Re: [RFC PATCH 00/14] improve PCIe capabilities registers handling

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On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Jiang Liu <liuj97@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Jiang Liu <liuj97@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> As suggested by Bjorn Helgaas and Don Dutile in threads
> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-pci/msg15663.html, we could improve access
> to PCIe capabilities register in to way:
> 1) cache content of PCIe Capabilities Register into struct pce_dev to avoid
>    repeatedly reading this register because it's read only.
> 2) provide access functions for PCIe Capabilities registers to hide differences
>    among PCIe base specifications, so the caller don't need to handle those
>    differences.
>
> This patch set applies to
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/helgaas/pci.git pci-next
>
> These patch set is still RFC. It provides the new interfaces and has made the
> major changes to adopt those new interfaces. But there are still several device
> drivers left untouched. Any comments about the new interfaces are welcomed,
> especially about function names:). Once we reach an agreement, I will send out
> a formal version with all needed work done.
>
> Jiang Liu (11):
>   PCI: refine and move pcie_cap_has_*() macros to include/linux/pci.h
>   PCI: add access functions for PCIe capabilities to hide PCIe spec
>     differences
>   PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify PCI core
>     implementation
>   hotplug/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   portdrv/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   pciehp/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   PME/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   AER/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   ASPM/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   r8169/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>   qib/PCI: use PCIe cap access functions to simplify implementation
>
> Yijing Wang (1):
>   PCI: add pcie_flags into struct pci_dev to cache PCIe capabilities
>     register
>   PCI: introduce pci_pcie_type(dev) to replace pci_dev->pcie_type
>   PCI: remove unused field pcie_type from struct pci_dev
>
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/pci-ioda.c          |    2 +-
>  drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_pcie.c               |   34 ++-
>  drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c                        |    6 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c      |    2 +-
>  .../net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c   |    2 +-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c               |   38 +--
>  drivers/pci/access.c                               |   88 +++++++
>  drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_acpi.c                  |    5 +-
>  drivers/pci/hotplug/pciehp_hpc.c                   |    8 +-
>  drivers/pci/hotplug/pcihp_slot.c                   |   17 +-
>  drivers/pci/iov.c                                  |    6 +-
>  drivers/pci/pci.c                                  |  265 +++++---------------
>  drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aer_inject.c                  |    2 +-
>  drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv.c                      |   23 +-
>  drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_acpi.c                 |    2 +-
>  drivers/pci/pcie/aer/aerdrv_core.c                 |   47 ++--
>  drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c                            |  110 ++++----
>  drivers/pci/pcie/pme.c                             |   23 +-
>  drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_bus.c                     |    2 +-
>  drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c                    |   24 +-
>  drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_pci.c                     |   15 +-
>  drivers/pci/probe.c                                |   30 +--
>  drivers/pci/quirks.c                               |    8 +-
>  drivers/pci/search.c                               |    2 +-
>  include/linux/pci.h                                |   65 ++++-
>  include/linux/pci_regs.h                           |   19 +-
>  26 files changed, 401 insertions(+), 444 deletions(-)

Very nice; I like this a lot.
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