Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] PCI/portdrv: Add necessary wait for disabling hotplug events

[Feng Tang]

Hi Markus,

On Tue, Feb 18, 2025 at 10:00:33AM +0100, Markus Elfring wrote:
> > There was problem reported by firmware developers that they received
> > 2 pcie link control commands in very short intervals on an ARM server,
> > which doesn't comply with pcie spec, and broke their state machine and
> > work flow. According to PCIe 6.1 spec, section 6.7.3.2, software needs
> 
> Would you like to use key words in consistent ways also in such a change description?

Will do. thanks

> 
> > to wait at least 1 second for the command-complete event, before
> > resending the cmd or …
> 
>                 command?

Yes.

> …
> > ---
> > Changlog:
> >
> >   since v1:
> …
> 
> Are cover letters generally desirable for patch series?

The 2 patches solve different issue, and not logically relevant. But
I'll try in next version.

Thanks,
Feng

> Regards,
> Markus