Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] PCI: endpoint: Add BAR subrange mapping support

[Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 10:37:35AM +0100, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> The memcpy in dw_pcie_ep_get_features() is a bit ugly.
> I guess the alternative is to change all the DWC based glue drivers
> to return a "struct pci_epc_features*" instead of a "const struct pci_epc_features*"
> such that dw_pcie_ep_get_features() can simply set subrange_mapping = true in the
> struct pci_epc_features returned by the glue driver.

I think the best way it probably to create another patch,
that will be patch 2 out of 3 in the series, which changes:
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.19-rc4/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h#L449

from:
const struct pci_epc_features* (*get_features)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);

to:
struct pci_epc_features* (*get_features)(struct dw_pcie_ep *ep);

and which does the equivalent change in all the DWC based glue drivers.

That way, dw_pcie_ep_get_features() can simply set subrange_mapping = true
in the struct pci_epc_features returned by the glue driver.



Note that the function dw_pcie_ep_get_features() itself should still return:
"static const struct pci_epc_features*"

(Since this represents the DWC midlayer driver level.)

It is only the DWC based glue drivers (lower level drivers) that should drop
the const.


Kind regards,
Niklas