> -----Original Message-----
> From: Koul, Vinod
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:23 AM
> To: Jiang, Dave <dave.ji...@intel.com>
> Cc: Gavin Guo <gavin....@canonical.com>; dmaeng...@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Williams, Dan J
> <dan.j.willi...@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: ioatdma(Intel(R) I/OAT DMA Engine init failed)
>
> On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 08:19:30PM +0530, Jiang, Dave wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gavin Guo [mailto:gavin....@canonical.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 8:19 PM
> > > To: Jiang, Dave <dave.ji...@intel.com>
> > > Cc: Koul, Vinod <vinod.k...@intel.com>; dmaeng...@vger.kernel.org;
> > > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Williams, Dan J
> > > <dan.j.willi...@intel.com>
> > > Subject: Re: ioatdma(Intel(R) I/OAT DMA Engine init failed)
> > >
> > > On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 12:49 AM, Jiang, Dave <dave.ji...@intel.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2016-05-18 at 13:27 +0000, Gavin Guo wrote:
> > > >> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Vinod Koul <vinod.k...@intel.com>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 06:08:20PM +0800, Gavin Guo wrote:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > The following error messages can be observed on the Intel
> > > >> > > Haswell-E
> > > >> > > chipset with v3.13 kernel. After the analysis, I found there is
> > > >> > > no
> > > >> > > difference in the logic of these error messages in the current
> > > >> > > upstream kernel. I also searched the git log and can't find any
> > > >> > > commit
> > > >> > > which is fix to the error(correct me if I am wrong). The
> > > >> > > following is
> > > >> > > the detail, and I'll really appreciate if there is any comment.
> > > >> > > :)
> > > >> > 3.13 is ancient, can you check this on latest kernel
> > > >> Thank you for the comment. It's running on the production system.
> > > >> However,
> > > >> I'll try to figure out if it's possible to test the latest kernel.
> > > >
> > > > I wonder if you don't have the extended PCI config space access enabled
> > > > in your kernel config.
> > >
> > > Really thanks for your advice. :)
> > >
> > > I searched the internet about the extended PCI config space and found
> > > the link:
> > >
> > > [Patch v2] Make PCI extended config space (MMCONFIG) a driver opt-in
> > > http://lwn.net/Articles/263288/
> >
> > Can you try calling pci_enable_ext_config() in the PCI probe for your
> > kernel? I just haven't seen this issue in the latest kernel.
>
> Do we need that to be called explicitly by driver, should that not be enabled
> by default?
It used to be but the patch seems to indicate it's an opt in thing. But what I
don't get is I have never encountered this issue.
>
> >
> > >
> > > And I checked the config and found the CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG=y. The
> > > following string also can be observed in the dmesg:
> > >
> > > [ 1.419853] PCI: MMCONFIG for domain 0000 [bus 00-ff] at
> > > [mem0x80000000-0x8fffffff] (base 0x80000000)
> > > [ 1.419855] PCI: MMCONFIG at [mem 0x80000000-0x8fffffff] reserved in
> > > E820
> > >
> > > It seems the extended PCI config space is enabled. If there is
> > > anything missed?
> > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.0: channel error register unreachable
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.0: channel enumeration error
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.0: Intel(R) I/OAT DMA Engine init failed
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.1: channel error register unreachable
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.1: channel enumeration error
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.1: Intel(R) I/OAT DMA Engine init failed
> > > >> > > ...
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.7: channel error register unreachable
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.7: channel enumeration error
> > > >> > > ioatdma 0000:00:04.7: Intel(R) I/OAT DMA Engine init failed
> > > >> > > mei_me 0000:00:16.0: initialization failed.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > There are 8 I/OAT DMA controllers on the Haswell-E chipset:
> > > >> > > 8086:2f20 ~ 8086:2f27
> > > >> > > 80:04.0 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 0 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.1 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 1 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.2 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 2 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.3 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 3 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.4 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 4 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.5 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 5 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.6 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 6 (rev 02)
> > > >> > > 80:04.7 System peripheral: Intel Corporation Haswell-E DMA
> > > >> > > Channel 7 (rev 02)
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Analysis:
> > > >> > > The bug happens when the driver is resetting DMA controller, this
> > > >> > > is
> > > >> > > the sequence: The function, ioat_pci_probe, is called when the
> > > >> > > DMA
> > > >> > > controller is detected by the PCI bus. Then,
> > > >> > > ioat3_dma_probe -> ioat_probe -> ioat2_enumerate_channels ->
> > > >> > > ioat3_reset_hw. The following code can be found in the
> > > >> > > ioat3_reset_hw:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > drivers/dma/ioat/dma_v3.c:
> > > >> > > chanerr = readl(chan->reg_base + IOAT_CHANERR_OFFSET);
> > > >> > > writel(chanerr, chan->reg_base + IOAT_CHANERR_OFFSET);
> > > >> > > ...
> > > >> > > err = pci_read_config_dword(pdev,
> > > >> > > IOAT_PCI_CHANERR_INT_OFFSET, &chanerr);
> > > >> > > if (err) {
> > > >> > > dev_err(&pdev->dev,
> > > >> > > "channel error register unreachable\n");
> > > >> > > return err;
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Obviously, there are something wrong in the channel error
> > > >> > > register
> > > >> > > reset process. Then all the way back to ioat_probe(). Because the
> > > >> > > error happens, the dma->chancnt will be set to 0:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > drivers/dma/ioat/dma.c:
> > > >> > > if (!dma->chancnt) {
> > > >> > > dev_err(dev, "channel enumeration error\n");
> > > >> > > goto err_setup_interrupts;
> > > >> > > }
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Finally back to ioat_pci_probe:
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > drivers/dma/ioat/pci.c:
> > > >> > > err = ioat3_dma_probe(device, ioat_dca_enabled);
> > > >> > > else
> > > >> > > return -ENODEV;
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > if (err) {
> > > >> > > dev_err(dev, "Intel(R) I/OAT DMA Engine init
> > > >> > > failed\n");
> > > >> > > return -ENODEV;
> > > >> > --
> > > >> > ~Vinod
>
> --
> ~Vinod
