Re: Drop Kconfig option PCIEASPM?

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On 28.10.2019 06:41, Vidya Sagar wrote:
> On 10/26/2019 3:12 AM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
>> I wonder whether anybody actually wants to disable ASPM support.
>> In an old Kconfig commit message is mentioned that it may help
>> to reduce kernel size of embedded systems. However I would
>> think that on embedded systems ASPM is quite useful as it
>> saves significant power and may result in a lower system
>> temperature therefore.
>> W/o ASPM support we have to live with devices coming up
>> in whatever mode boot loader or firmware configure.
>>
>> Heiner
>>
> It means that we can still have an option to specify one of
> PCIEASPM_DEFAULT/PERFORMANCE/POWERSAVE/POWER_SUPERSAVE configs right?
> 
Yes, these config options would remain.
PCIEASPM has a dependency on PCIEPORTBUS, so the idea would be to
build ASPM support whenever PCIEPORTBUS is defined.

> Vidya Sagar
> 
Heiner



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