Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Xen/pciback: Implement PCI slot or bus reset with 'do_flr' SysFS attribute

[Govinda Tatti <govinda.tatti@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > Furthermore, contrary to what you claim in
> > > your reply to Pasi, I can't see where you try an actual FLR first -
> > > you go straight to pci_probe_reset_{slot,bus}(). If you actually
> > > tried FLR first, only falling back to the other methods as "emulation",
> > > I could certainly agree with the file name chosen.
> > Currently, multiple resets are being invoked (independently) in the context
> > of "xl attach/detach/shutdown/reboot".
> >
> > - pci_reset_function_locked (invoked by pcistub_put_pci_dev())
> >     This function tries various PCI reset methods including FLR.
> > - pcistub_reset_dev (called by toolsstack based on "do_flr" attribute)
> While related in a certain way, I can't really see how this addresses
> the comment.
pcistub_reset_dev() just tries slot or bus reset but not FLR since it is 
being
checked and executed by pci_reset_function_locked() if supported. May be 
we can
add FLR reset code to pcistub_reset_dev() and try FLR first before 
fall-back to
slot/bus reset.

Cheers
GOVINDA



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