Re: Need help on Linux PCIe

[Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>]

On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 4:24 AM, Jagan Teki <jagannadh.teki@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have few question on Linux PCIe subsystem, I am trying to understand
> the PCIe on ARM platform.
> 1. Compared to PCI, PCIe have an extra port functionalists/services
> which is implemented drivers/pci/pcie/* is it true?

Yes.

> 2. PCIe root complex is same as Host controller drivers in linux drivers/host/*

Yes.

> 3. As individual endpoint drivers are registered to pci_core as
> pci_driver_register, then what is the common call for registering
> individual HC driver to pci-core?

The host controller-PCI core interface is not as mature as the
pci_register_driver() interface.  The basic interface is
pci_scan_root_bus().  If you skim through the drivers in
drivers/pci/host/* and drivers/acpi/pci_root.c, the interface to the
PCI core will be fairly obvious.  And you'll learn what the existing
practices are in case you need to add or modify something.

> 4. Can you list-down the basic and advanced functionalists supported
> by HC driver in PCIe?

The HC driver supplies struct pci_ops (functions to access config
space), and the resources (bus numbers, MMIO aperture, I/O aperture)
routed to the PCI/PCIe hierarchy below the host bridge.  These are all
supplied to pci_scan_root_bus().  There might also be chipset
initialization and error handling logic in the HC driver.

Pretty much everything else is generic and is supported by PCI core code.

> 5. The PCIe port bus driver is common core? means no need to change w.r.t SOC?

Yes.

Bjorn