Re: [PATCH 1/2, pci] pci: Addition of PCI_DEV_FLAGS_QUIET_PCI_REALIGN attribute to the PCI subsystem

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 6:34 PM, Desnes A. Nunes do Rosario
<desnesn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Add PCI_DEV_FLAGS_QUIET_PCI_REALIGN to pci_dev_flags and use it to
> silent PCI realignment messages if the flag is turned on by a driver.

It doesn't explain "Why?"
Why the driver needs that?

Another approach is to increase level of the message. Would it be
accepted by you (in case Bjorn agrees)?

> --- a/include/linux/pci.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pci.h
> @@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ enum pci_dev_flags {
>         PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_FLR_RESET = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) (1 << 10),
>         /* Don't use Relaxed Ordering for TLPs directed at this device */
>         PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NO_RELAXED_ORDERING = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) (1 << 11),
> +       /* Silent PCI resource realignment messages */
> +       PCI_DEV_FLAGS_QUIET_PCI_REALIGN = (__force pci_dev_flags_t) (1 << 12),

I would rather name it _NO_PCI_REALIGN_MSG

>  };

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko