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From: po.liu@nxp.com (Po Liu)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:25:10 +0000
Subject: [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 at kernel.org]
>  Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 9:06 PM
>  To: Po Liu
>  Cc: Shawn Guo; linux-pci at vger.kernel.org; linux-arm-
>  kernel at lists.infradead.org; linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org;
>  devicetree at 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 at kernel.org]
>  > >  Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 8:52 AM
>  > >  To: Po Liu
>  > >  Cc: linux-pci at vger.kernel.org;
>  > > linux-arm-kernel at lists.infradead.org;
>  > >  linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org; devicetree at 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  > +  ......