Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] PCI/ASPM: Add helper to encode L1SS T_POWER_ON fields

From: Manivannan Sadhasivam

Date: Mon Mar 16 2026 - 00:51:29 EST


On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 06:10:38PM +0530, Krishna Chaitanya Chundru wrote:
> Add a shared helper to encode the PCIe L1 PM Substates T_POWER_ON
> parameter into the T_POWER_ON_Scale and T_POWER_ON_Value fields.
>
> This helper can be used by the controller drivers to change the
> default/wrong value of T_POWER_ON in L1ss capability register to
> avoid incorrect calculation of LTR_L1.2_THRESHOLD value.
>
> The helper converts a T_POWER_ON time specified in microseconds into
> the appropriate scale/value encoding defined by the PCIe spec r7.0,
> sec 7.8.3.2. Values that exceed the maximum encodable range are clamped
> to the largest representable encoding.
>
> Signed-off-by: Krishna Chaitanya Chundru <krishna.chundru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/pci/pci.h | 2 ++
> drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
> index 13d998fbacce6698514d92500dfea03cc562cdc2..48964602d802e114a6a2481df3fb75d9e178a31b 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
> @@ -1105,6 +1105,7 @@ void pcie_aspm_pm_state_change(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool locked);
> void pcie_aspm_powersave_config_link(struct pci_dev *pdev);
> void pci_configure_ltr(struct pci_dev *pdev);
> void pci_bridge_reconfigure_ltr(struct pci_dev *pdev);
> +void pcie_encode_t_power_on(u16 t_power_on_us, u8 *scale, u8 *value);
> #else
> static inline void pcie_aspm_remove_cap(struct pci_dev *pdev, u32 lnkcap) { }
> static inline void pcie_aspm_init_link_state(struct pci_dev *pdev) { }
> @@ -1113,6 +1114,7 @@ static inline void pcie_aspm_pm_state_change(struct pci_dev *pdev, bool locked)
> static inline void pcie_aspm_powersave_config_link(struct pci_dev *pdev) { }
> static inline void pci_configure_ltr(struct pci_dev *pdev) { }
> static inline void pci_bridge_reconfigure_ltr(struct pci_dev *pdev) { }
> +static inline void pcie_encode_t_power_on(u16 t_power_on_us, u8 *scale, u8 *value) { }
> #endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_PCIE_ECRC
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
> index 21f5d23e0b61bd7e1163cc869fe9356d1ab87b34..d7f9ae9e48c25dbc2d9b4887e2f74623688098e0 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pcie/aspm.c
> @@ -525,6 +525,49 @@ static u32 calc_l12_pwron(struct pci_dev *pdev, u32 scale, u32 val)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * pcie_encode_t_power_on - Encode T_POWER_ON into scale and value fields
> + * @t_power_on_us: T_POWER_ON time in microseconds
> + * @scale: Encoded T_POWER_ON_Scale (0..2)
> + * @value: Encoded T_POWER_ON_Value

Nit:

s/T_POWER_ON_Scale/T_POWER_ON Scale
s/T_POWER_ON_Value/T_POWER_ON Value

Same everywhere.

> + *
> + * T_POWER_ON is encoded as:
> + * T_POWER_ON(us) = scale_unit(us) * value
> + *
> + * where scale_unit is selected by @scale:
> + * 0: 2us
> + * 1: 10us
> + * 2: 100us
> + *
> + * If @t_power_on_us exceeds the maximum representable value, the result
> + * is clamped to the largest encodable T_POWER_ON.
> + *
> + * See PCIe r7.0, sec 7.8.3.2.
> + */
> +void pcie_encode_t_power_on(u16 t_power_on_us, u8 *scale, u8 *value)
> +{
> + u8 maxv = FIELD_MAX(PCI_L1SS_CTL2_T_PWR_ON_VALUE);

Since this API is for changing the 'capabilities register', you should use
PCI_L1SS_CAP_P_PWR_ON_VALUE.

> +
> + /*
> + * T_POWER_ON_Value ("value") is a 5-bit field with max
> + * value of 31.

Use max 80 columns for comments.

- Mani

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