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The prefix/header of a TLP that caused an error may be recorded in the AER Capability and emitted to the kernel log in raw hex format. Document the existence and usage of tlp-tool, which decodes the TLP Header into human-readable form. The TLP Header hints at the root cause of an error, yet is often ignored because of its seeming opaqueness. Instead, PCIe errors are frequently worked around by a change in the kernel without fully understanding the actual source of the problem. With more documentation on available tools we'll hopefully come up with better solutions. There are also wireshark dissectors for TLPs, but it seems they expect a complete TLP, not just the header, and they cannot grok the hex format emitted by the kernel directly. tlp-tool appears to be the most cut and dried solution out there. Signed-off-by: Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de> Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com> Reviewed-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@linux.intel.com> Cc: Maciej Grochowski <mx2pg@pm.me> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/bf826c41b4c1d255c7dcb16e266b52f774d944ed.1774246067.git.lukas@wunner.de