Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] PCI: imx6: Start link directly when workaround is not required

["Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com>]

On Mon, 24 Mar 2025, Richard Zhu wrote:

> The current link setup procedure is more like one workaround to detect
> the device behind PCIe switches on some i.MX6 platforms.
> 
> To describe more accurately, change the flag name from
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_SPEED_CHANGE to IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORKAROUND.
> 
> Then, start PCIe link directly when this flag is not set on i.MX7 or
> later paltforms to simple and speed up link training.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@nxp.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c | 34 +++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> index c1f7904e3600..aa5c3f235995 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ enum imx_pcie_variants {
>  };
>  
>  #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_PHY			BIT(0)
> -#define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_SPEED_CHANGE		BIT(1)
> +#define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORDAROUND	BIT(1)

WORDaround ?? :-)

-- 
 i.

>  #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND		BIT(2)
>  #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_PHYDRV		BIT(3)
>  #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_APP_RESET		BIT(4)
> @@ -860,6 +860,12 @@ static int imx_pcie_start_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
>  	u32 tmp;
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	if (!(imx_pcie->drvdata->flags &
> +	    IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORDAROUND)) {
> +		imx_pcie_ltssm_enable(dev);
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Force Gen1 operation when starting the link.  In case the link is
>  	 * started in Gen2 mode, there is a possibility the devices on the
> @@ -896,22 +902,10 @@ static int imx_pcie_start_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
>  		dw_pcie_writel_dbi(pci, PCIE_LINK_WIDTH_SPEED_CONTROL, tmp);
>  		dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_dis(pci);
>  
> -		if (imx_pcie->drvdata->flags &
> -		    IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_SPEED_CHANGE) {
> -
> -			/*
> -			 * On i.MX7, DIRECT_SPEED_CHANGE behaves differently
> -			 * from i.MX6 family when no link speed transition
> -			 * occurs and we go Gen1 -> yep, Gen1. The difference
> -			 * is that, in such case, it will not be cleared by HW
> -			 * which will cause the following code to report false
> -			 * failure.
> -			 */
> -			ret = imx_pcie_wait_for_speed_change(imx_pcie);
> -			if (ret) {
> -				dev_err(dev, "Failed to bring link up!\n");
> -				goto err_reset_phy;
> -			}
> +		ret = imx_pcie_wait_for_speed_change(imx_pcie);
> +		if (ret) {
> +			dev_err(dev, "Failed to bring link up!\n");
> +			goto err_reset_phy;
>  		}
>  
>  		/* Make sure link training is finished as well! */
> @@ -1665,7 +1659,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
>  	[IMX6Q] = {
>  		.variant = IMX6Q,
>  		.flags = IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_PHY |
> -			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_SPEED_CHANGE |
> +			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORDAROUND |
>  			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_BROKEN_SUSPEND |
>  			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND,
>  		.dbi_length = 0x200,
> @@ -1681,7 +1675,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
>  	[IMX6SX] = {
>  		.variant = IMX6SX,
>  		.flags = IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_PHY |
> -			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_SPEED_CHANGE |
> +			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORDAROUND |
>  			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND,
>  		.gpr = "fsl,imx6q-iomuxc-gpr",
>  		.ltssm_off = IOMUXC_GPR12,
> @@ -1696,7 +1690,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
>  	[IMX6QP] = {
>  		.variant = IMX6QP,
>  		.flags = IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_PHY |
> -			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_IMX_SPEED_CHANGE |
> +			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORDAROUND |
>  			 IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND,
>  		.dbi_length = 0x200,
>  		.gpr = "fsl,imx6q-iomuxc-gpr",
>