* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] PCI: Mark Nvidia GB10 to avoid bus reset
[not found] <20260214212452.782265-1-sashal@kernel.org>
@ 2026-02-14 21:23 ` Sasha Levin
2026-02-14 21:23 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.1] PCI: dw-rockchip: Disable BAR 0 and BAR 1 for Root Port Sasha Levin
2026-02-14 21:23 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] PCI: imx6: Add CLKREQ# override to enable REFCLK for i.MX95 PCIe Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-02-14 21:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Johnny-CC Chang, Bjorn Helgaas, Manivannan Sadhasivam,
Sasha Levin, matthias.bgg, angelogioacchino.delregno, linux-pci,
linux-kernel, linux-arm-kernel, linux-mediatek
From: Johnny-CC Chang <Johnny-CC.Chang@mediatek.com>
[ Upstream commit c81a2ce6b6a844d1a57d2a69833a9d0f00403f00 ]
After asserting Secondary Bus Reset to downstream devices via a GB10 Root
Port, the link may not retrain correctly, e.g., the link may retrain with a
lower lane count or config accesses to downstream devices may fail.
Prevent use of Secondary Bus Reset for devices below GB10.
Signed-off-by: Johnny-CC Chang <Johnny-CC.Chang@mediatek.com>
[bhelgaas: drop pci_ids.h update (only used once), update commit log]
Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251113084441.2124737-1-Johnny-CC.Chang@mediatek.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
## Analysis of PCI Quirk for Nvidia GB10 Bus Reset
### Commit Message Analysis
The commit adds a PCI quirk to prevent Secondary Bus Reset (SBR) for
devices behind Nvidia GB10 Root Ports. The problem is clearly stated:
after asserting SBR, the link may not retrain correctly — leading to
reduced lane count or complete failure of config accesses to downstream
devices. This is a real hardware bug with concrete symptoms (link
degradation, device inaccessibility).
### Code Change Analysis
The change is minimal and surgical:
- Two `DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER` lines are added for two specific Nvidia
device IDs (`0x22CE` and `0x22D0`)
- Both call the existing `quirk_no_bus_reset()` function, which simply
sets `PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_BUS_RESET` on the device
- A comment block explains why the quirk is needed, with a link to the
mailing list discussion
The diff also shows context that there's already a similar quirk pattern
for other Nvidia GPU devices (`quirk_nvidia_no_bus_reset` matching
`0x2340` range), as well as Atheros devices. This is a well-established
pattern in the kernel.
### Classification: Hardware Quirk
This falls squarely into the **hardware quirk** category, which is
explicitly listed as a strong YES signal for stable backporting.
Hardware quirks:
- Fix real-world hardware issues
- Are trivial additions to existing infrastructure
- Have near-zero risk of regression (they only affect the specific
hardware identified by the PCI IDs)
### Scope and Risk Assessment
- **Lines changed**: ~8 lines (2 macro invocations + comment block)
- **Files touched**: 1 (`drivers/pci/quirks.c`)
- **Complexity**: Minimal — uses existing `quirk_no_bus_reset()`
function
- **Risk**: Extremely low — only affects devices with vendor ID
`PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA` and device IDs `0x22CE` or `0x22D0`
- **No dependencies**: The `quirk_no_bus_reset()` function and
`DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER` macro have existed in the kernel for a very
long time
### User Impact
- **Who is affected**: Users with Nvidia GB10 Root Ports (likely
MediaTek platforms given the author's affiliation)
- **Severity without fix**: Bus reset can cause downstream devices to
become inaccessible (config accesses fail) or degrade link performance
(lower lane count). This can manifest as device failures, system
hangs, or degraded performance
- **Severity with fix**: Bus reset is avoided for these specific root
ports, preventing the link training failure
### Stability Indicators
- **Reviewed-by**: Manivannan Sadhasivam (PCI subsystem reviewer)
- **Committed by**: Bjorn Helgaas (PCI subsystem maintainer), who also
edited the commit log
- **Mailing list link**: Provided for traceability
- The pattern is identical to many existing quirks in the same file
### Dependency Check
No dependencies. The `quirk_no_bus_reset()` function exists in all
stable trees. `DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER` and `PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA` are
long-established. This will apply cleanly to any stable tree.
### Conclusion
This is a textbook hardware quirk addition — small, self-contained, zero
regression risk, fixes a real hardware issue (bus reset failure causing
device inaccessibility), uses existing well-tested infrastructure,
reviewed and committed by the PCI subsystem maintainer. It meets all
stable kernel criteria.
