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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-06-22 11:59:51 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-06-22 11:59:51 -0700 |
commit | 59ef7a83f1127038a433464597df02e2dc9540e7 (patch) | |
tree | 725d262fc2e68eb9c592d76265f878cec73f8f2d /Documentation | |
parent | 5165aece0efac6574fc3e32b6f1c2a964820d1c6 (diff) | |
parent | 2af5066f664cb011cf17d2e4414491fe24597e07 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6
* 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6: (74 commits)
PCI: make msi_free_irqs() to use msix_mask_irq() instead of open coded write
PCI: Fix the NIU MSI-X problem in a better way
PCI ASPM: remove get_root_port_link
PCI ASPM: cleanup pcie_aspm_sanity_check
PCI ASPM: remove has_switch field
PCI ASPM: cleanup calc_Lx_latency
PCI ASPM: cleanup pcie_aspm_get_cap_device
PCI ASPM: cleanup clkpm checks
PCI ASPM: cleanup __pcie_aspm_check_state_one
PCI ASPM: cleanup initialization
PCI ASPM: cleanup change input argument of aspm functions
PCI ASPM: cleanup misc in struct pcie_link_state
PCI ASPM: cleanup clkpm state in struct pcie_link_state
PCI ASPM: cleanup latency field in struct pcie_link_state
PCI ASPM: cleanup aspm state field in struct pcie_link_state
PCI ASPM: fix typo in struct pcie_link_state
PCI: drivers/pci/slot.c should depend on CONFIG_SYSFS
PCI: remove redundant __msi_set_enable()
PCI PM: consistently use type bool for wake enable variable
x86/ACPI: Correct maximum allowed _CRS returned resources and warn if exceeded
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.txt | 25 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 11 |
3 files changed, 42 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci index 97ad190e13af..6bf68053e4b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci @@ -122,3 +122,10 @@ Description: This symbolic link appears when a device is a Virtual Function. The symbolic link points to the PCI device sysfs entry of the Physical Function this device associates with. + +What: /sys/bus/pci/slots/.../module +Date: June 2009 +Contact: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org +Description: + This symbolic link points to the PCI hotplug controller driver + module that manages the hotplug slot. diff --git a/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.txt b/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.txt index ddeb14beacc8..be21001ab144 100644 --- a/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.txt +++ b/Documentation/PCI/pcieaer-howto.txt @@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ be initiated although firmwares have no _OSC support. To enable the walkaround, pls. add aerdriver.forceload=y to kernel boot parameter line when booting kernel. Note that forceload=n by default. +nosourceid, another parameter of type bool, can be used when broken +hardware (mostly chipsets) has root ports that cannot obtain the reporting +source ID. nosourceid=n by default. + 2.3 AER error output When a PCI-E AER error is captured, an error message will be outputed to console. If it's a correctable error, it is outputed as a warning. @@ -246,3 +250,24 @@ with the PCI Express AER Root driver? A: It could call the helper functions to enable AER in devices and cleanup uncorrectable status register. Pls. refer to section 3.3. + +4. Software error injection + +Debugging PCIE AER error recovery code is quite difficult because it +is hard to trigger real hardware errors. Software based error +injection can be used to fake various kinds of PCIE errors. + +First you should enable PCIE AER software error injection in kernel +configuration, that is, following item should be in your .config. + +CONFIG_PCIEAER_INJECT=y or CONFIG_PCIEAER_INJECT=m + +After reboot with new kernel or insert the module, a device file named +/dev/aer_inject should be created. + +Then, you need a user space tool named aer-inject, which can be gotten +from: + http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/pci/aer-inject/ + +More information about aer-inject can be found in the document comes +with its source code. diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 08def8deb5f5..7da0899d1fb9 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1776,6 +1776,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file root domains (aka PCI segments, in ACPI-speak). nommconf [X86] Disable use of MMCONFIG for PCI Configuration + check_enable_amd_mmconf [X86] check for and enable + properly configured MMIO access to PCI + config space on AMD family 10h CPU nomsi [MSI] If the PCI_MSI kernel config parameter is enabled, this kernel boot option can be used to disable the use of MSI interrupts system-wide. @@ -1828,7 +1831,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file IRQ routing is enabled. noacpi [X86] Do not use ACPI for IRQ routing or for PCI scanning. - use_crs [X86] Use _CRS for PCI resource + nocrs [X86] Don't use _CRS for PCI resource allocation. routeirq Do IRQ routing for all PCI devices. This is normally done in pci_enable_device(), @@ -1865,6 +1868,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file PAGE_SIZE is used as alignment. PCI-PCI bridge can be specified, if resource windows need to be expanded. + ecrc= Enable/disable PCIe ECRC (transaction layer + end-to-end CRC checking). + bios: Use BIOS/firmware settings. This is the + the default. + off: Turn ECRC off + on: Turn ECRC on. pcie_aspm= [PCIE] Forcibly enable or disable PCIe Active State Power Management. |