Re: [PATCH v7 1/3] PCI: AtomicOps: Do not enable requests by RCiEPs

Bjorn Helgaas
2026-03-30T21:42:55Z

[+to amdgpu, bnxe_re, mlx5 IB, qedr, mlx5 maintainers]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 03:09:44PM +0200, Gerd Bayer wrote:
> Since root complex integrated end points (RCiEPs) attach to a bus that
> has no bridge device describing the root port, the capability to
> complete AtomicOps requests cannot be determined with PCIe methods.
>
> Change default of pci_enable_atomic_ops_to_root() to not enable
> AtomicOps requests on RCiEPs.

I know I suggested this because there's nothing explicit that tells us
whether the RC supports atomic ops from RCiEPs [1]. But I'm concerned
that GPUs, infiniband HCAs, and NICs that use atomic ops may be
implemented as RCiEPs and would be broken by this.

These drivers use pci_enable_atomic_ops_to_root():

amdgpu
bnxt_re (infiniband)
mlx5 (infinband)
qedr (infiniband)
mlx5 (ethernet)

Maybe we should assume that because RCiEPs are directly integrated
into the RC, the RCiEP would only allow AtomicOp Requester Enable to
be set if the RC supports atomic ops?

I don't like making assumptions like that, but it'd be worse to break
these devices.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260326164002.GA1325368@bhelgaas

> Signed-off-by: Gerd Bayer <gbayer@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> drivers/pci/pci.c | 5 ++---
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> index 8479c2e1f74f1044416281aba11bf071ea89488a..135e5b591df405e87e7f520a618d7e2ccba55ce1 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> @@ -3692,15 +3692,14 @@ int pci_enable_atomic_ops_to_root(struct pci_dev *dev, u32 cap_mask)
>
> /*
> * Per PCIe r4.0, sec 6.15, endpoints and root ports may be
> - * AtomicOp requesters. For now, we only support endpoints as
> - * requesters and root ports as completers. No endpoints as
> + * AtomicOp requesters. For now, we only support (legacy) endpoints
> + * as requesters and root ports as completers. No endpoints as
> * completers, and no peer-to-peer.
> */
>
> switch (pci_pcie_type(dev)) {
> case PCI_EXP_TYPE_ENDPOINT:
> case PCI_EXP_TYPE_LEG_END:
> - case PCI_EXP_TYPE_RC_END:
> break;
> default:
> return -EINVAL;
>
> --
> 2.51.0
>