Re: [PATCH v1] PCI: Increase maximum PCIe physical function number to 7 for non-ARI devices

[Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@linux.intel.com>]

On 2/16/24 9:24 AM, Bean Huo wrote:
> From: Bean Huo <beanhuo@micron.com>
>
> The PCIe specification allows up to 8 Physical Functions (PFs) per endpoint
> when ARI (Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation) is not supported. Previously,
> our implementation erroneously limited the maximum number of PFs to 7 for
> endpoints without ARI support.
Can you include the spec section and revision details?

I assume it is section "Alternative Routing-ID Interpretation"
>
> This patch corrects the maximum PF count to adhere to the PCIe specification
> by allowing up to 8 PFs on non-ARI endpoints. This change ensures better
> compliance with the standard and improves compatibility with devices relying
> on this specification.
>
> This adjustment was verified against the PCIe spec (reference specific
> sections if applicable) and tested with a range of PCIe devices not supporting
> ARI to ensure no regressions in functionality.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bean Huo <beanhuo@micron.com>
> ---

Since it is a bug fix, I think you need a Fixes: tag as well.

>  drivers/pci/probe.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> index ed6b7f48736a..8c3d0f63bc13 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> @@ -2630,7 +2630,8 @@ static int next_fn(struct pci_bus *bus, struct pci_dev *dev, int fn)
>  	if (pci_ari_enabled(bus))
>  		return next_ari_fn(bus, dev, fn);
>  
> -	if (fn >= 7)
> +	/* If EP does not support ARI, the maximum number of functions should be 7 */
> +	if (fn > 7)
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  	/* only multifunction devices may have more functions */
>  	if (dev && !dev->multifunction)

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Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer