Hello Remi,

On Wed, 22 May 2019 23:33:50 +0200
Remi Pommarel <[email protected]> wrote:

> When configuring pcie reset pin from gpio (e.g. initially set by
> u-boot) to pcie function this pin goes low for a brief moment
> asserting the PERST# signal. Thus connected device enters fundamental
> reset process and link configuration can only begin after a minimal
> 100ms delay (see [1]).
> 
> Because the pin configuration comes from the "default" pinctrl it is
> implicitly configured before the probe callback is called:
> 
> driver_probe_device()
>   really_probe()
>     ...
>     pinctrl_bind_pins() /* Here pin goes from gpio to PCIE reset
>                            function and PERST# is asserted */
>     ...
>     drv->probe()
> 
> [1] "PCI Express Base Specification", REV. 4.0
>     PCI Express, February 19 2014, 6.6.1 Conventional Reset
> 
> Signed-off-by: Remi Pommarel <[email protected]>

It is always a bit annoying to add another 100ms in the boot path, but
I don't see an easy alternative solution, so:

Acked-by: Thomas Petazzoni <[email protected]>

Thomas
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