Public bug reported:

PCI Express x16 Bus record disappeared in the HWInfo64 bus section after 
installation of Lubuntu as dual boot
Notebook model is HP Pavilion - 17-ab403ng

The Hwinfo64 report delivers the following results for my HP Pavilion:

1.      in the motherboard section

Motherboard Slots:      2xPCI Express x1, 1xPCI Express x8, 1xPCI
Express x16

1.      in the bus section

PCI Express x8 Bus #1 [J6B2]    
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti [HP] 
[General Information]   
Device Name:    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti [HP]
Original Device Name:   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (GP107M)
Device Class:   VGA Compatible Adapter
Revision ID:    A1
PCI Address (Bus: Device:
Function) Number:       1:0:0
PCI Latency Timer:      0
Hardware ID:    PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C8C&SUBSYS_84ED103C&REV_A1
[PCI Express]   
Version:        3.0
Maximum Link Width:     16x
Current Link Width:     8x
Maximum Link Speed:     8.0 GT/s
Current Link Speed:     2.5 GT/s
Device/Port Type:       PCI Express Endpoint
Slot Implemented:       No
Emergency Power Reduction:      Not Supported
Active State Power Management (ASPM) Support:   L0s and L1
Active State Power Management (ASPM) Status:    L0s and L1 Entry
L0s Exit Latency:       256 - 512 ns
L1 Exit Latency:        2 - 4 us
Maximum Payload Size Supported: 256 bytes
Maximum Payload Size:   256 bytes
Resizable BAR Support:  Not Supported
[System Resources]      
Interrupt Line: N/A
Interrupt Pin:  INTA#
Memory Base Address 0   63000000
Memory Base Address 1   50000000
Memory Base Address 3   60000000
I/O Base Address 5      0
[Features]      
Bus Mastering:  Enabled
Running At 66 MHz:      Not Capable
Fast Back-to-Back Transactions: Not Capable
[Driver Information]    
Driver Manufacturer:    NVIDIA
Driver Description:     NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Driver Provider:        NVIDIA
Driver Version: 27.21.14.6627 (GeForce 466.27)
Driver Date:    23-Apr-2021
DCH/UWD Driver: Capable
DeviceInstanceId        
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C8C&SUBSYS_84ED103C&REV_A1\4&33ECA368&0&0008
Location Paths  PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0100)#PCI(0000)

The PCI Express bus enumeration ends with #3 and the NVMe PCIe SSD
controller is not listed.

However, a Hwinfo64 report of a comparable board can be found on the
Internet.

There, an NVMe PCIe SSD controller is listed in the Bus section (see
below) under PCI Express x4.

PCI Express x4 Bus #4
Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD Controller

[General Information]   
Device Name:    Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD Controller 
Original Device Name:   Samsung Electronics NVMe PCIe SSD Controller 
Device Class:   NVMe Controller 
Revision ID:    0 
PCI Address (Bus: Device: Function) Number:     4:0:0 
PCI Latency Timer:      0 
Hardware ID:    PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A808&SUBSYS_A801144D&REV_00 
[PCI Express]   
Version:        3.0 
Maximum Link Width:     4x 
Current Link Width:     4x 
Maximum Link Speed:     8.0 GT/s 
Current Link Speed:     8.0 GT/s 
Device/Port Type:       PCI Express Endpoint 
Slot Implemented:       No 
Emergency Power Reduction:      Not Supported 
Active State Power Management (ASPM) Support:   L1 
Active State Power Management (ASPM) Status:    L1 Entry 
L0s Exit Latency:       >4 us 
L1 Exit Latency:        32 - 64 us 
Maximum Payload Size Supported: 256 bytes 
Maximum Payload Size:   256 bytes 
[System Resources]      
Interrupt Line: N/A 
Interrupt Pin:  INTA# 
Memory Base Address 0   AD200000 
[Features]      
Bus Mastering:  Enabled 
Running At 66 MHz:      Not Capable 
Fast Back-to-Back Transactions: Not Capable 
[Driver Information]    
Driver Manufacturer:    Standard NVM Express Controller 
Driver Description:     Standard NVM Express Controller 
Driver Provider:        Microsoft 
Driver Version: 10.0.19041.488 
Driver Date:    21-Jun-2006 
DeviceInstanceId        
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A808&SUBSYS_A801144D&REV_00\4&CDF9F35&0&00DC 
Location Paths  PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1B04)#PCI(0000) 

My HP Pavilion, on the other hand, does not have a PCI Express x4 slot,
but it does have a PCI Express x8 slot. According to the Hwinfo64 report
of my HP Pavilion notebook, the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
(GP107M) sits in the PCI Express x8 slot. Specified for this graphics
card is: x4.

