Re: [PATCH v1] PCI: imx6: Don't remove MSI capability For i.MX7D/i.MX8M

From: Alexander Stein

Date: Fri Mar 13 2026 - 03:33:56 EST


Am Freitag, 13. März 2026, 07:49:27 CET schrieb Richard Zhu:
> The MSI trigger mechanism for endpoint devices connected to i.MX7D,
> i.MX8MM, and i.MX8MQ PCIe root complex ports depends on the MSI
> capability register settings in the root complex. Removing the MSI
> capability breaks MSI functionality for these endpoints.
>
> Preserve the MSI capability for i.MX7D/i.MX8M PCIe root complex to
> maintain MSI functionality.

Does this apply to i.MX8MP as well?

Best regards,
Alexander

>
> Fixes: f5cd8a929c825 ("PCI: dwc: Remove MSI/MSIX capability for Root Port if iMSI-RX is used as MSI controller")
> Signed-off-by: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> index 81a7093494c8..b86d22db4a13 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
> #define IMX8MQ_GPR_PCIE_CLK_REQ_OVERRIDE BIT(11)
> #define IMX8MQ_GPR_PCIE_VREG_BYPASS BIT(12)
> #define IMX8MQ_GPR12_PCIE2_CTRL_DEVICE_TYPE GENMASK(11, 8)
> +#define IMX8MM_PCIE_MSI_CAP_OFFSET 0x50
>
> #define IMX95_PCIE_PHY_GEN_CTRL 0x0
> #define IMX95_PCIE_REF_USE_PAD BIT(17)
> @@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ enum imx_pcie_variants {
> #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_LUT BIT(10)
> #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_8GT_ECN_ERR051586 BIT(11)
> #define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SKIP_L23_READY BIT(12)
> +#define IMX_PCIE_FLAG_KEEP_MSI_CAP BIT(13)
>
> #define imx_check_flag(pci, val) (pci->drvdata->flags & val)
>
> @@ -976,10 +978,17 @@ static int imx_pcie_start_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
> {
> struct imx_pcie *imx_pcie = to_imx_pcie(pci);
> struct device *dev = pci->dev;
> - u8 offset = dw_pcie_find_capability(pci, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP);
> + u8 offset;
> u32 tmp;
> int ret;
>
> + if (imx_pcie->drvdata->flags & IMX_PCIE_FLAG_KEEP_MSI_CAP) {
> + offset = dw_pcie_find_capability(pci, PCI_CAP_ID_PM);
> + dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_en(pci);
> + dw_pcie_writeb_dbi(pci, offset + 1, IMX8MM_PCIE_MSI_CAP_OFFSET);
> + dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_dis(pci);
> + }
> +
> if (!(imx_pcie->drvdata->flags &
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SPEED_CHANGE_WORKAROUND)) {
> imx_pcie_ltssm_enable(dev);
> @@ -991,6 +1000,7 @@ static int imx_pcie_start_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
> * started in Gen2 mode, there is a possibility the devices on the
> * bus will not be detected at all. This happens with PCIe switches.
> */
> + offset = dw_pcie_find_capability(pci, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP);
> dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_en(pci);
> tmp = dw_pcie_readl_dbi(pci, offset + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP);
> tmp &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
> @@ -1907,6 +1917,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
> [IMX7D] = {
> .variant = IMX7D,
> .flags = IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND |
> + IMX_PCIE_FLAG_KEEP_MSI_CAP |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_APP_RESET |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SKIP_L23_READY |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_PHY_RESET,
> @@ -1919,6 +1930,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
> [IMX8MQ] = {
> .variant = IMX8MQ,
> .flags = IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_APP_RESET |
> + IMX_PCIE_FLAG_KEEP_MSI_CAP |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_PHY_RESET |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND,
> .gpr = "fsl,imx8mq-iomuxc-gpr",
> @@ -1933,6 +1945,7 @@ static const struct imx_pcie_drvdata drvdata[] = {
> [IMX8MM] = {
> .variant = IMX8MM,
> .flags = IMX_PCIE_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SUSPEND |
> + IMX_PCIE_FLAG_KEEP_MSI_CAP |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_PHYDRV |
> IMX_PCIE_FLAG_HAS_APP_RESET,
> .gpr = "fsl,imx8mm-iomuxc-gpr",
>


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