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Date:   Tue, 13 Apr 2021 14:05:09 -0500
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
To:     Vidya Sagar <vidyas@nvidia.com>
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Subject: Re: Device driver location for the PCIe root port's DMA engine
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On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 11:42:15PM +0530, Vidya Sagar wrote:
> On 4/13/2021 3:23 AM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:

> > The existing port services (AER, DPC, hotplug, etc) are things the
> > device advertises via the PCI Capabilities defined by the generic PCIe
> > spec, and in my opinion the support for them should be directly part
> > of the PCI core and activated when the relevant Capability is present.
> Is there an on-going activity to remove port service drivers are move
> AER/DPC/Hotplug etc.. handling within PCI core?

No, not that I'm aware of.  I'd just like to avoid extending that
model.

Bjorn