RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-02 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
re, Donald C; Rose, > Gregory > V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; > e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? > > Hi! > > > > &g

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-02 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hmm. So I've update bios using 7buj28uc.iso . Reverted the patches and > yes, ping latencies are still bad: Wow. I can hardly believe how bad this is (assuming Windows has the same problem). Thanks a lot for checking this out. >> >>

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-02 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Pavel Machek pa...@ucw.cz wrote: Hmm. So I've update bios using 7buj28uc.iso . Reverted the patches and yes, ping latencies are still bad: Wow. I can hardly believe how bad this is (assuming Windows has the same problem). Thanks a lot for checking this out.

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-02 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? Hi! If there's patch, I'll gladly try it :-). Thanks

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > >> > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely > >> > that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support > >> > page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. > >> > >> Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > >> > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely > >> > that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support > >> > page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. > >> > >> Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > > If there's patch, I'll gladly try it :-). Thanks, > > > > > Pavel > > Thanks Pavel, > > Minor fix. Missed a bracket removal Please use this for your testing > instead. > Seems to work here. (I did testing on 3.11-rc, but

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > >> > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely >> > that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support >> > page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. >> >> Do you have

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely > > that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support > > page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. > > Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if it's fixed >

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
effrey T; >> Brandeburg, Jesse; Allan, Bruce W; Wyborny, Carolyn; Skidmore, Donald C; >> Rose, Gregory V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; >> Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/polic

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
egory > V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; > e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? > > [..] > > If the

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
, Donald C; > Rose, Gregory V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; > Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > &g

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
[..] > If there's patch, I'll gladly try it :-). Thanks, > Pavel Thanks Pavel, It ended up taking more time than I thought. The checking of whether ASPM is really enabled or not is, unfortunately, not as straightforward as I

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Wed, 2013-07-10 at 13:57 -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > [+cc Jeff, Jesse, et al, e1000-devel] > > Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel > drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the > folks interested. Bruce Allan is the e1000e

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Wed, 2013-07-10 at 13:57 -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: [+cc Jeff, Jesse, et al, e1000-devel] Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the folks interested. Bruce Allan is the e1000e maintainer, I

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
[..] If there's patch, I'll gladly try it :-). Thanks, Pavel Thanks Pavel, It ended up taking more time than I thought. The checking of whether ASPM is really enabled or not is, unfortunately, not as straightforward as I

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Bjorn Helgaas bhelg...@google.com wrote: Just to make sure I understand you

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? [..] If there's patch, I'll gladly try it :-). Thanks, Pavel Thanks

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
; Brandeburg, Jesse; Allan, Bruce W; Wyborny, Carolyn; Skidmore, Donald C; Rose, Gregory V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if it's fixed there? If

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Pavel Machek pa...@ucw.cz wrote: Hi! But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. Do you have any

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! If there's patch, I'll gladly try it :-). Thanks, Pavel Thanks Pavel, Minor fix. Missed a bracket removal Please use this for your testing instead. Seems to work here. (I did testing on 3.11-rc, but that should

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if it's fixed there?

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-08-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support page that there are several versions newer than what you're running. Do you have any interest in trying a newer BIOS to see if it's fixed there?

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-31 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > Just to make sure I understand you correctly: I think you are saying > that the NIC has the same problem under Windows. Can you confirm or deny that the same problem occurs with Windows? > But since the problem also occurs with Windows,

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-31 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Bjorn Helgaas bhelg...@google.com wrote: Just to make sure I understand you correctly: I think you are saying that the NIC has the same problem under Windows. Can you confirm or deny that the same problem occurs with Windows? But since the problem also

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-28 Thread Pavel Machek
On Wed 2013-07-24 15:19:55, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] > [..} > > > > We *could* consider something like this, since its scope is limited. > > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that >

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-28 Thread Pavel Machek
On Wed 2013-07-24 15:19:55, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote: -Original Message- From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] [..} We *could* consider something like this, since its scope is limited. But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that there's a

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-24 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
> -Original Message- > From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] [..} > > We *could* consider something like this, since its scope is limited. > But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that > there's a > BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-24 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
-Original Message- From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] [..} We *could* consider something like this, since its scope is limited. But since the problem also occurs with Windows, it's pretty likely that there's a BIOS update to fix it. I notice on the X60 support page

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-19 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: >> Pavel's ThinkPad X60 has two NICs: Intel 82573L and Intel PRO/Wireless >> 3945ABG. I'm pretty sure the problem he's reporting is with the >> 82573L. Ping times are bad (~100msec) when ASPM is enabled, as >> reported by lspci. > > Yep.

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-19 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Pavel Machek pa...@ucw.cz wrote: Pavel's ThinkPad X60 has two NICs: Intel 82573L and Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. I'm pretty sure the problem he's reporting is with the 82573L. Ping times are bad (~100msec) when ASPM is enabled, as reported by lspci. Yep.

