These patches allow PCIe AER to function in a kernel without CONFIG_PCIEASPM enabled. There is no explicit Kbuild dependency between the two and there are, in my opinion, legitimate reasons for no implicit dependency to exist either. Previously with ASPM: acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS supports [ExtendedConfig ASPM ClockPM Segments MSI] acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS now controls [PME AER PCIeCapability LTR] Previously without ASPM: acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS supports [ExtendedConfig Segments MSI] acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: not requesting OS control; OS requires [ExtendedConfig ASPM ClockPM MSI] Now with ASPM: acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS supports [ExtendedConfig ASPM ClockPM Segments MSI] acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS requested [PME AER PCIeCapability LTR] acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: platform granted [PME AER PCIeCapability LTR] Now without ASPM: acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS supports [ExtendedConfig Segments MSI] acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: OS requested [AER PCIeCapability] acpi PNP0A03:00: _OSC: platform granted [AER PCIeCapability] This is v2 of the patchset, which includes these changes from v1: * Rebased from the mainline kernel (4.19-rc7) to Bjorn Helgaas's pci/aspm branch [1] * Factored moving the pcie_ports_disabled check to the top of negotiate_os_control into its own patch * Simplified new __osc_check_support function and renamed it to __osc_have_support * No longer messes with _OSC general availability test and related error message (i.e. _OSC failed ... disabling ASPM) [1] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/helgaas/pci.git Aaron Sierra (2): PCI/ACPI: Move _OSC test for native services to top PCI/ACPI: Improve _OSC control request granularity drivers/acpi/pci_root.c | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 91 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) -- 2.7.4