**YES**
drivers/pci/quirks.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
index 54c76ba9a767e..5782dfb863cad 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
@@ -3748,6 +3748,14 @@ static void quirk_no_bus_reset(struct pci_dev *dev)
dev->dev_flags |= PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_BUS_RESET;
}
+/*
+ * After asserting Secondary Bus Reset to downstream devices via a GB10
+ * Root Port, the link may not retrain correctly.
+ * https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251113084441.2124737-1-Johnny-CC.Chang@mediatek.com
+ */
+DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, 0x22CE, quirk_no_bus_reset);
+DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, 0x22D0, quirk_no_bus_reset);
+
/*
* Some NVIDIA GPU devices do not work with bus reset, SBR needs to be
* prevented for those affected devices.
--
2.51.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.1] PCI: dw-rockchip: Disable BAR 0 and BAR 1 for Root Port
[not found] <20260214212452.782265-1-sashal@kernel.org>
2026-02-14 21:23 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] PCI: Mark Nvidia GB10 to avoid bus reset Sasha Levin
@ 2026-02-14 21:23 ` Sasha Levin
2026-02-14 21:23 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] PCI: imx6: Add CLKREQ# override to enable REFCLK for i.MX95 PCIe Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-02-14 21:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Shawn Lin, Manivannan Sadhasivam, Sasha Levin, heiko, cassel,
18255117159, bhelgaas, yelangyan, linux.amoon, nicolas.frattaroli,
linux-arm-kernel, linux-rockchip
From: Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@rock-chips.com>
[ Upstream commit b5d712e5b87fc56ff838684afb1bae359eb8069f ]
Some Rockchip PCIe Root Ports report bogus size of 1GiB for the BAR
memories and they cause below resource allocation issue during probe.
pci 0000:00:00.0: [1d87:3588] type 01 class 0x060400 PCIe Root Port
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0x00000000-0x3fffffff]
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 1 [mem 0x00000000-0x3fffffff]
pci 0000:00:00.0: ROM [mem 0x00000000-0x0000ffff pref]
...
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0x900000000-0x93fffffff]: assigned
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 1 [mem size 0x40000000]: can't assign; no space
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 1 [mem size 0x40000000]: failed to assign
pci 0000:00:00.0: ROM [mem 0xf0200000-0xf020ffff pref]: assigned
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0x900000000-0x93fffffff]: releasing
pci 0000:00:00.0: ROM [mem 0xf0200000-0xf020ffff pref]: releasing
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 0 [mem 0x900000000-0x93fffffff]: assigned
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 1 [mem size 0x40000000]: can't assign; no space
pci 0000:00:00.0: BAR 1 [mem size 0x40000000]: failed to assign
Since there is no use of the Root Port BAR memories, disable both of them.
Signed-off-by: Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@rock-chips.com>
[mani: reworded the description and comment]
Signed-off-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/1766570461-138256-1-git-send-email-shawn.lin@rock-chips.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
### Key Findings from Investigation
1. **`dw_pcie_writel_dbi2`** is a well-established helper available
since 2023 (the static inline wrapper) with the underlying
`dw_pcie_write_dbi2` available since 2019. It should be present in
recent stable kernels.
2. **`dbi_base2` setup pattern**: The standard DWC code has a default
fallback of `pci->dbi_base + SZ_4K` (4KB offset). However, the
Rockchip hardware uses a different offset of `0x100000` (1MB). This
commit explicitly sets `pci->dbi_base2 = pci->dbi_base +
PCIE_TYPE0_HDR_DBI2_OFFSET` because the generic fallback would use
the wrong offset for this hardware.
3. **The rockchip DWC driver** has been present since 2021, so it exists
in all active stable trees.
### Risk vs. Benefit
**Benefit**: Fixes a real resource allocation failure during PCIe probe
on Rockchip platforms (RK3588 and potentially others). Without this fix,
BAR allocation consumes 2GiB of address space needlessly, potentially
causing downstream device BAR allocation failures. The log output
clearly shows "can't assign; no space" errors.
