On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:33:21 -0700 Mike Mason <mmlnx@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is the first of three patches that implement a bit field that > PCI Express device drivers can use to indicate they need a > fundamental reset during error recovery. > > By default, the EEH framework on powerpc does what's known as a "hot > reset" during recovery of a PCI Express device. We've found a case > where the device needs a "fundamental reset" to recover properly. > The current PCI error recovery and EEH frameworks do not support this > distinction. > > The attached patch (courtesy of Richard Lary) adds a bit field to > pci_dev that indicates whether the device requires a fundamental > reset during recovery. > > These patches supersede the previously submitted patch that > implemented a fundamental reset bit field. > > Please review and let me know of any concerns. > > Signed-off-by: Mike Mason <mmlnx@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Richard Lary <rlary@xxxxxxxxxx> Ok, applied this series to my linux-next branch, it looks pretty reasonable to me. For future patches, please cc me, and include the subsystem in the subject, along with a specific description of the patch, e.g. "PCI: add PCIe fundamental reset interface", "PCI: document PCIe fundamental reset", or for arch specific patches, "PCI/powerpc: implement support for PCIe fundamental reset". Thanks, -- Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pci" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
