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Date:   Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:33:27 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] PCI: Add PCIe to pcie_print_link_status() messages
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On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:16:38 -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Currently the pcie_print_link_status() will print PCIe bandwidth
> and link width information but does not mention it is pertaining
> to the PCIe.  Since this and related functions are used exclusively
> by networking drivers today users may get confused into thinking
> that it's the NIC bandwidth that is being talked about.  Insert a
> "PCIe" into the messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com>

Hi Bjorn!

Could this small change still make it into 4.17 or are you planning to
apply it in 4.18 cycle?  IMHO the message clarification may be worth
considering for 4.17..

>  drivers/pci/pci.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> index aa86e904f93c..73a0a4993f6a 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
> @@ -5273,11 +5273,11 @@ void pcie_print_link_status(struct pci_dev *dev)
>  	bw_avail = pcie_bandwidth_available(dev, &limiting_dev, &speed, &width);
>  
>  	if (bw_avail >= bw_cap)
> -		pci_info(dev, "%u.%03u Gb/s available bandwidth (%s x%d link)\n",
> +		pci_info(dev, "%u.%03u Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth (%s x%d link)\n",
>  			 bw_cap / 1000, bw_cap % 1000,
>  			 PCIE_SPEED2STR(speed_cap), width_cap);
>  	else
> -		pci_info(dev, "%u.%03u Gb/s available bandwidth, limited by %s x%d link at %s (capable of %u.%03u Gb/s with %s x%d link)\n",
> +		pci_info(dev, "%u.%03u Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth, limited by %s x%d link at %s (capable of %u.%03u Gb/s with %s x%d link)\n",
>  			 bw_avail / 1000, bw_avail % 1000,
>  			 PCIE_SPEED2STR(speed), width,
>  			 limiting_dev ? pci_name(limiting_dev) : "<unknown>",