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Re: Ping: [PATCH] PCI/ASPM: Don't retrain link if ASPM not possible.

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  Re: Ping: [PATCH] PCI/ASPM: Don't retrain link if ASPM not possible. Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> - 2016-11-30 19:10 +0100

#1533477 — Re: Ping: [PATCH] PCI/ASPM: Don't retrain link if ASPM not possible.

Hi David,

On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 09:11:11AM -0800, David Daney wrote:
> On 11/17/2016 02:25 PM, David Daney wrote:
> >From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
> >
> >Some (defective) PCIe devices are not able to reliably do link
> >retraining.
> >
> >Check to see if ASPM is possible between link partners before
> >configuring common clocking, and doing the resulting link retraining.
> >If ASPM is not possible, there is no reason to risk losing access to a
> >device due to an unnecessary link retraining.
> >
> 
> Hi Bjorn,
> 
> It has been a couple of weeks since I originally sent this, and I
> wanted to know if you have had a chance to look at it.  If possible,
> it would be nice to consider for the approaching merge window.

Yes, definitely.  I haven't had a chance yet, but I hope to.  Right
now my top priority is getting the arm64 ECAM quirks in for v4.10.
Once that's settled I'll come back and pick up some of these fixes.

Bjorn

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