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Date:   Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:39:19 -0600
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
To:     Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] pcie-qcom: provide a way to power up qca6390 chip
 on RB5 platform
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On Sat, Jan 30, 2021 at 01:19:10AM +0300, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jan 2021 at 00:50, Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 06:45:21AM +0300, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > > On 28/01/2021 22:26, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 11:52 AM Dmitry Baryshkov
> > > > <dmitry.baryshkov@linaro.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Some Qualcomm platforms require to power up an external device before
> > > > > probing the PCI bus. E.g. on RB5 platform the QCA6390 WiFi/BT chip needs
> > > > > to be powered up before PCIe0 bus is probed. Add a quirk to the
> > > > > respective PCIe root bridge to attach to the power domain if one is
> > > > > required, so that the QCA chip is started before scanning the PCIe bus.
> > > >
> > > > This is solving a generic problem in a specific driver. It needs to be
> > > > solved for any PCI host and any device.
> > >
> > > Ack. I see your point here.
> > >
> > > As this would require porting code from powerpc/spark of-pci code and
> > > changing pcie port driver to apply power supply before bus probing happens,
> > > I'd also ask for the comments from PCI maintainers. Will that solution be
> > > acceptable to you?
> >
> > I can't say without seeing the code.  I don't know enough about this
> > scenario to envision how it might look.
> >
> > I guess the QCA6390 is a PCIe device?  Why does it need to be powered
> > up before probing?  Shouldn't we get a link-up interrupt when it is
> > powered up so we could probe it then?
> 
> Not quite. QCA6390 is a multifunction device, with PCIe and serial
> parts. It has internal power regulators which once enabled will
> powerup the PCIe, serial and radio parts. There is no need to manage
> regulators. Once enabled they will automatically handle device
> suspend/resume, etc.

OK, just elaborate on this a bit in the commit log so the topology
makes sense to someone with no prior knowledge of QCA6390.

Bjorn