Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] PCI: rcar: Return all Fs from read which triggered an exception

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On Monday 31 January 2022 13:53:41 Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Saturday 29 January 2022 05:39:40 Marek Vasut wrote:
> > On 1/24/22 10:37, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > On Monday 24 January 2022 06:46:47 Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > > On 1/23/22 17:49, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > [...]
> > > > 
> > > > > > > I must admit that this patch from its initial version evolved into giant hack...
> > > > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210514200549.431275-1-marek.vasut@xxxxxxxxx/
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > During review of the previous patch I have asked some important
> > > > > > > questions but I have not got any answer to them. So I'm reminding it:
> > > > > > > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20210805183024.ftdwknkttfwwogks@pali/
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > So could please answer what happens when PCIe controller is in some
> > > > > > > non-L* state and either MMIO happen or config read happens or config
> > > > > > > write happens?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > What kind of non-L state ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > E.g. Hot Reset, Detect, Polling, Configuration or Recovery.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Do you have some specific test which fails ?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yes, by putting PCIe controller into one of those states. I have already
> > > > > wrote you in some previous email to trigger hot reset as this is the
> > > > > easiest test and can be done also by userspace (setpci).
> > > > > 
> > > > > Link goes to Recovery state automatically when doing link retraining
> > > > > (e.g. by setting RT bit in PCIe Root Port config space) and from
> > > > > Recovery to Configuration or directly back to L0. So testing this path
> > > > > needs precise timing and repeating it more times to trigger.
> > > > > 
> > > > > So the easiest test is really via PCIe Hot Reset by setting Secondary
> > > > > Bus Reset bit in Bridge Control register of PCIe Root Port. After this
> > > > > is link in Hot Reset and does not go back to L0 until you clear that
> > > > > bit. So in this state you can do all these operations which cause
> > > > > aborts, like calling that kernel function which is reading from config
> > > > > space which belongs to device on the other end of the PCIe link or doing
> > > > > MMIO read / write operation of mapped memory which again belongs to
> > > > > other end of PCIe link.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Or instead of Hot Reset, you can set link disable bit in config space of
> > > > > PCIe Root Port. Then link also would not be in L0 state (until you clear
> > > > > that bit), so again you have lot of time to do same tests.
> > > > 
> > > > Can you give me the exact setpci invocation ? If so, then I can test this
> > > > for you on the hardware.
> > > 
> > > Call "setpci -s $bdf_root_port BRIDGE_CONTROL" with address of the PCIe
> > > Root Port device (parent of selected device). This will print value of
> > > bridge control register. Logical OR it with value 0x20 (Secondary Bus
> > > Reset Bit) and call "setpci -s $bdf_root_port BRIDGE_CONTROL=$new_value".
> > > After this call is link in the Hot Reset state and you can do any test.
> > > To bring link back, call setpci again with cleared 0x20 bit mask.
> > > 
> > > Similar test you can done also with setting Link Disable bit (bit 4) in
> > > PCIe Link Control register. Offset to this register is not static and
> > > you can figure it out from lspci -s $bdf_root_port -vv output.
> > > Retrain Link is bit 5 in the same register.
> > 
> > Flipping either bit makes no difference, suspend/resume behaves the same and
> > the link always recovers.
> 
> Ok, perfect! And what happens without suspend/resume (just in normal
> conditions)? E.g. during active usage of some PCIe card (wifi, sata, etc..).

PING? Also what lspci see for the root port and card itself during hot reset?



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