Re: [PATCH] PCI: endpoint: Don't stop EP controller by EP function

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2022年7月6日(水) 12:08 Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> On Wed, Jul 06, 2022 at 11:37:29AM +0900, Shunsuke Mie wrote:
> > 2022年7月6日(水) 7:40 Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> > > On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 01:09:24PM +0900, Shunsuke Mie wrote:
> > > > For multi-function endpoint device, an ep function shouldn't stop EP
> > > > controller. Nomally the controller is stopped via configfs.
> > >
> > > Can you please clarify this for me?
> > >
> > > An endpoint function by itself wouldn't stop an endpoint controller.
> > > I assume that some *operation* on an endpoint function currently stops
> > > the endpoint controller, but that operation should not stop the
> > > controller?
> > >
> > > I guess the operation is an "unbind" that detaches an EPF device from
> > > an EPC device?
> >
> > It is likely that after all of the endpoint functions are unbound, the
> > controller can be stopped safely, but I'm not sure if it is desired behavior
> > for endpoint framework.
>
> I'm not asking about the patch itself.  I'm asking about the commit
> log because "an EP function shouldn't stop EP controller" doesn't
> quite make sense in English.
I'm sorry.

> I suspect it should say something like "unbinding one endpoint
> function of a multi-function device from the endpoint controller
> should not stop the controller."
Yes, it is correct and represents the commit clearly.

> But I don't know enough about EPF/EPC binding to know whether that
> makes sense either.
>
> > Kishon, could you please comment?
> >
> > > > Fixes: 349e7a85b25f ("PCI: endpoint: functions: Add an EP function to test PCI")
> > > > Signed-off-by: Shunsuke Mie <mie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c | 1 -
> > > >  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> > > > index 5b833f00e980..a5ed779b0a51 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> > > > @@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ static void pci_epf_test_unbind(struct pci_epf *epf)
> > > >
> > > >       cancel_delayed_work(&epf_test->cmd_handler);
> > > >       pci_epf_test_clean_dma_chan(epf_test);
> > > > -     pci_epc_stop(epc);
> > > >       for (bar = 0; bar < PCI_STD_NUM_BARS; bar++) {
> > > >               epf_bar = &epf->bar[bar];
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 2.17.1
> > > >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Shunsuke




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