[PATCH v3 3/4] PCI: dwc: Rework the error print of dw_pcie_wait_for_link()

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam via B4 Relay

Date: Tue Dec 30 2025 - 10:07:40 EST


From: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

If the link fails to come up even after detecting the device on the bus
i.e., if the LTSSM is not in Detect.Quiet and Detect.Active states, then
dw_pcie_wait_for_link() should log it as an error.

So promote dev_info() to dev_err(), reword the error log to make it clear
and also print the LTSSM state to aid debugging.

Signed-off-by: Manivannan Sadhasivam <manivannan.sadhasivam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c
index 87f2ebc134d6..c2dfadc53d04 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.c
@@ -776,7 +776,8 @@ int dw_pcie_wait_for_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
return -ENODEV;
}

- dev_info(pci->dev, "Phy link never came up\n");
+ dev_err(pci->dev, "Link failed to come up. LTSSM: %s\n",
+ dw_pcie_ltssm_status_string(ltssm));
return -ETIMEDOUT;
}


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