RE: [PATCH V2] PCI/ASPM: reconfigure ASPM following hotplug for POLICY_DEFAULT

[Patel, Mayurkumar]

>
>Hi Bjorn,
>
>On 2/28/2017 1:57 PM, Patel, Mayurkumar wrote:
>>> I was trying to figure out when to use saved values vs. the values in
>>> registers by looking at the enable_cnt.
>>> enable_cnt is 0 during boot on my system.
>> enable_cnt for the root port on my system is set to 1 for "root port" already without saving
>> any ASPM related settings.
>>
>>
>
>What would be the best way to figure out when to save power-on values from
>the registers?
>

So in my case, pci_enable_device() for root port is called from pcie_port_device_register() at the boot time which
Is called from pcie_portdrv_probe() function which does not call pcie_aspm_init_link_state() but
Increment's enable_cnt field. When the Endpoint get plugged in, pcie_aspm_init_link_state() is called
from hotplug routine on "Root port" but due to enable_cnt is already incremented we do not set
right policy and aspm gets disabled by aspm driver.

Shall we introduce new atomic variable along with aspm_default in struct pci_dev and increment it in when called
first time pcie_aspm_init_link_state()  to save power-on values ( I have tested it locally, if you think could be good approach
I can upload the diffs) because enable_cnt in pci_enable_device() can be triggered
from multiple places at boot time so it might not be safe to use it? 
or adding pcie_aspm_init_link_state() in pcie_port_device_register() for ports before calling pci_enable_device()
although I am not sure whether it's the right approach and that would work for all the devices!

@Kaya/Bjorn: Do you have any other suggestions or Could you also please help by comment what would make sense?


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