[PATCH v6 4/5] PCI/ERR: Use pcie_aer_is_native() to check for native AER control
Lukas Wunner
lukas at wunner.de
Thu Oct 23 21:29:00 AEDT 2025
On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 10:45:31PM +0800, Shuai Xue wrote:
> if (host->native_aer || pcie_ports_native) {
> pcie_clear_device_status(bridge);
> pci_aer_clear_nonfatal_status(bridge);
> }
>
> This code clears both the PCIe Device Status register and AER status
> registers when in native AER mode.
>
> pcie_clear_device_status() is renamed from
> pci_aer_clear_device_status(). Does it intends to clear only AER error
> status?
>
> - BIT 0: Correctable Error Detected
> - BIT 1: Non-Fatal Error Detected
> - BIT 2: Fatal Error Detected
> - BIT 3: Unsupported Request Detected
>
> From PCIe spec, BIT 0-2 are logged for functions supporting Advanced
> Error Handling.
>
> I am not sure if we should clear BIT 3, and also BIT 6 (Emergency Power
> Reduction Detected) and in case a AER error.
AFAIUI, bits 0 to 3 are what the PCIe r7.0 sec 6.2.1 calls
"baseline capability" error reporting. They're supported
even if AER is not supported.
Bit 6 has nothing to do with this AFAICS.
Thanks,
Lukas
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