On Friday 24 January 2014 13:28:22 Tanmay Inamdar wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 5:10 PM, Tanmay Inamdar <tinam...@apm.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 4:39 AM, Arnd Bergmann <a...@arndb.de> wrote:
> >> On Wednesday 15 January 2014, Tanmay Inamdar wrote:
> >>
> >>> +static void xgene_pcie_poll_linkup(struct xgene_pcie_port *port, u32
> >>> *lanes)
> >>> +{
> >>> + void *csr_base = port->csr_base;
> >>> + u32 val32;
> >>> + u64 start_time, time;
> >>> +
> >>> + /*
> >>> + * A component enters the LTSSM Detect state within
> >>> + * 20ms of the end of fundamental core reset.
> >>> + */
> >>> + msleep(XGENE_LTSSM_DETECT_WAIT);
> >>> + port->link_up = 0;
> >>> + start_time = jiffies;
> >>> + do {
> >>> + val32 = readl(csr_base + PCIECORE_CTLANDSTATUS);
> >>> + if (val32 & LINK_UP_MASK) {
> >>> + port->link_up = 1;
> >>> + port->link_speed = PIPE_PHY_RATE_RD(val32);
> >>> + val32 = readl(csr_base + BRIDGE_STATUS_0);
> >>> + *lanes = val32 >> 26;
> >>> + }
> >>> + time = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - start_time);
> >>> + } while ((!port->link_up) || (time <= XGENE_LTSSM_L0_WAIT));
> >>> +}
> >>
> >> Maybe another msleep() in the loop? It seems weird to first do an
> >> unconditional sleep but then busy-wait for the result.
> >
> > ok.
>
> This loop can execute for maximum 4 msec. So putting msleep(1) won't
> get us much.
4 msec is still quite a long time for a busy loop that can be spent doing
useful work in another thread.
> >>
> >> Another general note: Your "compatible" strings are rather unspecific.
> >> Do you have a version number for this IP block? I suppose that it's related
> >> to one that has been used in other chips before, or will be used in future
> >> chips, if it's not actually licensed from some other company.
> >
> > I will have to check this.
> >
>
> We have decided to stick with current compatible string for now.
Can you elaborate on your reasoning? Does this mean X-Gene is a one-off
product and you won't be doing any new chips based on the same hardware
components?
Arnd
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