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-12 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > > Pavel's ThinkPad X60 has two NICs: Intel 82573L and Intel PRO/Wireless > > > 3945ABG. I'm pretty sure the problem he's reporting is with the 82573L. > > > Ping > > > times are bad (~100msec) when ASPM is enabled, as reported by lspci. > > > > > > On Pavel's system, the FADT says we

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-12 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > [+cc Jeff, Jesse, et al, e1000-devel] > > Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel > drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the > folks interested. > >> If ASPM is enabled for a > >> device, e.g., your NIC, the link may be put in a

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-12 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! [+cc Jeff, Jesse, et al, e1000-devel] Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the folks interested. If ASPM is enabled for a device, e.g., your NIC, the link may be put in a low power

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-12 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! Pavel's ThinkPad X60 has two NICs: Intel 82573L and Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. I'm pretty sure the problem he's reporting is with the 82573L. Ping times are bad (~100msec) when ASPM is enabled, as reported by lspci. On Pavel's system, the FADT says we shouldn't enable

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-11 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
re, Donald C; Rose, > Gregory > V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; > e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net; linux-...@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? > > [+cc linux-pci] > > On Wed,

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-11 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
, Gregory V; Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P; Duyck, Alexander H; Ronciak, John; Dave, Tushar N; e1000-de...@lists.sourceforge.net; linux-...@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable? [+cc linux-pci] On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:21:32PM +, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
[+cc linux-pci] On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:21:32PM +, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] > [..] > > > Pavel's ThinkPad X60 has two NICs: Intel 82573L and Intel PRO/Wireless > > 3945ABG. I'm pretty sure the problem he's

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
> -Original Message- > From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] [..] > Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel > drivers :) > This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the folks interested. Well, we try to have everyone involved, I guess.

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
[+cc Jeff, Jesse, et al, e1000-devel] Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the folks interested. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > >> >> But: >> >> 1) it should not list

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > >> But: > >> 1) it should not list unavailable options > >> > >> 2) operation not permitted seems like wrong error code for > >> operation not supported. > > > > So I forcibly enabled ASPM, and now ping latencies are in normal > > range... no matter how I set > >

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! But: 1) it should not list unavailable options 2) operation not permitted seems like wrong error code for operation not supported. So I forcibly enabled ASPM, and now ping latencies are in normal range... no matter how I set /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy. Strange.

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
[+cc Jeff, Jesse, et al, e1000-devel] Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the folks interested. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Pavel Machek pa...@ucw.cz wrote: Hi! But: 1) it should not

RE: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Wyborny, Carolyn
-Original Message- From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] [..] Holy cow, you guys have a lot of folks listed in MAINTAINERS for Intel drivers :) This is an ASPM question, if that helps narrow down the folks interested. Well, we try to have everyone involved, I guess. I

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-10 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
[+cc linux-pci] On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 10:21:32PM +, Wyborny, Carolyn wrote: -Original Message- From: Bjorn Helgaas [mailto:bhelg...@google.com] [..] Pavel's ThinkPad X60 has two NICs: Intel 82573L and Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. I'm pretty sure the problem he's reporting

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Robert Hancock
On 07/09/2013 03:49 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: On Mon 2013-07-08 21:13:21, Greg KH wrote: On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to > > > > PCIE ASPM. > > > > > > Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue > > > seems strange to me. > > > > Aha: I guess that's why the file is not writable: > > > > pavel@amd:~$

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 11:49:06AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: > On Mon 2013-07-08 21:13:21, Greg KH wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to > > > PCIE ASPM. > > > > Why

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:10 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! >> > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to >> > > PCIE ASPM. >> > >> > Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue >> > seems strange to me. >> >> Aha: I guess that's why the

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to > > > PCIE ASPM. > > > > Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue > > seems strange to me. > > Aha: I guess that's why the file is not writable: > > pavel@amd:~$ dmesg | grep -i aspm

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
On Mon 2013-07-08 21:13:21, Greg KH wrote: > On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: > > Hi! > > > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to > > PCIE ASPM. > > Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue > seems

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to > > PCIE ASPM. > > Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue > seems strange to me. Well, I google a bit. Apparently, the issue is common on x60/t60 machine and was never fixed properly.

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Robert Hancock
On 07/09/2013 03:49 AM, Pavel Machek wrote: On Mon 2013-07-08 21:13:21, Greg KH wrote: On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me. Well, I google a bit. Apparently, the issue is common on x60/t60 machine and was never fixed properly. And

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
On Mon 2013-07-08 21:13:21, Greg KH wrote: On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me.

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me. Aha: I guess that's why the file is not writable: pavel@amd:~$ dmesg | grep -i aspm ACPI FADT

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:10 AM, Pavel Machek pa...@ucw.cz wrote: Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me. Aha: I guess that's why the file is not

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 11:49:06AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: On Mon 2013-07-08 21:13:21, Greg KH wrote: On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-09 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me. Aha: I guess that's why the file is not writable: pavel@amd:~$ dmesg | grep -i aspm

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-08 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to > PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list:

/sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-08 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Its help text says: CONFIG_PCIEASPM: This enables OS control over PCI Express ASPM (Active State Power Management) and Clock Power Management. ASPM supports state L0/L0s/L1. ... ASPM can be disabled or

/sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-08 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Its help text says: CONFIG_PCIEASPM: This enables OS control over PCI Express ASPM (Active State Power Management) and Clock Power Management. ASPM supports state L0/L0s/L1. ... ASPM can be disabled or

Re: /sys/module/pcie_aspm/parameters/policy not writable?

2013-07-08 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Jul 09, 2013 at 03:26:11AM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote: Hi! My thinkpad has rather high ping latencies... and perhaps it is due to PCIE ASPM. Why would that be the problem? The odds that the PCIE bus is the issue seems strange to me. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send