[J/linux-riscv][PATCH] UBUNTU: SAUCE: pci: Work around ASMedia ASM2824 PCIe link training failures

Dimitri John Ledkov dimitri.ledkov at canonical.com
Mon Mar 14 18:19:12 UTC 2022


From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at orcam.me.uk>

Attempt to handle cases with a downstream port of the ASMedia ASM2824
PCIe switch where link training never completes and the link continues
switching between speeds indefinitely with the data link layer never
reaching the active state.

It has been observed with a downstream port of the ASMedia ASM2824 Gen 3
switch wired to the upstream port of the Pericom PI7C9X2G304 Gen 2
switch, using a Delock Riser Card PCI Express x1 > 2 x PCIe x1 device,
P/N 41433, wired to a SiFive HiFive Unmatched board.  In this setup the
switches are supposed to negotiate the link speed of preferably 5.0GT/s,
falling back to 2.5GT/s.

However the link continues oscillating between the two speeds, at the
rate of 34-35 times per second, with link training reported repeatedly
active ~84% of the time, e.g.:

02:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2824 PCIe Gen3 Packet Switch [1b21:2824] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
[...]
	Bus: primary=02, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
[...]
	Capabilities: [80] Express (v2) Downstream Port (Slot+), MSI 00
[...]
		LnkSta:	Speed 5GT/s (downgraded), Width x1 (ok)
			TrErr- Train+ SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
[...]
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 8GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis+, Selectable De-emphasis: -3.5dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
[...]

Forcibly limiting the target link speed to 2.5GT/s with the upstream
ASM2824 device makes the two switches communicate correctly however:

02:03.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM2824 PCIe Gen3 Packet Switch [1b21:2824] (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
[...]
	Bus: primary=02, secondary=05, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
[...]
	Capabilities: [80] Express (v2) Downstream Port (Slot+), MSI 00
[...]
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s (downgraded), Width x1 (ok)
			TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
[...]
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis+, Selectable De-emphasis: -3.5dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
[...]

and then:

05:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Pericom Semiconductor PI7C9X2G304 EL/SL PCIe2 3-Port/4-Lane Packet Switch [12d8:2304] (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
[...]
	Bus: primary=05, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=0
[...]
	Capabilities: [c0] Express (v2) Upstream Port, MSI 00
[...]
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s (downgraded), Width x1 (downgraded)
			TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
[...]
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
[...]

Removing the speed restriction afterwards makes the two devices switch
to 5.0GT/s then.

Make use of these observations then and detect the inability to train
the link, by checking for the Data Link Layer Link Active status bit
implemented by the ASM2824 being off while the Link Bandwidth Management
Status indicating that hardware has changed the link speed or width in
an attempt to correct unreliable link operation.

Restrict the speed to 2.5GT/s then with the Target Link Speed field,
request a retrain and wait 200ms for the data link to go up.  If this
turns out successful, then lift the restriction, letting the devices
negotiate a higher speed.  Also check for a 2.5GT/s speed restriction
the firmware may have already arranged and lift it too with ports that
already report their data link being up.

Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro at orcam.me.uk>
BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1964796
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/alpine.DEB.2.21.2202010240190.58572@angie.orcam.me.uk/raw
Signed-off-by: Dimitri John Ledkov <dimitri.ledkov at canonical.com>
---

 Did a test build, and test boot on Unmatched. Not much else I can
 test, as I don't actually have PCIe cards that I can connect to my
 board. I don't see any issues with NVMe, and the pci bridge is
 visible and appears to be operational. Maybe I should try get a
 useful PCIe card for my Unmatched. I.e. some old nvidia card
 supported with open source drivers maybe?!

 drivers/pci/quirks.c    | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/pci_ids.h |  1 +
 2 files changed, 99 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
index 8e35273673..8f76ccd133 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  * file, where their drivers can use them.
  */
 