**Risk**: Very low. The fix:
- Only affects Rockchip DWC PCIe in host (Root Port) mode
- Disables BARs that are not used by the Root Port
- Uses well-established DWC infrastructure (`dw_pcie_writel_dbi2`)
- The DBI2 offset is hardware-specific and correct for this platform
### Potential Concern
One thing to verify is whether `dbi_base2` might already be set by the
generic DWC code before `rockchip_pcie_host_init` is called. If the
generic code sets it to `dbi_base + SZ_4K` first, this override to
`dbi_base + 0x100000` is essential for correctness. If it's not set at
all, then both the setup AND the BAR disable writes are needed.
### User Impact
- **Moderate-High**: RK3588 is a widely used ARM SoC in Single Board
Computers (SBCs), NAS devices, and embedded systems. PCIe resource
allocation failures directly impact users trying to use PCIe devices
(NVMe SSDs, network cards, etc.) on these platforms.
### Stable Criteria Assessment
| Criteria | Assessment |
|----------|------------|
| Obviously correct and tested | Yes - simple BAR disable using standard
DWC mechanism |
| Fixes a real bug | Yes - bogus BAR sizes cause resource allocation
failures |
| Important issue | Yes - PCIe device failures on popular ARM platform |
| Small and contained | Yes - ~10 lines in one file |
| No new features | Correct - this is a hardware workaround |
| Applies cleanly | Likely yes for recent stable trees |
### Conclusion
This is a hardware quirk/workaround that fixes a real resource
allocation problem on Rockchip RK3588 PCIe Root Ports. The bogus 1GiB
BAR sizes waste address space and cause downstream device allocation
failures. The fix is small, well-scoped, uses existing infrastructure,
and only affects Rockchip platforms. It clearly falls into the "hardware
quirks" exception category that is explicitly appropriate for stable
backporting.
**YES**
drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-dw-rockchip.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-dw-rockchip.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-dw-rockchip.c
index f8605fe61a415..c5f3c8935098f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-dw-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-dw-rockchip.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
#define PCIE_LINKUP_MASK GENMASK(17, 16)
#define PCIE_LTSSM_STATUS_MASK GENMASK(5, 0)
+#define PCIE_TYPE0_HDR_DBI2_OFFSET 0x100000
+
struct rockchip_pcie {
struct dw_pcie pci;
void __iomem *apb_base;
@@ -292,6 +294,8 @@ static int rockchip_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
if (irq < 0)
return irq;
+ pci->dbi_base2 = pci->dbi_base + PCIE_TYPE0_HDR_DBI2_OFFSET;
+
ret = rockchip_pcie_init_irq_domain(rockchip);
if (ret < 0)
dev_err(dev, "failed to init irq domain\n");
@@ -302,6 +306,10 @@ static int rockchip_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
rockchip_pcie_configure_l1ss(pci);
rockchip_pcie_enable_l0s(pci);
+ /* Disable Root Ports BAR0 and BAR1 as they report bogus size */
+ dw_pcie_writel_dbi2(pci, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_0, 0x0);
+ dw_pcie_writel_dbi2(pci, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_1, 0x0);
+
return 0;
}
--
2.51.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-6.18] PCI: imx6: Add CLKREQ# override to enable REFCLK for i.MX95 PCIe
[not found] <20260214212452.782265-1-sashal@kernel.org>
2026-02-14 21:23 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.19-5.10] PCI: Mark Nvidia GB10 to avoid bus reset Sasha Levin
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@ 2026-02-14 21:23 ` Sasha Levin
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From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-02-14 21:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Richard Zhu, Manivannan Sadhasivam, Alexander Stein, Frank Li,
Sasha Levin, l.stach, linux-pci, linux-arm-kernel, imx
From: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@nxp.com>
[ Upstream commit 27a064aba2da6bc58fc36a6b8e889187ae3bf89d ]
The CLKREQ# is an open drain, active low signal that is driven low by
the card to request reference clock. It's an optional signal added in
PCIe CEM r4.0, sec 2. Thus, this signal wouldn't be driven low if it's
not exposed on the slot.
On the i.MX95 EVK board, REFCLK to the host and endpoint is gated by this
CLKREQ# signal. So if the CLKREQ# signal is not driven by the endpoint, it
will gate the REFCLK to host too, leading to operational failure.
Hence, enable the REFCLK on this SoC by enabling the CLKREQ# override using
imx95_pcie_clkreq_override() helper during probe. This override should only
be cleared when the CLKREQ# signal is exposed on the slot.
