Re: [PATCH 1/2] PCI/ASPM: Store disabled ASPM states

From: Kai-Heng Feng
Date: Wed Dec 09 2020 - 12:35:12 EST




> On Dec 9, 2020, at 01:11, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Am 08.12.2020 um 09:25 schrieb Kai-Heng Feng:
>> If we use sysfs to disable L1 ASPM, then enable one L1 ASPM substate
>> again, all other substates will also be enabled too:
>>
>> link# grep . *
>> clkpm:1
>> l0s_aspm:1
>> l1_1_aspm:1
>> l1_1_pcipm:1
>> l1_2_aspm:1
>> l1_2_pcipm:1
>> l1_aspm:1
>>
>> link# echo 0 > l1_aspm
>>
>> link# grep . *
>> clkpm:1
>> l0s_aspm:1
>> l1_1_aspm:0
>> l1_1_pcipm:0
>> l1_2_aspm:0
>> l1_2_pcipm:0
>> l1_aspm:0
>>
>> link# echo 1 > l1_2_aspm
>>
>> link# grep . *
>> clkpm:1
>> l0s_aspm:1
>> l1_1_aspm:1
>> l1_1_pcipm:1
>> l1_2_aspm:1
>> l1_2_pcipm:1
>> l1_aspm:1
>>
>> This is because disabled ASPM states weren't saved, so enable any of the
>> substate will also enable others.
>>
>> So store the disabled ASPM states for consistency.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c | 10 ++++++++--
>> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
>> index ac0557a305af..2ea9fddadfad 100644
>> --- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
>> @@ -658,6 +658,8 @@ static void pcie_aspm_cap_init(struct pcie_link_state *link, int blacklist)
>> /* Setup initial capable state. Will be updated later */
>> link->aspm_capable = link->aspm_support;
>>
>> + link->aspm_disable = link->aspm_capable & ~link->aspm_default;
>> +
>
> This makes sense only in combination with patch 2. However I think patch 1
> should be independent of patch 2. Especially if we consider patch 1 a fix
> that is applied to stable whilst patch 2 is an improvement for next.
>
>> /* Get and check endpoint acceptable latencies */
>> list_for_each_entry(child, &linkbus->devices, bus_list) {
>> u32 reg32, encoding;
>> @@ -1226,11 +1228,15 @@ static ssize_t aspm_attr_store_common(struct device *dev,
>> mutex_lock(&aspm_lock);
>>
>> if (state_enable) {
>> - link->aspm_disable &= ~state;
>> /* need to enable L1 for substates */
>> if (state & ASPM_STATE_L1SS)
>> - link->aspm_disable &= ~ASPM_STATE_L1;
>> + state |= ASPM_STATE_L1;
>> +
>> + link->aspm_disable &= ~state;
>
> I don't see what this part of the patch changes. Can you elaborate on why
> this is needed?

No this is just a cosmetic change. Of course "cosmetic" is really subjective.
I'll drop this part in v2.

>
>> } else {
>> + if (state == ASPM_STATE_L1)
>> + state |= ASPM_STATE_L1SS;
>> +
>
> I think this part should be sufficient to fix the behavior. because what
> I think currently happens:
>
> 1. original status: policy powersupersave, nothing disabled -> L1 + L1SS active
> 2. disable L1: L1 disabled, pcie_config_aspm_link() disabled L1 and L1SS
> w/o adding L1SS to link-> aspm_disabled
> 3. enable one L1SS state: aspm_attr_store_common() removes L1 from
> link->aspm_disabled -> link->aspm_disabled is empty, resulting in
> L1 + L1SS being active

Yes. This is the case the patch solves.

Kai-Heng

>
>> link->aspm_disable |= state;
>> }