 09/14/2012 04:03 PM, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
>>> As to the boot parameter to enable this function, you suggested using
>>> reset_devices. I found that on a certain platform resetting devices
>>> caused PCIe error due to a hardware bug. Therefore I think we need
>>> new parameter apart from reset_devices to disable this function on
>>> such a machine.
>>
>> Wouldn't a DMI quirk be better for this? That way the second kernel
>> internally would know not to do this.
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> a DMI quirk for a PCIe switch?  pci-quirk maybe?  there is a hook
> in per-device pci reset code path, which could be setup for such
> a case.

Yep, I think early-quirk is better.

Thanks,
Takao Indoh




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