[PATCH V5 03/12] PCI: dwc: Allow external allocation of pci_host_bridge
Manivannan Sadhasivam
mani at kernel.org
Mon Feb 16 08:25:30 PST 2026
On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 10:29:12AM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 12:08:43PM +0800, Sherry Sun wrote:
> > Currently, dw_pcie_host_init() always allocates a new pci_host_bridge
> > structure internally using devm_pci_alloc_host_bridge(). This prevents
> > drivers from pre-allocating the bridge structure when needed.
> >
> > Modify dw_pcie_host_init() to check if pp->bridge is already set. If
> > set, use the pre-allocated bridge instead of allocating a new one. This
> > maintains backward compatibility with existing drivers that don't set
> > pp->bridge, while allowing new drivers to pre-allocate when needed.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sherry Sun <sherry.sun at nxp.com>
> > ---
> > drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c | 12 ++++++++----
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
> > index 6ae6189e9b8a..c2de9830e1e9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
> > @@ -575,11 +575,15 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >
> > raw_spin_lock_init(&pp->lock);
> >
> > - bridge = devm_pci_alloc_host_bridge(dev, 0);
> > - if (!bridge)
> > - return -ENOMEM;
> > + if (!pp->bridge) {
> > + bridge = devm_pci_alloc_host_bridge(dev, 0);
>
> It'd better call parse port here, or in devm_pci_alloc_host_bridge().
>
Agree. We should try to avoid calling devm_pci_alloc_host_bridge() from glue
drivers.
- Mani
> If that, needn't check pp->bridge.
>
> Frank
> > + if (!bridge)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > - pp->bridge = bridge;
> > + pp->bridge = bridge;
> > + } else {
> > + bridge = pp->bridge;
> > + }
> >
> > ret = dw_pcie_host_get_resources(pp);
> > if (ret)
> > --
> > 2.37.1
> >
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