Re: Issue with Enable LTR while pcie_aspm off

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Tue Apr 17 2018 - 13:11:24 EST


On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 02:33:52PM +0530, Srinath Mannam wrote:
> Hi Bjorn,
>
> Thank you for more insight you have given about the problem.
>
> For us the issue comes before we disable apst feature.
> on APST quirk set, NVMe driver disable apst by send a command to NVMe
> controller.
> We see issue at the time of NVMe initialization only.
>
> So APST quirk did not helped.

OK, thanks for checking that.

> On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 3:05 AM, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 09:03:33PM +0530, Srinath Mannam wrote:
> >> On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 9:39 PM, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 09:04:05AM +0530, Srinath Mannam wrote:

> >> >> But In our platform we required to disable ASPM.
> >>
> >> > We're trying to figure out exactly *why* you must disable ASPM. If
> >> > it's because of a hardware defect, e.g., the device advertises ASPM
> >> > support but it's actually broken, we probably need to add a quirk.
> >> > Given the complexity of ASPM, it's surprising we don't have similar
> >> > quirks already.
> >>
> >> We see issues with ASPM enabled. Some link issues observed so for
> >> time being we are using with aspm disabled until we fix that issue.
> >> ...

> >> with LTR enabled also we observed some problem, that after LTR
> >> messages received from EP, we see completion timeout with config
> >> write.
> >
> >> So I thought If LTR configuration function also part of aspm file,
> >> as it was under CONFIG_ASPM. using pcie_aspm boot arg I can disable
> >> both ASPM and LTR.
> >
> >> If this is not possible, then I will go for alternative solution of
> >> quirk implementation as you suggest.
> >
> > Is this platform a lab prototype or is it already shipping? If it's
> > already shipping, you probably need some sort of upstream solution
> > like an NVMe or PCIe quirk, but if not, maybe you can just hack your
> > bringup kernel to disable ASPM and LTR until you fix the root cause.
> >
> we are at evolution stage so we need to fix this ASAP.
> As you said earlier, Can I add sysfs interface to enable LTR same as
> we do L1SS or in the part of aspm cap init function.

I don't know what evolution stage means, but it sounds like you do
need an upstream fix.

I don't understand the root cause of the problem yet, so I don't know
what the best solution for you is. Turning off LTR and ASPM
completely is a pretty big hammer. Ideally we could isolate this to
certain devices or certain pieces of ASPM so we could still get some
of the benefit.

- Do you need to disable LTR on the entire system, or just for the
Samsung NVMe device?

- Do you need to disable LTR if you replace the Samsung device with
something else?

- LTR is only needed for the ASPM L1.2 substate. Do you need to
completely disable ASPM, or is it sufficient to disable LTR and
the ASPM L1.2 substate?

Here are some patches you can try. These require some tweaking based
on what the root cause of the problem is.

1 PCI/ACPI: Request control of LTR from the platform
2 PCI/ASPM: Disable ASPM L1.2 Substate if we don't have LTR
3 PCI: Enable LTR only if ASPM is enabled
4 PCI: Disable LTR for Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961

If LTR is completely broken for all devices on your platform, and
disabling it and the ASPM L1.2 substate is sufficient, you could use
patches 1 and 2 along with a PCI or DMI quirk to clear
host->native_ltr. That should prevent use of LTR and the ASPM L1.2
substate.

Patch 3 should disable LTR as well as all of ASPM (not just the ASPM
L1.2 substate) if you boot with "pcie_aspm=off". I don't like this
very well because the user experience is poor -- you need a release
note or something telling the user to boot with "pcie_aspm=off", which
is a really ugly solution.

If the problem is some sort of interaction between the Samsung SSD and
your platform, you could use patches 2 and 4 to disable LTR and ASPM
L1.2 just for that device in your system. Of course, you would need
to add a DMI or similar check in the quirk, because we can't disable
LTR and ASPM L1.2 for the Samsung SSD in *all* systems.

