Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] PCI: Add function for parsing 'slot-power-limit-milliwatt' DT property

Bjorn Helgaas
2022-10-27T19:06:09Z

On Fri, Apr 08, 2022 at 10:27:50AM -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 10:38:26AM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> > Add function of_pci_get_slot_power_limit(), which parses the
> > 'slot-power-limit-milliwatt' DT property, returning the value in
> > milliwatts and in format ready for the PCIe Slot Capabilities Register.
> ...

> I think the spec is poorly worded here. PCIe r6.0, sec 7.5.3.9, says:
>
> F0h > 239 W and <= 250 W Slot Power Limit
>
> I don't think it's meaningful for the spec to include a range here.
> The amount of power the slot can supply has a single maximum. I
> suspect the *intent* of F0h/00b is that a device in the slot may
> consume up to 250W.
>
> Your code above would mean that slot_power_limit_mw == 245,000 would
> cause the slot to advertise F0h/00b (250W), which seems wrong.
>
> I think we should do something like this instead:
>
> scale = 0;
> if (slot_power_limit_mw >= 600*1000) {
> value = 0xFE;
> slot_power_limit_mw = 600*1000;
> } else if (slot_power_limit_mw >= 575*1000) {
> value = 0xFD;
> slot_power_limit_mw = 575*1000;
> } ...
>
> I raised an issue with the PCI SIG about this.

Just to close the loop here, a PCI SIG moderator agrees that F0h
should mean up to 250 W may be consumed. My question as posed:

7.5.3.9 defines alternate encodings for Slot Power Limit Values
F0h-FEh when Slot Power Limit Scale is 00b. For example:

F0h > 239 W and <= 250 W Slot Power Limit

How should an Upstream Port interpret a Set_Slot_Power_Limit message
with a payload of Scale 00b and Value F0h? Obviously the device may
consume up to 239 W. Is it allowed to consume 240 W? 245 W? 250 W?

If it is allowed to consume 250 W, I suggest that there is no reason
to mention 239 W at all, and I suggest that the table be reworked so
each encoding specifies a single limit, e.g.,

F0h 250 W Slot Power Limit
F1h 275 W Slot Power Limit

This question arises because a Linux Device Tree may specify the
amount of power a slot can supply. If the Device Tree says a slot
can supply 245 W, how should Slot Power Limit Value/Scale be
programmed? F0h/00b because 245 is between 239 and 250? Or EFh/00b
(239 W) because F0h/00b actually means the slot must be able to
supply 250 W and this slot can't do that?

PCI-SIG MODERATOR RESPONSE:

A setting of F0h should be interpreted as allowing up to 250 W to be
consumed. I agree that it makes sense to list the limits as:

F0h 250 W Slot Power Limit
F1h 275 W Slot Power Limit
...

I will propose your suggested simplification to the Protocol Work Group.

For PCI-SIG members, this discussion is at
https://forum.pcisig.com/viewtopic.php?f=616&p=3914#p3914

Bjorn