Re: [PATCH] PCI: aardvark: Update comment about disabling link training

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On Sunday 11 October 2020 19:21:49 Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Thursday 24 September 2020 17:22:32 Pali Rohár wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 September 2020 10:11:06 Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 10:46:18AM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > > It is not HW bug or workaround for some cards but it is requirement by PCI
> > > > Express spec. After fundamental reset is needed 100ms delay prior enabling
> > > > link training. So update comment in code to reflect this requirement.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c | 7 ++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
> > > > index 50ab6d7519ae..19b9b79226e5 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/pci-aardvark.c
> > > > @@ -259,7 +259,12 @@ static void advk_pcie_issue_perst(struct advk_pcie *pcie)
> > > >  	if (!pcie->reset_gpio)
> > > >  		return;
> > > >  
> > > > -	/* PERST does not work for some cards when link training is enabled */
> > > > +	/*
> > > > +	 * As required by PCI Express spec a delay for at least 100ms after
> > > > +	 * de-asserting PERST# signal is needed before link training is enabled.
> > > > +	 * So ensure that link training is disabled prior de-asserting PERST#
> > > > +	 * signal to fulfill that PCI Express spec requirement.
> > > 
> > > Can you please include the spec citation here?  In the PCIe base spec,
> > > PERST# is only mentioned in PCIe r5.0, sec 6.6.1, and I don't see the
> > > connection there to 100ms between de-assert of PERST# and enabling
> > > link training.
> > 
> > Hello! I copied this "comment" from other place in pci-aardvark.c where
> > that timeout 100ms is already applied. Timeout with explanation comment
> > was introduced in following commit:
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f4c7d053d7f7
> > 
> > Here are links to discussions about that patch:
> > 
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20190313213752.1246-1-repk@xxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20190522213351.21366-2-repk@xxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
> 
> Bjorn or Lorenzo, do you need something else for this patch? It just
> updates comment and basically clarify why PERST does not work for some
> cards when link training is enabled.

PING?

> > > Sec 6.1.1 does talk about 100ms before sending config requests (for
> > > ports that support <= 5 GT/s), and 100ms after link training completes
> > > (for ports that support > 5 GT/s).
> > > 
> > > Maybe there's more language in a form-factor spec or something?
> > > 
> > > > +	 */
> > > >  	reg = advk_readl(pcie, PCIE_CORE_CTRL0_REG);
> > > >  	reg &= ~LINK_TRAINING_EN;
> > > >  	advk_writel(pcie, reg, PCIE_CORE_CTRL0_REG);
> > > > -- 
> > > > 2.20.1
> > > > 



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