Signed-off-by: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@nxp.com>
[mani: reworded description]
Signed-off-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@kernel.org>
Tested-by: Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@ew.tq-group.com>
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251015030428.2980427-11-hongxing.zhu@nxp.com
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
This is very instructive. The same author (Richard Zhu) previously fixed
the same kind of issue for i.MX8MM — CLKREQ# not being asserted causing
operational failures. That commit had a `Fixes:` tag and was clearly a
bug fix. This commit for i.MX95 is the same pattern — the same bug, same
root cause, same type of fix, just for a different SoC.
### Summary Assessment
**What the commit fixes**: On i.MX95, PCIe is non-functional when the
endpoint doesn't drive the CLKREQ# signal (which is optional per PCIe
CEM spec). Without this fix, the reference clock to the host is gated,
causing complete operational failure of PCIe.
**Nature of the fix**: This is a hardware workaround — it enables
CLKREQ# override so the reference clock isn't gated. It's analogous to
the `imx8mm_pcie_enable_ref_clk` which does the same thing (assert
CLKREQ# override) for i.MX8MQ/8MM/8MP.
**Dependencies**: The `enable_ref_clk` callback infrastructure (commit
256867b74625a) must be present. This was added in the 6.11 timeframe
along with i.MX95 support. The code should exist in stable trees that
have i.MX95 support.
**Risk**: Very low — only affects i.MX95 PCIe. Simple register writes.
Uses well-established callback pattern already in use by all other SoC
variants.
**User impact**: HIGH for i.MX95 users — PCIe may be completely non-
functional without this fix when CLKREQ# is not driven by the endpoint.
**Stable criteria**:
- Fixes a real bug (PCIe non-functional) — YES
- Obviously correct (simple register writes, tested, reviewed) — YES
- Small and contained (~30 lines, single file) — YES
- No new features (it's a hardware workaround for existing platform) —
YES
This is essentially a hardware quirk/workaround that makes an existing
driver work correctly. It falls squarely into the category of hardware-
specific workarounds that are acceptable for stable backporting. The
same class of fix was previously done for i.MX8MM with a `Fixes:` tag.
**YES**
drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
index 4668fc9648bff..34f8f69ddfae9 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
#define IMX95_PCIE_REF_CLKEN BIT(23)
#define IMX95_PCIE_PHY_CR_PARA_SEL BIT(9)
#define IMX95_PCIE_SS_RW_REG_1 0xf4
+#define IMX95_PCIE_CLKREQ_OVERRIDE_EN BIT(8)
+#define IMX95_PCIE_CLKREQ_OVERRIDE_VAL BIT(9)
#define IMX95_PCIE_SYS_AUX_PWR_DET BIT(31)
#define IMX95_PE0_GEN_CTRL_1 0x1050
@@ -706,6 +708,22 @@ static int imx7d_pcie_enable_ref_clk(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie, bool enable)
return 0;
}
+static void imx95_pcie_clkreq_override(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie, bool enable)
+{
+ regmap_update_bits(imx_pcie->iomuxc_gpr, IMX95_PCIE_SS_RW_REG_1,
+ IMX95_PCIE_CLKREQ_OVERRIDE_EN,
+ enable ? IMX95_PCIE_CLKREQ_OVERRIDE_EN : 0);
+ regmap_update_bits(imx_pcie->iomuxc_gpr, IMX95_PCIE_SS_RW_REG_1,
+ IMX95_PCIE_CLKREQ_OVERRIDE_VAL,
+ enable ? IMX95_PCIE_CLKREQ_OVERRIDE_VAL : 0);
+}
+
+static int imx95_pcie_enable_ref_clk(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie, bool enable)
+{
+ imx95_pcie_clkreq_override(imx_pcie, enable);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int imx_pcie_clk_enable(struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie)
{
struct dw_pcie *pci = imx_pcie->pci;
@@ -1913,6 +1931,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
.core_reset = imx95_pcie_core_reset,
.init_phy = imx95_pcie_init_phy,
.wait_pll_lock = imx95_pcie_wait_for_phy_pll_lock,
+ .enable_ref_clk = imx95_pcie_enable_ref_clk,
},
[IMX8MQ_EP] = {
.variant = IMX8MQ_EP,
@@ -1969,6 +1988,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
.core_reset = imx95_pcie_core_reset,
.wait_pll_lock = imx95_pcie_wait_for_phy_pll_lock,
.epc_features = &imx95_pcie_epc_features,
+ .enable_ref_clk = imx95_pcie_enable_ref_clk,
.mode = DW_PCIE_EP_TYPE,
},
};
--
2.51.0
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