I think patches 1-3 are candidates for the mainline kernel, regardless
of whether you need them yourself.


commit 0e78bd8bd5a99f47282b1ab5dbd679d28ff3b460
Author: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Apr 17 10:58:09 2018 -0500

PCI/ACPI: Request control of LTR from the platform

Per the PCI Firmware spec r3.2, sec 4.5, the OS should request control of
Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR) before using it. LTR is only required
for the ASPM L1.2 Substate.

If we support ASPM, request control of LTR. If the platform does not grant
us control of LTR, don't use it.

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
index 0da18bde6a16..f32d767e8e3b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ static struct pci_osc_bit_struct pci_osc_control_bit[] = {
{ OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_PME_CONTROL, "PME" },
{ OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_AER_CONTROL, "AER" },
{ OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_CAPABILITY_CONTROL, "PCIeCapability" },
+ { OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_LTR_CONTROL, "LTR" },
};

static void decode_osc_bits(struct acpi_pci_root *root, char *msg, u32 word,
@@ -475,6 +476,10 @@ static void negotiate_os_control(struct acpi_pci_root *root, int *no_aspm)
| OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_NATIVE_HP_CONTROL
| OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_PME_CONTROL;

+#ifdef CONFIG_PCIEASPM
+ control |= OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_LTR_CONTROL;
+#endif
+
if (pci_aer_available()) {
if (aer_acpi_firmware_first())
dev_info(&device->dev,
@@ -905,6 +910,8 @@ struct pci_bus *acpi_pci_root_create(struct acpi_pci_root *root,
host_bridge->native_aer = 0;
if (!(root->osc_control_set & OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_PME_CONTROL))
host_bridge->native_pme = 0;
+ if (!(root->osc_control_set & OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_LTR_CONTROL))
+ host_bridge->native_ltr = 0;

pci_scan_child_bus(bus);
pci_set_host_bridge_release(host_bridge, acpi_pci_root_release_info,
diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index ac91b6fd0bcd..cc1688d75664 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ struct pci_host_bridge *pci_alloc_host_bridge(size_t priv)
bridge->native_aer = 1;
bridge->native_hotplug = 1;
bridge->native_pme = 1;
+ bridge->native_ltr = 1;

return bridge;
}
@@ -1954,9 +1955,13 @@ static void pci_configure_relaxed_ordering(struct pci_dev *dev)
static void pci_configure_ltr(struct pci_dev *dev)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_PCIEASPM
+ struct pci_host_bridge *host = pci_find_host_bridge(dev->bus);
u32 cap;
struct pci_dev *bridge;

+ if (!host->native_ltr)
+ return;
+
if (!pci_is_pcie(dev))
return;

diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 15bfb15c2fa5..49f63c67a9d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -506,7 +506,8 @@ extern bool osc_pc_lpi_support_confirmed;
#define OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_PME_CONTROL 0x00000004
#define OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_AER_CONTROL 0x00000008
#define OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_CAPABILITY_CONTROL 0x00000010
-#define OSC_PCI_CONTROL_MASKS 0x0000001f
+#define OSC_PCI_EXPRESS_LTR_CONTROL 0x00000020
+#define OSC_PCI_CONTROL_MASKS 0x0000003f

#define ACPI_GSB_ACCESS_ATTRIB_QUICK 0x00000002
#define ACPI_GSB_ACCESS_ATTRIB_SEND_RCV 0x00000004
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index 73178a2fcee0..d0149c01996d 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ struct pci_host_bridge {
unsigned int native_aer:1; /* OS may use PCIe AER */
unsigned int native_hotplug:1; /* OS may use PCIe hotplug */
unsigned int native_pme:1; /* OS may use PCIe PME */
+ unsigned int native_ltr:1; /* OS may use PCIe LTR */
/* Resource alignment requirements */
resource_size_t (*align_resource)(struct pci_dev *dev,
const struct resource *res,

commit 4c65e86ad91284f4ceac1a8cbde86855829f3db8
Author: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Apr 17 11:25:51 2018 -0500

PCI/ASPM: Disable ASPM L1.2 Substate if we don't have LTR

When in the ASPM L1.0 state (but not the PCI-PM L1.0 state), the most
recent LTR value and the LTR_L1.2_THRESHOLD determines whether the link
enters the L1.2 substate.

