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SubjectRe: [PATCH] PCI: iproc: Set all 24 bits of PCI class code
On Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 07:13:06PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Wednesday 05 January 2022 09:51:48 Ray Jui wrote:
> > On 1/5/2022 1:35 AM, Pali Rohár wrote:

> > 2. I suppose 'PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI_NORMAL' is defined in some common PCI
> > header in a separate patch as described in the commit message. Then how
> > come these patches are not constructed with a patch series?
>
> Yes, PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI_NORMAL is a new constant for common pci header
> file defined in patch linked in commit message.
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-pci/20211220145140.31898-1-pali@kernel.org/
>
> Originally I included this change in v1 of linked patch in December but
> I realized that it does not match standard PCI config space (different
> offset 0x43c vs 0x08 and also different shift 0x8 vs 0x0) and probably
> there is something either incorrect or really non-standard. So later in
> December I dropped iproc_pcie_check_link() change in v2 of the linked
> patch where is introduced PCI_CLASS_BRIDGE_PCI_NORMAL and now sent new
> change for iproc_pcie_check_link() separately.
>
> Technically, linked patch in commit message is just extracting code into
> the common macros without any functional changed. But change in this
> iproc_pcie_check_link() has also functional change as now also lower 8
> bits of class code are changed. So in my opinion this patch should be
> really separate of linked patch.
>
> I hope that Lorenzo and Bjorn take patches in correct order...

If patches are not sent together in a series, you can't assume
anything about the order they'll be applied in. Adding a note about
"this patch depends patch X" helps a little but adds a fair amount of
friction to the process.

Bjorn

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