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Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 17:43:18 -0500
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Support for PCI Express reset type
From: Linas Vepstas <linasvepstas@gmail.com>
To: Mike Mason <mmlnx@us.ibm.com>
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2009/7/30 Mike Mason <mmlnx@us.ibm.com>:
> This is the first of three patches that implement a bit field that PCI
> Express device drivers can use to indicate they need a fundamental reset
> during error recovery.
>
> By default, the EEH framework on powerpc does what's known as a "hot rese=
t"
> during recovery of a PCI Express device. =C2=A0We've found a case where t=
he
> device needs a "fundamental reset" to recover properly. =C2=A0The current=
 PCI
> error recovery and EEH frameworks do not support this distinction.
>
> The attached patch (courtesy of Richard Lary) adds a bit field to pci_dev
> that indicates whether the device requires a fundamental reset during
> recovery.
>
> These patches supersede the previously submitted patch that implemented a
> fundamental reset bit field.
> Please review and let me know of any concerns.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mike Mason <mmlnx@us.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Lary <rlary@us.ibm.com>


Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <linasvepstas@gmail.com>