If we don't have LTR enabled, prevent the use of ASPM L1.2.

PCI-PM L1.2 may still be used because it doesn't depend on
LTR_L1.2_THRESHOLD (see PCIe r4.0, sec 5.5.1).

diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
index f76eb7704f64..938ced5bbbfc 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
@@ -400,6 +400,15 @@ static void pcie_get_aspm_reg(struct pci_dev *pdev,
info->l1ss_cap = 0;
return;
}
+
+ /*
+ * If we don't have LTR for the entire path from the Root Complex
+ * to this device, we can't use ASPM L1.2 because it relies on the
+ * LTR_L1.2_THRESHOLD. See PCIe r4.0, secs 5.5.4, 6.18.
+ */
+ if (!pdev->ltr_path)
+ info->l1ss_cap &= ~PCI_L1SS_CTL1_ASPM_L1_2;
+
pci_read_config_dword(pdev, info->l1ss_cap_ptr + PCI_L1SS_CTL1,
&info->l1ss_ctl1);
pci_read_config_dword(pdev, info->l1ss_cap_ptr + PCI_L1SS_CTL2,

commit a4229ad9e9d9c8acf1f1e43444f93372a4fbc8c2
Author: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Apr 17 11:54:06 2018 -0500

PCI: Enable LTR only if ASPM is enabled

The only time we need LTR is when we enable the ASPM L1.2 substate. If
ASPM is disabled, don't bother enabling LTR.

diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index cc1688d75664..988876a2868f 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -1962,6 +1962,9 @@ static void pci_configure_ltr(struct pci_dev *dev)
if (!host->native_ltr)
return;

+ if (!pcie_aspm_support_enabled())
+ return;
+
if (!pci_is_pcie(dev))
return;


commit c62d4a5e5006ed71e154fe49ed64e78c16ffaebc
Author: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue Apr 17 10:27:26 2018 -0500

PCI: Disable LTR for Samsung NVMe SSD Controller SM961/PM961

This is just for testing purposes. Obviously we can't disable LTR (and
hence ASPM L1 Substates) for this device in *all* systems, because it works
in most cases.

diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 988876a2868f..25dcf4817e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -1962,6 +1962,9 @@ static void pci_configure_ltr(struct pci_dev *dev)
if (!host->native_ltr)
return;

+ if (dev->no_ltr)
+ return;
+
if (!pcie_aspm_support_enabled())
return;

diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
index 2990ad1e7c99..ae0a088373e9 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
@@ -4741,3 +4741,9 @@ DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_CLASS_FINAL(PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_ANY_ID,
PCI_CLASS_MULTIMEDIA_HD_AUDIO, 8, quirk_gpu_hda);
DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_CLASS_FINAL(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, PCI_ANY_ID,
PCI_CLASS_MULTIMEDIA_HD_AUDIO, 8, quirk_gpu_hda);
+
+static void quirk_samsung_ssd(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+ dev->no_ltr = 1;
+}
+DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_EARLY(PCI_VENDOR_ID_SAMSUNG, 0xa804, quirk_samsung_ssd);
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index d0149c01996d..443802bc5663 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ struct pci_dev {

#ifdef CONFIG_PCIEASPM
struct pcie_link_state *link_state; /* ASPM link state */
+ unsigned int no_ltr:1; /* May not use LTR */
unsigned int ltr_path:1; /* Latency Tolerance Reporting
supported from root to here */
#endif