+#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
@@ -5906,3 +5907,100 @@ static void nvidia_ion_ahci_fixup(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	pdev->dev_flags |= PCI_DEV_FLAGS_HAS_MSI_MASKING;
 }
 DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_FINAL(PCI_VENDOR_ID_NVIDIA, 0x0ab8, nvidia_ion_ahci_fixup);
+
+/*
+ * Retrain the link of a downstream PCIe port by hand if necessary.
+ *
+ * This is needed at least where a downstream port of the ASMedia ASM2824
+ * Gen 3 switch is wired to the upstream port of the Pericom PI7C9X2G304
+ * Gen 2 switch, and observed with the Delock Riser Card PCI Express x1 >
+ * 2 x PCIe x1 device, P/N 41433, plugged into the SiFive HiFive Unmatched
+ * board.
+ *
+ * In such a configuration the switches are supposed to negotiate the link
+ * speed of preferably 5.0GT/s, falling back to 2.5GT/s.  However the link
+ * continues switching between the two speeds indefinitely and the data
+ * link layer never reaches the active state, with link training reported
+ * repeatedly active ~84% of the time.  Forcing the target link speed to
+ * 2.5GT/s with the upstream ASM2824 device makes the two switches talk to
+ * each other correctly however.  And more interestingly retraining with a
+ * higher target link speed afterwards lets the two successfully negotiate
+ * 5.0GT/s.
+ *
+ * With the ASM2824 we can rely on the otherwise optional Data Link Layer
+ * Link Active status bit and in the failed link training scenario it will
+ * be off along with the Link Bandwidth Management Status indicating that
+ * hardware has changed the link speed or width in an attempt to correct
+ * unreliable link operation.  For a port that has been left unconnected
+ * both bits will be clear.  So use this information to detect the problem
+ * rather than polling the Link Training bit and watching out for flips or
+ * at least the active status.
+ *
+ * Restrict the speed to 2.5GT/s then with the Target Link Speed field,
+ * request a retrain and wait 200ms for the data link to go up.  If this
+ * turns out successful, then lift the restriction, letting the devices
+ * negotiate a higher speed.  Also check for a 2.5GT/s speed restriction
+ * the firmware may have already arranged and lift it too with ports that
+ * already report their data link being up.
+ */
+static void pcie_downstream_link_retrain(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+	u16 lnksta, lnkctl2;
+	u8 pos;
+
+	pos = pci_find_capability(dev, PCI_CAP_ID_EXP);
+	WARN_ON(!pos);
+	if (!pos)
+		return;
+
+	pci_read_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2, &lnkctl2);
+	pci_read_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA, &lnksta);
+	if ((lnksta & (PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_LBMS | PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_DLLLA)) ==
+	    PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_LBMS) {
+		unsigned long timeout;
+		u16 lnkctl;
+
+		pci_info(dev, "broken device, retraining non-functional downstream link at 2.5GT/s...\n");
+
+		pci_read_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, &lnkctl);
+		lnkctl |= PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_RL;
+		lnkctl2 &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2_TLS;
+		lnkctl2 |= PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2_TLS_2_5GT;
+		pci_write_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2, lnkctl2);
+		pci_write_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, lnkctl);
+
+		timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(200);
+		do {
+			pci_read_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKSTA,
+					     &lnksta);
+			if (lnksta & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_DLLLA)
+				break;
+			usleep_range(10000, 20000);
+		} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));
+
+		pci_info(dev, "retraining %s!\n",
+			 lnksta & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_DLLLA ?
+			 "succeeded" : "failed");
+	}
+
+	if ((lnksta & PCI_EXP_LNKSTA_DLLLA) &&
+	    (lnkctl2 & PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2_TLS) == PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2_TLS_2_5GT) {
+		u32 lnkcap;
+		u16 lnkctl;
+
+		pci_info(dev, "removing 2.5GT/s downstream link speed restriction\n");
+		pci_read_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, &lnkctl);
+		pci_read_config_dword(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCAP, &lnkcap);
+		lnkctl |= PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_RL;
+		lnkctl2 &= ~PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2_TLS;
+		lnkctl2 |= lnkcap & PCI_EXP_LNKCAP_SLS;
+		pci_write_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL2, lnkctl2);
+		pci_write_config_word(dev, pos + PCI_EXP_LNKCTL, lnkctl);
+	}
+}
+DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_HEADER(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ASMEDIA,
+			 PCI_DEVICE_ID_ASMEDIA_ASM2824,
+			 pcie_downstream_link_retrain);
+DECLARE_PCI_FIXUP_RESUME_EARLY(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ASMEDIA,
+			       PCI_DEVICE_ID_ASMEDIA_ASM2824,
+			       pcie_downstream_link_retrain);
diff --git a/include/linux/pci_ids.h b/include/linux/pci_ids.h
index 011f2f1ea5..810052d576 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci_ids.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci_ids.h
@@ -2562,6 +2562,7 @@
 #define PCI_SUBDEVICE_ID_QEMU            0x1100
 
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_ASMEDIA		0x1b21
+#define PCI_DEVICE_ID_ASMEDIA_ASM2824	0x2824
 
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_REDHAT		0x1b36
 
-- 
2.32.0




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