Re: [PATCH 0/7] Enhance the PCIe controller driver

From: manivannan.sadhasivam@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed Apr 09 2025 - 13:09:14 EST


On Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 10:59:08AM +0000, Manikandan Karunakaran Pillai wrote:
> Enhances the exiting Cadence PCIe controller drivers to support second
> generation PCIe controller also referred as HPA(High Performance
> Architecture) controllers.
>
> The patch set enhances the Cadence PCIe driver for the new high
> performance architecture changes. The "compatible" property in DTS
> is added with more strings to support the new platform architecture
> and the register maps that change with it. The driver read register
> and write register functions take the updated offset stored from the
> platform driver to access the registers. The driver now supports
> the legacy and HPA architecture, with the legacy code being changed
> minimal. The TI SoC continues to be supported with the changes
> incorporated. The changes are also in tune with how multiple platforms
> are supported in related drivers.
>
> Patch 1/7 - DTS related changes for property "compatible"
> Patch 2/7 - Updates the header file with relevant register offsets and
> bit definitions
> Patch 3/7 - Platform related code changes
> Patch 4/7 - PCIe EP related code changes
> Patch 5/7 - Header file is updated with register offsets and updated
> read and write register functions
> Patch 6/7 - Support for multiple arch by using registered callbacks
> Patch 7/7 - TIJ72X board is updated to use the new approach

This one line patch summary is not useful. We can look into individual patches.

>

This series is v2. Please use version in the subject prefix and also include the
changelog section.

> Comments from the earlier patch submission on the same enhancements are
> taken into consideration. The previous submitted patch links is
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CH2PPF4D26F8E1C205166209F012D4F3A81A2A42@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>

This is not how you would add changelog in cover letter. Please read:
Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

- Mani

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