Re: [RFC] PCI: add support for Immediate Readiness

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Hi,

Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 01:25:58PM -0400, Sinan Kaya wrote:
>> On 8/3/2018 2:26 AM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
>> > Sinan Kaya <okaya@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > 
>> > > On 8/2/2018 7:36 AM, Felipe Balbi wrote:
>> > > > PCIe GEN4 defines a new bit on Status Register which tells us that, if
>> > > > Set, a function is immediately ready after a Reset. This means that
>> > > > all delays after a Conventional or Function Reset can be skipped.
>> > > 
>> > > Can you give a reference to the section of the specification? or
>> > > a pointer to the ECN?
>> > 
>> > Section 7.5.1.1.4 of PCIe GEN4 spec. Table 7-4:
>> > 
>> > Immediate Readiness – This optional bit, when Set, indicates the
>> > Function is guaranteed to be ready to successfully complete valid
>> > configuration accesses at any time following any reset that the host is
>> > capable of issuing Configuration Requests to this Function.
>> > 
>> > When this bit is Set, for accesses to this Function, software is exempt
>> > from all requirements to delay configuration accesses following any type
>> > of reset, including but not limited to the timing requirements defined
>> > in Section 6.6.  How this guarantee is established is beyond the scope
>> > of this document.
>> > 
>> > It is permitted that system software/firmware provide mechanisms that
>> > supersede the indication provided by this bit, however such
>> > software/firmware mechanisms are outside the scope of this
>> > specification.
>> > 
>> 
>> Thanks for the spec reference.
>
> Yes.  Please include the reference in the changelog of v2.

will do

>> I think the patch is touching the wrong places. pci_dev_wait() is there
>> to wait for CRS response to finish following reset.
>> 
>> Typical sequences are:
>> 1. Do some kind of reset in another routine
>> 2. Wait reset specific wait time (1sec for secondary bus reset as an
>> example and 100ms for d3-d0 transition)
>> 3. call pci_dev_wait() after reset to see if device can accept config
>> transactions.
>> 
>> Since this applies to all resets, I think you also need to get rid of
>> waits following different reset types in step #2 and return immediately.
>> I suggest you review callers of pci_dev_wait() and tap in there.
>
> I agree; I think we should be able to skip the delays in pcie_flr(),
> pci_af_flr(), etc.

but that's why I put the code in pci_dev_wait(). Both pcie_flr() and
pci_af_flr() call pci_dev_wait(); or are you saying that the msleep(100)
call in pci_af_flr() can also be removed if (dev->imm_ready)?

-- 
balbi

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