On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 05:59:06PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote: > On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 02:30:27PM +0530, Ajay Agarwal wrote: > > [...] > > > > > > > > If that's the case with your driver, when are you starting the link training? > > > > > > > > > > > > > The link training starts later based on a userspace/debugfs trigger. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why does it happen as such? What's the problem in starting the link during > > > > > probe? Keep it in mind that if you rely on the userspace for starting the link > > > > > based on a platform (like Android), then if the same SoC or peripheral instance > > > > > get reused in other platform (non-android), the it won't be a seamless user > > > > > experience. > > > > > > > > > > If there are any other usecases, please state them. > > > > > > > > > > - Mani > > > > > > > > > This SoC is targeted for an android phone usecase and the endpoints > > > > being enumerated need to go through an appropriate and device specific > > > > power sequence which gets triggered only when the userspace is up. The > > > > PCIe probe cannot assume that the EPs have been powered up already and > > > > hence the link-up is not attempted. > > > > > > Still, I do not see the necessity to not call start_link() during probe. If you > > I am not adding any logic/condition around calling the start_link() > > itself. I am only avoiding the wait for the link to be up if the > > controller driver has not defined start_link(). > > > > I'm saying that not defining the start_link() callback itself is wrong. > Whether the start_link() should be defined or not, is a different design discussion. We currently have 2 drivers in upstream (intel-gw and dw-plat) which do not have start_link() defined. Waiting for the link to come up for the platforms using those drivers is not a good idea. And that is what we are trying to avoid. > > > add PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS to your controller driver, this delay would become > > > negligible. The reason why I'm against not calling start_link() is due to below > > > reasons: > > > > > > 1. If the same SoC gets reused for other platforms, even other android phones > > > that powers up the endpoints during boot, then it creates a dependency with > > > userspace to always start the link even though the devices were available. > > > That's why we should never fix the behavior of the controller drivers based on a > > > single platform. > > I wonder how the behavior is changing with this patch. Do you have an > > example of a platform which does not have start_link() defined but would > > like to still wait for a second for the link to come up? > > > > Did you went through my reply completely? I mentioned that the 1s delay would be > gone if you add the async flag to your driver and you are ignoring that. > Yes, I did go through your suggestion of async probe and that might solve my problem of the 1 sec delay. But I would like to fix the problem at the core. > But again, I'm saying that not defining start_link() itself is wrong and I've > already mentioned the reasons. > > > For example, consider the intel-gw driver. The 1 sec wait time in its > > probe path is also a waste because it explicitly starts link training > > later in time. > > > > I previously mentioned that the intel-gw needs fixing since there is no point in > starting the link and waiting for it to come up in its probe() if the DWC core > is already doing that. > > - Mani > > -- > மணிவண்ணன் சதாசிவம் I think we are at a dead-end in terms of agreeing to a policy. I would like the maintainers to pitch in here with their views.
