Re: PATCH 2.4.4.3: pci_enable/disable_device stuff

Martin Mares (mj@suse.cz)
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:35:58 +0200


Hi!

> The attached patch does two things:
>
> 1) Take PCI devices to D0 state before enabling them. We both think
> this is the right thing to do, but there is always the crazy chance this
> change will break something. So, think twice before applying, but IMHO
> apply :)

I'm not able to cite the PCI PM specs by heart :) ... but looks OK to me.

> 2) Adds pci_disable_device. Right now is just disables busmastering.
> When suspending devices, the last task that should occur is to disable
> busmastering, before ceding control to ACPI. Also its a good idea in
> general to disable busmastering when its not in use; it's friendlier to
> the bus.

OK.

> When unloading drivers too, we should be more "green" about
> disabling devices.

Yes, but not before we're sure we can wake them up correctly. Probably
also needs to handle wakeup of PCI-to-PCI bridges.

> I wonder if we should disable IO and MEM decoding too, and I also like
> to ack PCI_STATUS. I didn't add those things because I'm not yet sure
> we want to do that unconditionally.

I'd rather prefer to avoid this. It brings nothing except for possible
problems.

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares <mj@ucw.cz> <mj@suse.cz> http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
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