@Miroslav:

> My question is: What side effect can I expect from "pcie_aspm=off"?

PCI Express Active State Power Management (ASPM) defines a protocol for the PCI 
Express components in the D0 (fully on)
operating state to reduce the Link power. This is achieved by putting their 
Links into a low power state and informing the
other end of the link to go into a low power state too.

The Pros to using ASPM:

+ saving power, depends on your machine and devices on the PCI link, but
could be a Watt or  so of savings. Your mileage may vary.

Cons:
- introduces device latency 
- the default mode is based on the BIOS settings, which may be wrong

One can experiment with different pcie_aspm settings, for example:

pcie_aspm=off  
   - disables ASPM.
pcie_aspm=default 
   -  use BIOS provided ASPM settings
pcie_aspm=performance
   - disables ASPM and clock power management
pcie_aspm=powersave
   - highest power saving mode, enable ASPM and clock power management

References:
*  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_State_Power_Management

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