AMDGPU For Linux 5.10 Brings PCIe DPC Recovery, More RDNA2 Updates

[phoronix]

Phoronix: AMDGPU For Linux 5.10 Brings PCIe DPC Recovery, More RDNA2 Updates

Another batch of AMDGPU kernel driver updates have landed in DRM-Next ahead of the upcoming Linux 5.10 kernel cycle...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.10-AMDGPU-PCI-DPC

[rvanlaar]

eGPU hotplug support. Would that mean that one can hook up an eGPU while X is running, and it will use the external display or eGPU while rendering?

[agd5f]

DPC is about error containment not hotplug. The platform will isolate the device if it generates PCIe errors and the infrastructure provides a way to try to recover the device to a workable state if it ends up being isolated.

[zakhrov]

DPC is about error containment not hotplug. The platform will isolate the device if it generates PCIe errors and the infrastructure provides a way to try to recover the device to a workable state if it ends up being isolated.

Will this help the Dell G5 15 SE?

[rvanlaar]

DPC is about error containment not hotplug. The platform will isolate the device if it generates PCIe errors and the infrastructure provides a way to try to recover the device to a workable state if it ends up being isolated.

Thanks for extra information.

[agd5f]

Will this help the Dell G5 15 SE?

Unrelated. The Dell G5 15 SE needs a patch in the PCI core to allow the root port that the dGPU is attached to enter D3. Linux currently blocks this while windows allows it. We are trying to sort out what logic is required to safely enable this on Linux to avoid breaking any other platforms. You can work around it by setting `pcie_port_pm=force` on the kernel command line in grub

[zakhrov]

Unrelated. The Dell G5 15 SE needs a patch in the PCI core to allow the root port that the dGPU is attached to enter D3. Linux currently blocks this while windows allows it. We are trying to sort out what logic is required to safely enable this on Linux to avoid breaking any other platforms. You can work around it by setting `pcie_port_pm=force` on the kernel command line in grub

Cool Thanks for clarifying

[Zan Lynx]

Will this help the Dell G5 15 SE?

It will probably help with any laptop that has a loose USB-C connection. My Lenovo T580 gets freaky and has to be rebooted if I jiggle the cable. (Edit: Oh yeah and that's in Windows!)

It has some kind of double-wide USB-C for the official Lenovo docks but I use it with a Dell TB16 which is fine, but the connector is a little unstable.

[rvanlaar]

It will probably help with any laptop that has a loose USB-C connection. My Lenovo T580 ...

Interesting. My Lenovo X1 has that problem as well. Thunderbolt will disconnect when I jiggle the cable too much. It's only a problem under linux though. Windows can handle a disconnecting eGPU.

[Zan Lynx]

Interesting. My Lenovo X1 has that problem as well. Thunderbolt will disconnect when I jiggle the cable too much. It's only a problem under linux though. Windows can handle a disconnecting eGPU.

From what I've seen Windows can't even handle a disconnecting Ethernet device from the dock. It isn't every time, but it can fall into a state where the only thing that works is DisplayPort, all Thunderbolt connections are broken until I reboot, even if I disconnect the cable and replug it.