Re: [PATCH RESEND v2 2/2] PCI: qcom: Add X1E80100 PCIe support

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam
Date: Tue Jan 30 2024 - 13:39:48 EST


On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 12:00:40PM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 12:25:06PM +0530, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 04:41:20PM +0200, Abel Vesa wrote:
> > > Add the compatible and the driver data for X1E80100.
> >
> > If you happen to respin the series, please add info about the PCIe controller
> > found on this SoC. Like IP version, Gen speed, max. link width etc...
>
> FWIW, I always prefer actual speeds, e.g., "8 GT/s", instead of things
> like "Gen3", for the reason mentioned in the spec:
>
> Terms like "PCIe Gen3" are ambiguous and should be avoided. For
> example, "gen3" could mean (1) compliant with Base 3.0, (2)
> compliant with Base 3.1 (last revision of 3.x), (3) compliant with
> Base 3.0 and supporting 8.0 GT/s, (4) compliant with Base 3.0 or
> later and supporting 8.0 GT/s, ....
>

Makes sense. Will keep a note of it, thanks!

- Mani

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