RE: [PATCH 4/5 V4] PCI: only return true when dev io state is really changed

["Zhao, Haifeng" <haifeng.zhao@intel.com>]

Sorry for that offence, I should ask for your permission. 

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5 V4] PCI: only return true when dev io state is really changed

On Sun, 2020-09-27 at 04:27 -0400, Ethan Zhao wrote:
> When uncorrectable error happens, AER driver and DPC driver interrupt 
> handlers likely call
> 
>    pcie_do_recovery()
>    ->pci_walk_bus()
>      ->report_frozen_detected()
> 
> with pci_channel_io_frozen the same time.
>    If pci_dev_set_io_state() return true even if the original state is 
> pci_channel_io_frozen, that will cause AER or DPC handler re-enter the 
> error detecting and recovery procedure one after another.
>    The result is the recovery flow mixed between AER and DPC.
> So simplify the pci_dev_set_io_state() function to only return true 
> when dev->error_state is changed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ethan Zhao <haifeng.zhao@intel.com>
> Tested-by: Wen Jin <wen.jin@intel.com>
> Tested-by: Shanshan Zhang <ShanshanX.Zhang@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Alexandru Gagniuc <mr.nuke.me@gmail.com>
> Reviewed-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>

Hi Ethan/Haifeng.

Like Andy, I did not "review" this patch and sign it.
I merely suggested another simplification.
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