[U-Boot] FSL PCIe LTSSM >= PCI_LTSSM_L0 equals link up

[Joakim Tjernlund]

On Tue, 2017-08-29 at 09:53 +0000, Xiaowei Bao wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This solution is got by discuss with minghuan and zhiqiang, according to the customer's response to this problem in the uboot period, when the kernel will not exist after the start of the problem. Because if the uboot scan the pcie device, the kernel also find this device. 
> 

But this does not solve my problem and the solution is only for layerscape ATM.
I am asking FSL PCI guys if we could just rewrite the old ltssm >= L0 test
to something more sane that will work for me and the rest of FSL u-boot/linux users.


> Thanks 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joakim Tjernlund [mailto:Joakim.Tjernlund at infinera.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 2:45 PM
> To: Xiaowei Bao <xiaowei.bao at nxp.com>; York Sun <york.sun at nxp.com>
> Cc: u-boot at lists.denx.de
> Subject: Re: FSL PCIe LTSSM >= PCI_LTSSM_L0 equals link up
> 
> On Tue, 2017-08-29 at 03:19 +0000, Xiaowei Bao wrote:
> > Hi York,
> > 
> > > +	if (ltssm == LTSSM_PCIE_DETECT_QUIET ||
> > > +	    ltssm == LTSSM_PCIE_DETECT_ACTIVE) {
> > 
> > When the pcie slot have no device, the pcie controller access this register return LTSSM_PCIE_DETECT_QUIET or LTSSM_PCIE_DETECT_ACTIVE state, In order to avoid unnecessary delay, return directly.
> > 
> > Reference the spec, except L0 state, the L0s L1 L2state can consider the link state, but these state regards the power management, our pcie driver have not power management code in uboot, so just need to judge the L0 state.
> > 
> 
> But Linux has power mgmt(I guess this is ASPM?). Could we come up with a new test that work for both Linux and u-boot ? Is the LTSSM reg. standardized for all FSL PCIe controllers?
> 
>   Jocke
> 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: York Sun
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 1:15 AM
> > To: Xiaowei Bao <xiaowei.bao at nxp.com>
> > Cc: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund at infinera.com>; 
> > u-boot at lists.denx.de
> > Subject: Re: FSL PCIe LTSSM >= PCI_LTSSM_L0 equals link up
> > 
> > +Xiaowei
> > 
> > On 08/28/2017 10:09 AM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2017-08-28 at 16:55 +0000, York Sun wrote:
> > > > On 08/28/2017 09:48 AM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > > FSL PCIe controller drivers before REV 3 has this test for link up:
> > > > >     enabled = ltssm >= PCI_LTSSM_L0;
> > > > > 
> > > > > We have a PCIe dev. that stays in LTSSM=0x51 (Polling 
> > > > > Compliance) when non ready for PCI transaktions. When FSL PCIe 
> > > > > controller tries to access this device, it hangs forever.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is LTSSM=0x51 really a "legal" state for link up?
> > > > > If not, what is a suitable range(maybe LO <= ltssm <= L0s(0x27)) ?
> > > > > 
> > > > >    Jocke
> > > > > 
> > > > > BTW, the same test is valid in Linux too.
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Jocke,
> > > > 
> > > > I am not an expert on PCIe. Please if this thread is helpful,
> > > 
> > > Me neither .. :)
> > > >   
> > > > https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fpatchwork.ozlabs.org%2Fpatch%2F801519%2F&data=01%7C01%7Cyork.sun%40nxp.com%7Cf46ff5111ba04e631a9b08d4ee377ecc%7C686ea1d3bc2b4c6fa92cd99c5c301635%7C0&sdata=n9%2B2NIjEvsMBCljRLHS6NVVN4ANa3nBGpwUjI4Od%2Bhs%3D&reserved=0.
> > > 
> > > It mentions polling compliance but this driver already tests for:
> > > if (ltssm < LTSSM_PCIE_L0)
> > > 		return 0;
> > > 	return 1;
> > > 
> > > It just adds some delay if the device is in Polling Compliance to 
> > > see if that changes to L0.
> > > Since both layerscape and fsl >= rev 3 already require ltssm to be 
> > > == L0, I suspect the ltssm >= L0 is bogus.
> > > 
> > 
> > Xiaowei, can you comment?
> > 
> > York