On Fri, 16 Feb 2024, Ilpo Järvinen wrote: > > > Yet another thing in this quirk code I don't like is how it can leaves the > > > target speed to 2.5GT/s when the quirk fails to get the link working > > > (which actually does happen in the disconnection cases because DLLLA won't > > > be set so the target speed will not be restored). > > > > I chose to leave the target speed at the most recent setting, because the > > link doesn't work in that case anyway, so I concluded it doesn't matter, > > but reduces messing with the device; technically you should retrain again > > afterwards. I'm not opposed to changing this if you have a use case. > > It remains suboptimally set in a case where something is plugged again > into that port, for Thunderbolt it doesn't matter as the PCIe speed picked > is quite bogus anyway, but disconnect then plug something again is not > limited to Thunderbolt. Sure, my understanding has been all PCIe option devices are supposed to be hot-pluggable, at least these in the regular form factor (which is why PCIe edge connector contacts have varying lengths, unlike conventional PCI). Maciej