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SubjectRE: [PATCH v5 3/3] pci:aer: add support aer interrupt with none MSI/MSI-X/INTx mode
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Hi Rob,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Herring [mailto:robh@kernel.org]
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 9:06 PM
> To: Po Liu
> Cc: Shawn Guo; linux-pci@vger.kernel.org; linux-arm-
> kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> devicetree@vger.kernel.org; Roy Zang; Arnd Bergmann; Marc Zyngier;
> Stuart Yoder; Leo Li; M.H. Lian; Murali Karicheri; Bjorn Helgaas;
> Mingkai Hu
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] pci:aer: add support aer interrupt with none
> MSI/MSI-X/INTx mode
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2016 at 03:37:27AM +0000, Po Liu wrote:
> > Hi Shawn,
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Shawn Guo [mailto:shawnguo@kernel.org]
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 8:52 AM
> > > To: Po Liu
> > > Cc: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org;
> > > linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org;
> > > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; devicetree@vger.kernel.org; Roy Zang;
> > > Arnd Bergmann; Marc Zyngier; Stuart Yoder; Leo Li; M.H. Lian;
> > > Murali Karicheri; Bjorn Helgaas; Mingkai Hu
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] pci:aer: add support aer interrupt with
> > > none MSI/MSI-X/INTx mode
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 12:40:59PM +0800, Po Liu wrote:
> > > > On some platforms, root port doesn't support MSI/MSI-X/INTx in RC
> mode.
> > > > When chip support the aer interrupt with none MSI/MSI-X/INTx
> > > mode, > maybe there is interrupt line for aer pme etc. Search the
> > > interrupt > number in the fdt file. Then fixup the dev->irq with it.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Po Liu <po.liu@nxp.com>
> > >
> > > Will the new kernel work with existing/old DTB? I'm trying to
> > > understand the dependency between driver and DTS changes.
> >
> > Yes, We've never use name 'intr' before. So we remove it is ok.
> > 'aer' is a dts name for researching it's true interrupt number by
> > kernel. This patch is first time to use name 'aer'. So it must be
> > compatible with existing/old DTB.
>
> Please explain why you are not breaking compatibility in the commit
> message. I asked for this on v2.

Sorry, I didn't really catch what your means. Do you mean I should add why I remove the 'intr'?

>
> > > > ---
> > > > changes for v5:
> > > > - Add clear 'aer' interrup-names description
> > > >
> > > > .../devicetree/bindings/pci/layerscape-pci.txt | 11 +++++---
> > > > drivers/pci/pcie/portdrv_core.c | 31
> > > +++++++++++++++++++---
> > > > 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > diff
> > > --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/layerscape-pci.txt
> > > > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/layerscape-pci.txt
> > > > index 41e9f55..101d0a7 100644
> > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/layerscape-pci.txt
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pci/layerscape-pci.txt
> > > > @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ Required properties:
> > > > - reg: base addresses and lengths of the PCIe controller > -
> > > interrupts: A list of interrupt outputs of the controller. Must
> > > contain an
> > > > entry for each entry in the interrupt-names property.
> > > > -- interrupt-names: Must include the following entries:
> > > > - "intr": The interrupt that is asserted for controller
> > > interrupts > +- interrupt-names: It may be include the following
> entries:
>
> "may be" is not okay. It should be "must" or explain when an interrupt
> would not be present. Really, differences in interrupts means you need
> different compatible strings.

How about changing "must" to "should" or "could" and also add when to add after "aer": to explain when to add it?

Thanks!

>
> Rob
>
> > > > + "aer": The interrupt that is asserted for aer interrupt > +
> > > "pme": The interrupt that is asserted for pme interrupt > + ......
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