Re: [PATCH v7] mmc: support BKOPS feature for eMMC

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Hi Jaehoon

Since you are planning to rework this patch, can you consider to
implement the periodic BKOPS level check and triggering BKOPS at level
1 when the queue is idle ?


On 24 February 2012 14:08, Jaehoon Chung <jh80.chung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 02/23/2012 06:05 PM, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>
>> On 23/02/12 04:21, Jaehoon Chung wrote:
>>> On 02/22/2012 11:11 PM, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 20/01/12 08:48, Jaehoon Chung wrote:
>>>>> Enable eMMC background operations (BKOPS) feature.
>>>>>
>>>>> If URGENT_BKOPS is set after a response, note that BKOPS
>>>>> are required. After all I/O requests are finished, run
>>>>> BKOPS if required. Should read/write operations be requested
>>>>> during BKOPS, first issue HPI to interrupt the ongoing BKOPS
>>>>> and then service the request.
>>>>
>>>> You are leaving bkops running and releasing the host.  Won't
>>>> that cause problems for other entry points to mmc services
>>>> e.g. system suspend (cache control, sleep etc), ioctl, sysfs,
>>>> etc
>>>
>>> I see. i will complement for your review.
>>
>> Please cc me.
>
> Sure..
>
>>
>>> Didn't you have the other comment?
>>
>> Well, yes.  I also suggest:
>>       - don't use host->lock spin lock at all
>>       - claim the host in the caller not in
>>       mmc_start_bkops()
>>
>> But the main issues are design issues not implementation.
>> i.e.
>>       - always run bkops at level 3 before doing any
>>       other requests - that requirement should probably
>>       be implemented in core rather than the block driver
>
> In core..it's reasonable..i will try that.
>
>>       - do not release the host while bkops are running
>
> Right..don't release the host. i will consider.
>
>>
>> And a new one:
>>       - how do you know that trim/discard/sanitize will not
>>       result in a need for bkops?
>
> Well, i didn't consider that case.
> but i think that need to control them.
>
> Thanks for comments.
>
> Best Regards,
> Jaehoon Chung
>
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