RE: [PATCH next V4 0/8] Report PCI device link status

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tal Gilboa [mailto:talgi@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2018 12:15 AM
> To: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Linux PCI <linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tariq Toukan <tariqt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Keller, Jacob E
> <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx>; Tal Gilboa <talgi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH next V4 0/8] Report PCI device link status
> 
> These patches introduce the ability to report PCI link width
> and speed for all PCI devices in kernel log.
> This would reduce code duplication between drivers and unify
> the approach for reporting PCI link status.
> Implemented and tested for Mellanox devices.
> 
> v4: Reverted most of v2, meaning re-introduced bandwidth limitation calculation.
> Limiting device is now returned from the available PCIe bandwidth calculation
> function and is logged in kernel log (suggested by Bjorn Helgaas and Jacob E.
> Keller).
> 
> Applied PCIe encoding overhead to PCIe bandwidth calculation
> (available/capable).
> this way upper bandwidth limit of the device is more accurate.
> 

I didn't find any objections to the series. We can probably remove the old function in the future once no one uses it anymore.

Acked-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx>

> v3: Add Reviewed-by: Tariq Toukan to all commits.
> 
> v2: Remove chain BW calculation. This might be a nice feature, but
> without the ability to know the exact limiting part, it is more
> confusing than useful.
> Remove warnings for failed PCI query actions, leaving only the status
> and gaps from max capabilities report.
> Use pci_warn()/pci_info() instead of dev_warn()/dev_info().
> (suggested by Bjorn Helgaas).
> 
> v1: Split to multiple patches, calculate BW limitation and remove
> MACRO definition for LNKCAP shift (suggested by Bjorn Helgaas).
> Multiple fixes - conventions, typos, function naming and functional
> (suggested by Tariq Toukan).
> 
> Tal Gilboa (8):
>   PCI: Add a query function for PCI device's speed cap
>   PCI: Add a query function for PCI device's width cap
>   PCI: Add device link bandwidth capabilities calculation
>   PCI: Calculate available bandwidth for PCI devices
>   PCI: Print PCI device link status in kernel log
>   net/mlx4_core: Report PCI properties using dedicated function
>   net/mlx5: Report device PCI link status and issues
>   net/mlx5e: Use generic PCI function for bandwidth calculation
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c         |  81 +----------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c |  17 +--
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c    |   4 +
>  drivers/pci/pci-sysfs.c                           |  28 ++--
>  drivers/pci/pci.c                                 | 161 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>  include/linux/pci.h                               |  24 ++++
>  6 files changed, 194 insertions(+), 121 deletions(-)
> 
> --
> 1.8.3.1




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