RE: [PATCH v3 0/2] IB/hfi1: Cleanup PCIe link configuration

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> 
> Btw, why is the driver configuring the PCIe link speed?  Isn't this
> something we should be handling in the PCI core?

The device comes out of reset at the 5GT/s speed. The driver downloads device firmware, programs PCIe registers, and co-ordinates the transition to 8GT/s.

This recipe is device specific and is therefore implemented in the hfi1 driver built on top of PCI core functions and macros.

Mike
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