Maximum Link Width:     16x

In the Hwinfo64 report of the board used for comparison, the graphics
card is attached to the PCI Express x16 bus #1 (see below) as listed in
the Bus section, i.e. in the correct place (16 lanes).

PCI Express x16 Bus #1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 [GIGABYTE]

[General Information]   
Device Name:    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 [GIGABYTE] 
Original Device Name:   NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (GP106M/N17P-G1) 
Device Class:   VGA Compatible Adapter 
Revision ID:    A1 
PCI Address (Bus:Device:Function) Number:       1:0:0 
PCI Latency Timer:      0 
Hardware ID:    PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C20&SUBSYS_16521458&REV_A1 
        
        
Version:        3.0 
Maximum Link Width:     16x 
Current Link Width:     16x 
Maximum Link Speed:     8.0 GT/s 
Current Link Speed:     2.5 GT/s 
Device/Port Type:       PCI Express Endpoint 
Slot Implemented:       No 
Emergency Power Reduction:      Not Supported 
Active State Power Management (ASPM) Support:   L0s and L1 
Active State Power Management (ASPM) Status:    L0s and L1 Entry 
L0s Exit Latency:       256 - 512 ns 
L1 Exit Latency:        8 - 16 us 
Maximum Payload Size Supported: 256 bytes 
Maximum Payload Size:   256 bytes 
        
[System Resources]      
Interrupt Line: N/A 
Interrupt Pin:  INTA# 
Memory Base Address 0   AC000000 
Memory Base Address 1   80000000 
Memory Base Address 3   90000000 
I/O Base Address 5      0 
        
[Features]      
Bus Mastering:  Enabled 
Running At 66 MHz:      Not Capable 
Fast Back-to-Back Transactions: Not Capable 
        
[Driver Information]    
Driver Manufacturer:    NVIDIA 
Driver Description:     NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 
Driver Provider:        NVIDIA 
Driver Version: 27.21.14.5167 (GeForce 451.67) 
Driver Date:    05-Jul-2020 
DCH/UWD Driver: Capable 
DeviceInstanceId        
PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1C20&SUBSYS_16521458&REV_A1\4&DAED9F9&0&0008 
Location Paths  PCIROOT(0)#PCI(0100)#PCI(0000) 

In the System Buses section of the SiSoft Sandra report of my Pavilion
notebook (see below), there is a warning 1204 at the end. Possibly, the
reference there to the higher maximum supported speed is due to the
lower number of lanes (8 in the bus instead of 16).

SiSoftware Sandra Systembusse
Systembusse
Schnittstellenversion: 2.30
PCI Busse: 4
PCIe Busse: 3
Systembus
Typ: PCI
Gerätenummer: 0
Multiplikator: 1x
Systembus
Typ: PCIe 3.0 x8 2.5Gbps
Gerätenummer: 1
Multiplikator: 3x
Bridge: Intel Core6 (Skylake) PCIe Controller (x16)
Systembus
Typ: PCIe 3.0 x1 2.5Gbps
Gerätenummer: 2
Multiplikator: 3x
Bridge: Intel ICH300 (Cannon Point) PCI Express Root Port #14
Gerät mit Anschluss verbunden: HP RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC
Systembus
Typ: PCIe 3.0 x1 2.5Gbps
Gerätenummer: 3
Multiplikator: 3x
Bridge: Intel ICH300 (Cannon Point) PCI Express Root Port #16
Gerät mit Anschluss verbunden: HP RTS522A PCI Express Card Reader
Leistungstipps
Warning 1204: Speed is below the maximum supported speed. The device may be in 
power-saving mode.
Tip 3: Press Enter or double-click on a tip to find out more information.

If there is a possibility to disconnect the NVIDIA graphics card
electrically, I could unscrew the notebook, do the disconnection and
boot the Windows partition (In the default setting, another graphics
card is active, after all). The hardware initialization should then
assign the NVMe SSD to the correct port, since the NVIDIA graphics card
is no longer present.

What could be the reason that the PCI Express x16 Bus is not listed by
HWINFO in the BUS section of the HP notebook and why the NVIDIA Graphics
card is assigned to the PCI Express x8 Bus of the HP notebook instead of
the PCI Express x16 Bus?

Thank you very much.

** Affects: ubuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: pcie uefi

** Attachment added: "HWInfo64 report documentiing PCIe false assignment"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1949234/+attachment/5537075/+files/HP_Pavilion_DESKTOP-G0SDP1M_HWiNFO64%20v7.12-4580_Bios_F.31.docx

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