[RFC 2/2] PCI: imx6: Support more than Gen2 speed link mode

[Tim Harvey]

On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 2:49 AM Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu at nxp.com> wrote:
>
> Support more than Gen2 speed link mode, since i.MX8MP PCIe supports up
> to Gen3 link speed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Zhu <hongxing.zhu at nxp.com>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> index 30641d2dda14..37012f9a33a0 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pci-imx6.c
> @@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ static int imx6_pcie_start_link(struct dw_pcie *pci)
>
>         dw_pcie_wait_for_link(pci);
>
> -       if (pci->link_gen == 2) {
> -               /* Allow Gen2 mode after the link is up. */
> +       if (pci->link_gen > 1) {
> +               /* Allow faster modes after the link is up. */
>                 dw_pcie_dbi_ro_wr_en(pci);
>                 tmp = dw_pcie_readl_dbi(pci, offset + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP);
>                 tmp &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
> --

Richard,

I noticed that your imx8mp pcie series [1] will force the imx8mp to
link only at gen1 speeds unless support like the above is added. I
believe you would also need the following:
-               tmp |= PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS_5_0GB;
+               tmp |= pci->link_gen;

When I used this along with your imx8mp series however I only get a gen1 link.

Have you made any progress on a v3 of your imx8mp series?

Do you know if the downstream NXP vendor kernel [2] supports imx8mp Gen3 links?

Best Regards,

Tim
[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-pci/list/?series=620887&state=*
[2] https://source.codeaurora.org/external/imx/linux-imx/