Re: [PATCH v2] PCIe: limit Max Read Request Size on i.MX to 512 bytes

From: Krzysztof Hałasa
Date: Tue Aug 17 2021 - 00:29:30 EST


Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARM
>> + if (rq > max_pcie_mrrs)
>> + rq = max_pcie_mrrs;
>> +#endif
>
> My objection wasn't having another kconfig option so much as I don't
> think we need one at all here unless Bjorn feels otherwise. It's 2
> bytes of data and about 3 instructions (load, cmp, store).
>
> If we do have a config option, using or basing on the arch is wrong.
> Has nothing to do with the arch. Are the other platforms needing this
> arm32 as well?

Yes,

I can buy the "universal ARM32 kernel" argument, but otherwise it's just
nonfunctional bloat. A small one, yes.
--
Krzysztof "Chris" Hałasa

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