From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755785Ab1K2OX7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:23:59 -0500 Received: from out5.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.29]:52817 "EHLO out5.smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755736Ab1K2OX4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:23:56 -0500 X-Sasl-enc: GXbO1Ep1Q65DPfnzGaOYXYXfdAiqUbH3cfQdDVcHzT+J 1322576635 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:22:14 +0900 From: Greg KH To: Anand Kanaginhal Cc: Linux PCI mailing , linux kernel mailing , linux hotplug mailing Subject: Re: PCIe Hotplugging not working Message-ID: <20111129142214.GC14845@kroah.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 03:56:12AM -0800, Anand Kanaginhal wrote: > > > I am trying to get PCIe endpoint hot - plugging working > > The Set up is such that there is one endpoint (our custom device) connected to PCI  switch PLX 8609 8 port 8 lane switch. > 1. I have my driver module compiled, copied into /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/char/ Why is a pci driver a "char" driver? Do you have a pointer to the source of this? > 2. I run depmod and "modules.pcimap" also got updated with my module. > > However > if I unplug and plug in the endpoint, my driver .probe and .remove functions > are not being invoked. Is there something more to be done at the bus > level to get the driver to hot plug ? You need a pci hotplug controller driver, is that loaded? That is what is responsible for eventually calling your remove function. > I have tried various kernel version, Currently I am trying on 2.6.38.12 (UBUNTU flavor). We can't help you with distro-specific kernels, please use a kernel.org kernel and we will be glad to help you out. greg k-h