On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 03:23:35AM +0000, Zheng, Lv wrote: > Hi, Bjorn > > Thanks for the documentation. > It really helps! > > However I have a question below. > > > From: linux-acpi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-acpi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bjorn > > Helgaas > > Subject: [PATCH] PCI: Add information about describing PCI in ACPI > > > > Add a writeup about how PCI host bridges should be described in ACPI > > using PNP0A03/PNP0A08 devices, PNP0C02 devices, and the MCFG table. > > > > Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX | 2 + > > Documentation/PCI/acpi-info.txt | 136 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 2 files changed, 138 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 Documentation/PCI/acpi-info.txt > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX b/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX > > index 147231f..0780280 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX > > +++ b/Documentation/PCI/00-INDEX > > @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ > > 00-INDEX > > - this file > > +acpi-info.txt > > + - info on how PCI host bridges are represented in ACPI > > MSI-HOWTO.txt > > - the Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Driver Guide HOWTO and FAQ. > > PCIEBUS-HOWTO.txt > > diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/acpi-info.txt b/Documentation/PCI/acpi-info.txt > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000..ccbcfda > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/Documentation/PCI/acpi-info.txt > > @@ -0,0 +1,136 @@ > > + ACPI considerations for PCI host bridges > > + > > +The basic requirement is that the ACPI namespace should describe > > +*everything* that consumes address space unless there's another > > +standard way for the OS to find it [1, 2]. For example, windows that > > +are forwarded to PCI by a PCI host bridge should be described via ACPI > > +devices, since the OS can't locate the host bridge by itself. PCI > > +devices *below* the host bridge do not need to be described via ACPI, > > +because the resources they consume are inside the host bridge windows, > > +and the OS can discover them via the standard PCI enumeration > > +mechanism (using config accesses to read and size the BARs). > > + > > +This ACPI resource description is done via _CRS methods of devices in > > +the ACPI namespace [2]. _CRS methods are like generalized PCI BARs: > > +the OS can read _CRS and figure out what resource is being consumed > > +even if it doesn't have a driver for the device [3]. That's important > > +because it means an old OS can work correctly even on a system with > > +new devices unknown to the OS. The new devices won't do anything, but > > +the OS can at least make sure no resources conflict with them. > > + > > +Static tables like MCFG, HPET, ECDT, etc., are *not* mechanisms for > > +reserving address space! The static tables are for things the OS > > +needs to know early in boot, before it can parse the ACPI namespace. > > +If a new table is defined, an old OS needs to operate correctly even > > +though it ignores the table. _CRS allows that because it is generic > > +and understood by the old OS; a static table does not. > > The entire document doesn't talk about the details of _CBA. > There is only one line below mentioned _CBA as an example. Yes, that's a good point. I'll add some more details about MCFG and _CBA. Bjorn -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pci" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
