Re: [Patch] enable AHCI mode on certain ich chipsets

From: Joerg Dorchain
Date: Thu Feb 17 2011 - 12:48:07 EST


On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:45:56PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >this patch allows to force ICH7/8/9 into AHCI mode. This is needed
> >because some BIOSes do not make AHCI-mode operation available to the
> >user.
> >As the Intel documentation states that the OS should not carry
> >out the operation - the user must force this on the kernel
> >commandline using quirk_ich_force_ahci
> >
> >As this quirk gets called whilst the PCI subsystem is
> >walking the PCI bus, we declare this quirk against the LPC
> >(device 00:1f.0), so that we can frob 00:1f.2 before the PCI
> >code has scanned it.
> >Note: the pci id might change due to this (e.g. from 27c4 to 27c5)
> >
> >For working suspend/resume, the next patch is required, too.
> >
> >Bye,
> >
> >Joerg
> >
> >
> >Signed-Off-By: joerg Dorchain<joerg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >--- linux/drivers/pci/quirks.c.orig 2011-02-04 18:29:03.000000000 +0100
> >+++ linux/drivers/pci/quirks.c 2011-02-12 07:07:57.000000000 +0100
> >@@ -2684,6 +2684,74 @@
> > DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER(PCI_VENDOR_ID_HINT, 0x0020, quirk_hotplug_bridge);
> >
> > /*
> >+ * Force ICH7/8/9 into AHCI mode. This is needed because some
> >+ * BIOSes do not make AHCI-mode operation available to the user.
> >+ * As the Intel documentation states that the OS should not carry
> >+ * out the operation - the user must force this on the kernel
> >+ * commandline using quirk_ich_force_ahci
> >+ *
> >+ * As this quirk gets called whilst the PCI subsystem is
> >+ * walking the PCI bus, we declare this quirk against the LPC
> >+ * (device 00:1f.0), so that we can frob 00:1f.2 before the PCI
> >+ * code has scanned it.
> >+ * Note: the pci id might change due to this (e.g. from 27c4 to 27c5)
> >+ *
> >+ */
> >+
> >+static bool ich_force_ahci_mode; /* defaults to false */
> >+
> >+static int __init ich789_force_ahci_mode_setup(char *str)
> >+{
> >+ ich_force_ahci_mode = true;
> >+ return 0;
> >+}
> >+early_param("quirk_ich_force_ahci", ich789_force_ahci_mode_setup);
> >+
> >+static void ich789_force_ahci_mode(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> >+{
> >+ u8 amrval;
> >+ u8 sclkgc;
> >+ const int ich89_address_map_reg = 0x90;
> >+ const int ich89_sata_clock_gen_config_reg = 0x9c;
> >+
> >+ if (!ich_force_ahci_mode)
> >+ return;
> >+
> >+ /* ICH8 datasheet section 12.1.33 */
> >+ if (!pci_bus_read_config_byte(pdev->bus, PCI_DEVFN(PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), 2),
> >+ ich89_address_map_reg,&amrval)) {
> >+
> >+ if (amrval& (BIT(6) | BIT(7))) {
> >+ dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG,&pdev->dev,
> >+ "ICH7/8/9 SATA controller not in IDE mode. Not modifying.\n");
> >+ return;
> >+ }
> >+ if (amrval& (BIT(0) | BIT(1)))
> >+ dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG,&pdev->dev,
> >+ "ICH7/8/9 in SATA/PATA combined mode. Untested.\n");
> >+ /* AHCI mode */
> >+ amrval |= BIT(6);
> >+ amrval&= ~BIT(7);
> >+ pci_bus_read_config_byte(pdev->bus, PCI_DEVFN(PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), 2),
> >+ ich89_sata_clock_gen_config_reg,&sclkgc);
> >+ dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG,&pdev->dev, "sclkgc is %#0x\n", sclkgc);
> >+ pci_bus_write_config_byte(pdev->bus, PCI_DEVFN(PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn), 2),
> >+ ich89_address_map_reg, amrval);
> >+ dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG,&pdev->dev, "Forced ICH7/8/9 mode PIIX->AHCI\n");
>
> How is the assignment of the AHCI BAR handled? Does this happen
> automatically because it's an early fixup?

For me, it does:
Region 0: I/O ports at b400 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at b080 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at b000 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at ac80 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at ac00 [size=16]
Region 5: Memory at fe837800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

>
> That is traditionally the stumbling block...

This quirk relies on the fact the the device on 00:1f.0 is
scanned earlier than the device at 00:1f.2, so when the scan
reaches 00:1f.2, the device there is just ok for the ahci driver.

Bye,

Joerg

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