Re: [PATCH v6 4/5] ixgbe: Report PCIe link properties with pcie_print_link_status()

2018-05-10 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Thu, 2018-05-03 at 15:00 -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > From: Bjorn Helgaas > > Previously the driver used pcie_get_minimum_link() to warn when the > NIC > is in a slot that can't supply as much bandwidth as the NIC could > use. > > pcie_get_minimum_link() can be

Re: [PATCH v6 4/5] ixgbe: Report PCIe link properties with pcie_print_link_status()

2018-05-10 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Thu, 2018-05-03 at 15:00 -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote: > From: Bjorn Helgaas > > Previously the driver used pcie_get_minimum_link() to warn when the > NIC > is in a slot that can't supply as much bandwidth as the NIC could > use. > > pcie_get_minimum_link() can be misleading because it finds

[PATCH v6 4/5] ixgbe: Report PCIe link properties with pcie_print_link_status()

2018-05-03 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
From: Bjorn Helgaas Previously the driver used pcie_get_minimum_link() to warn when the NIC is in a slot that can't supply as much bandwidth as the NIC could use. pcie_get_minimum_link() can be misleading because it finds the slowest link and the narrowest link (which may

[PATCH v6 4/5] ixgbe: Report PCIe link properties with pcie_print_link_status()

2018-05-03 Thread Bjorn Helgaas
From: Bjorn Helgaas Previously the driver used pcie_get_minimum_link() to warn when the NIC is in a slot that can't supply as much bandwidth as the NIC could use. pcie_get_minimum_link() can be misleading because it finds the slowest link and the narrowest link (which may be different links)