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From: "mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com" <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com>
To: Nicholas Johnson <nicholas.johnson-opensource@outlook.com.au>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>,
	"bhelgaas@google.com" <bhelgaas@google.com>,
	"corbet@lwn.net" <corbet@lwn.net>,
	"benh@kernel.crashing.org" <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	"logang@deltatee.com" <logang@deltatee.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 4/6] PCI: Allow extend_bridge_window() to shrink resource if necessary
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 15:09:07 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20191008120907.GI2819@lahna.fi.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SL2P216MB01879766498AA7746C2E5FB780C00@SL2P216MB0187.KORP216.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 12:54:22PM +0000, Nicholas Johnson wrote:
> Remove checks for resource size in extend_bridge_window(). This is
> necessary to allow the pci_bus_distribute_available_resources() to
> function when the kernel parameter pci=hpmemsize=nn[KMG] is used to
> allocate resources. Because the kernel parameter sets the size of all
> hotplug bridges to be the same, there are problems when nested hotplug
> bridges are encountered. Fitting a downstream hotplug bridge with size X
> and normal bridges with size Y into parent hotplug bridge with size X is
> impossible, and hence the downstream hotplug bridge needs to shrink to
> fit into its parent.

Maybe you could show the topology here which needs shrinking.

> Add check for if bridge is extended or shrunken and adjust pci_dbg to
> reflect this.
> 
> Reset the resource if its new size is zero (if we have run out of a
> bridge window resource). If it is set to zero size and left, it can
> cause significant problems when it comes to enabling devices.

Same comment here about explaining the "significant problems".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Johnson <nicholas.johnson-opensource@outlook.com.au>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/setup-bus.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/setup-bus.c b/drivers/pci/setup-bus.c
> index a072781ab..7e1dc892a 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/setup-bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/setup-bus.c
> @@ -1823,13 +1823,19 @@ static void extend_bridge_window(struct pci_dev *bridge, struct resource *res,

Since it is also shrinking now maybe name it adjust_bridge_window() instead?

  reply	other threads:[~2019-10-08 12:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-07-26 12:54 [PATCH v8 4/6] PCI: Allow extend_bridge_window() to shrink resource if necessary Nicholas Johnson
2019-10-08 12:09 ` mika.westerberg [this message]
2019-10-23  9:16   ` Nicholas Johnson
2019-10-23  9:39     ` mika.westerberg

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