[PATCH RFC] PCI: imx6: remove outbound io/mem ATU region mapping

[Marek Vasut]

Dear Pratyush Anand,

> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 04:46:09AM +0800, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > Dear Pratyush Anand,
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 12:55:43PM +0800, Tim Harvey wrote:
> > > > The IMX6 iATU is used for address translation between the AXI bus
> > > > address space and PCI address space.  This is used for type0 and
> > > > type1 config cycles but is not necessary for outbound io/mem
> > > > regions.
> > > > 
> > > > This patch removes the calls that inappropriately re-configures the
> > > > ATU viewport for outbound memory and IO after config cycles and
> > > > removes them altogether as they are not necessary.
> > > > 
> > > > This resolves issues with PCI devices behind switches and has been
> > > > tested with a Gige device behind a PLX PEX860x switch.  More testing
> > > > is needed for other configurations.
> > > 
> > > It seems to me that in your controller you have only one view port.
> > > Also mem_base and mem_bus_addr is same. Thats why it works in your
> > > case.
> > 
> > MX6 has 4 In/4 Out viewports AFAICT.
> 
> Then if I do not miss anything, MX6 should work even without this patch.

Yes, yet, it does not. On the other hand, this defect is only problematic if you 
use the devices behind a switch. Do you use a PCIe switch on your platform 
please?

Best regards,
Marek Vasut