Re: [PATCH 0/2] Re: Excess dmesg output from ACPIPHP on boot

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On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 15:42 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, September 06, 2013 01:36:28 AM Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Thursday, September 05, 2013 05:08:03 PM Alex Williamson wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 00:40 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, September 05, 2013 04:17:25 PM Alex Williamson wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 2013-09-05 at 23:39 +0200, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > > > On Thursday, September 05, 2013 09:44:26 PM Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > > > > > > On Thursday, September 05, 2013 08:21:41 AM Alex Williamson wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > [...]
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288122] pci 0000:00:00.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288127] pcieport 0000:00:01.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288142] pci 0000:01:00.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288157] pci 0000:01:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288162] pcieport 0000:00:03.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288176] pci 0000:02:00.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288190] pci 0000:02:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288195] pcieport 0000:00:07.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288209] pci 0000:03:00.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288224] pci 0000:03:00.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288228] pci 0000:00:14.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288233] pci 0000:00:14.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288237] pci 0000:00:14.2: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288242] pci 0000:00:16.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288247] pci 0000:00:16.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288251] pci 0000:00:16.2: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288256] pci 0000:00:16.3: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288260] pci 0000:00:16.4: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288265] pci 0000:00:16.5: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288269] pci 0000:00:16.6: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288274] pci 0000:00:16.7: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288278] pci 0000:00:1a.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288279] pci 0000:00:1a.0: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288292] pci 0000:00:1a.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288293] pci 0000:00:1a.1: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288307] ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.7: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288308] ehci-pci 0000:00:1a.7: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288322] pci 0000:00:1b.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288327] pcieport 0000:00:1c.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288332] pcieport 0000:00:1c.4: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288344] pci 0000:05:00.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288349] pci 0000:00:1d.0: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288350] pci 0000:00:1d.0: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288360] pci 0000:00:1d.1: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288361] pci 0000:00:1d.1: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288374] pci 0000:00:1d.2: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288374] pci 0000:00:1d.2: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288387] pci 0000:00:1d.3: no hotplug settings from platform
> > > > > > > > > [   18.288387] pci 0000:00:1d.3: using default PCI settings
> > > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > > The boot is noticeably slower.  What's going to happen on systems that
> > > > > > > > > actually have a significant I/O topology vs my little workstation?
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > That depends on how many bus check/device check events they generate on boot.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > My test machines don't generate them during boot at all (even the one with
> > > > > > > a Thunderbolt connector), so I don't see the messages in question during boot
> > > > > > > on any of them.  Mika doesn't see them either I suppose, or he would have told
> > > > > > > me about that before.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > And let's just make it clear that it is not usual or even OK to generate bus
> > > > > > > checks or device checks during boot like this.  And since the changes in
> > > > > > > question have been in linux-next since right after the 3.11 merge window, I
> > > > > > > think that someone would have complained already had that been a common issue.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Of course, we need to deal with that somehow nevertheless. :-)
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Just to give you an idea:
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI=y
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > $ dmesg | wc
> > > > > > > >   5697  49935 384368
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > $ dmesg | tail --lines=1
> > > > > > > > [   53.137123] Ebtables v2.0 registered
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > -- vs --
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI is not set
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > $ dmesg | wc
> > > > > > > >  1053  9176 71652
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > $dmesg | tail --lines=1
> > > > > > > > [   28.917220] Ebtables v2.0 registered
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > So it spews out 5x more output with acpiphp enabled and takes and extra
> > > > > > > > 24s to boot (nearly 2x).  Not good.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > The "no hotplug settings from platform" message is from pci_configure_slot().
> > > > > > > I think the messages you're seeing are from the call to it in
> > > > > > > acpiphp_set_hpp_values() which is called by enable_slot().
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > There, I think, we can simply check the return value of pci_scan_slot() and
> > > > > > > if that is 0 (no new devices), we can just skip everything under the call to
> > > > > > > __pci_bus_assign_resources().
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > However, we can't skip the scanning of bridges, if any, because there may be
> > > > > > > new devices below them and I guess that's what takes so much time on your
> > > > > > > machine.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > OK, one piece is missing.  We may need to evaluate _OSC after handling each
> > > > > > event to let the platform know the status.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Can you please check if the appended patch makes any difference (with the
> > > > > > previous fix applied, of course)?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > If fact, it is two patches combined.  One of them optimizes enable_slot()
> > > > > > slightly and the other adds the missing _OSC evaluation.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Better, still double the output:
> > > > > 
> > > > > $ dmesg | wc
> > > > >    2169   19047  152710
> > > > 
> > > > I see.
> > > > 
> > > > What about the timing?
> > > 
> > > ~40s below vs ~29s for acpiphp config'd out above.
> > 
> > Well, that's better than before.
> > 
> > I'll prepare "official" patches with the last changes then too.
> 
> The patches follow as [1/2] and [2/2].  The change in enable_slot() is
> literally the same, but the _OST patch is somewhat different, although the
> changes mostly affect the eject code path and the notifies that we don't
> actually handle, so they should not matter on your machine.

Tested-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx>

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