Re: [PATCH 0/2] PCI: decode disable fixes

[Bjorn Helgaas]

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Since 2.6.36 (253d2e5498), we've disabled MEM & IO decoding while we size
> BARs (except for host bridge devices).  These patches tweak this in two
> ways:
>
> 1) We only kept decoding disabled while sizing the low-order dword
> of 64-bit BARs.  I think we should keep it disabled while we do the
> high-order dword also.
>
> 2) I think we should also disable decoding while updating 64-bit BARs,
> e.g., when we move a device into an aperture of an upstream bridge.  I'm
> only proposing to disable decoding for 64-bit BAR updates because 32-bit
> ones can be done atomically, while 64-bit updates require two writes and
> the half-written state is a potential problem.
>
> I'm considering these changes for the 3.6 merge window, which is
> approaching fast, so let me know if you see issues with either of these.
>
> ---
>
> Bjorn Helgaas (2):
>       PCI: leave MEM and IO decoding disabled during 64-bit BAR sizing, too
>       PCI: disable MEM decoding while updating 64-bit MEM BARs
>
>
>  drivers/pci/probe.c     |    6 +++---
>  drivers/pci/setup-res.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

I applied these to my "next" branch.
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