>-----Original Message----- >From: Tomas Henzl [mailto:thenzl@xxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 6:44 PM >To: Sumit Saxena; linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Cc: martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx; jejb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; >kashyap.desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] megaraid_sas: Send SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE command to >firmware > >On 17.10.2016 12:24, Sumit Saxena wrote: >> megaraid_sas driver returns SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE command back to SCSI >> layer without sending it to firmware as firmware takes care of flushing cache. >> This patch will change the driver behavior wrt SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE handling. >> If underlying firmware has support to handle the SYNCHORNIZE_CACHE, >> driver will send it for firmware otherwise complete it back to SCSI >> layer with SUCCESS immediately. >> If Firmware handle SYNCHORNIZE_CACHE for both VD and JBOD >> "canHandleSyncCache" bit in scratch pad register(offset 0x00B4) will >> be set. >> >> This behavior can be controlled via module parameter and user can >> fallback to old behavior of returning SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE by driver only >> without sending it to firmware. >> >> Signed-off-by: Sumit Saxena <sumit.saxena@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Signed-off-by: Kashyap Desai <kashyap.desai@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h | 3 +++ >> drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c | 14 ++++++-------- >> drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c | 3 +++ >> drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.h | 2 ++ >> 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h >> b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h >> index ca86c88..43fd14f 100644 >> --- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h >> +++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h >> @@ -1429,6 +1429,8 @@ enum FW_BOOT_CONTEXT { >> #define MR_MAX_REPLY_QUEUES_EXT_OFFSET_SHIFT 14 >> #define MR_MAX_MSIX_REG_ARRAY 16 >> #define MR_RDPQ_MODE_OFFSET 0X00800000 >> +#define MR_CAN_HANDLE_SYNC_CACHE_OFFSET 0X01000000 >> + >> /* >> * register set for both 1068 and 1078 controllers >> * structure extended for 1078 registers @@ -2140,6 +2142,7 @@ struct >> megasas_instance { >> u8 is_imr; >> u8 is_rdpq; >> bool dev_handle; >> + bool fw_sync_cache_support; >> }; >> struct MR_LD_VF_MAP { >> u32 size; >> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c >> b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c >> index 092387f..a4a8e2f 100644 >> --- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c >> +++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c >> @@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ unsigned int scmd_timeout = >> MEGASAS_DEFAULT_CMD_TIMEOUT; module_param(scmd_timeout, int, >> S_IRUGO); MODULE_PARM_DESC(scmd_timeout, "scsi command timeout >> (10-90s), default 90s. See megasas_reset_timer."); >> >> +bool block_sync_cache; >> +module_param(block_sync_cache, bool, S_IRUGO); >> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(block_sync_cache, "Block SYNC CACHE by driver >> +Default: 0(Send it to firmware)"); >> + >> MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); >> MODULE_VERSION(MEGASAS_VERSION); >> MODULE_AUTHOR("megaraidlinux.pdl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"); >> @@ -1700,16 +1704,10 @@ megasas_queue_command(struct Scsi_Host >*shost, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd) >> goto out_done; >> } >> >> - switch (scmd->cmnd[0]) { >> - case SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE: >> - /* >> - * FW takes care of flush cache on its own >> - * No need to send it down >> - */ >> + if ((scmd->cmnd[0] == SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE) && >> + (!instance->fw_sync_cache_support)) { > >Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't the logic inverted? >when fw_sync_cache_support is true it means that there is a flash cache or a >battery and we don't have to send the command down ? > If "instance->fw_sync_cache_support" is set to true, it means driver can send SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE to firmware(firmware has infrastructure to support SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE). If "instance->fw_sync_cache_support" is set to false, it means FW does not support to handle SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE and FW will flush cache during shutdown. >tomash > >> scmd->result = DID_OK << 16; >> goto out_done; >> - default: >> - break; >> } >> >> return instance->instancet->build_and_issue_cmd(instance, scmd); >> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c >> b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c >> index 2159f6a..8237580 100644 >> --- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c >> +++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.c >> @@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ megasas_ioc_init_fusion(struct megasas_instance >*instance) >> ret = 1; >> goto fail_fw_init; >> } >> + if (!block_sync_cache) >> + instance->fw_sync_cache_support = (scratch_pad_2 & >> + MR_CAN_HANDLE_SYNC_CACHE_OFFSET) ? 1 : 0; >> >> IOCInitMessage = >> dma_alloc_coherent(&instance->pdev->dev, >> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.h >> b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.h >> index e3bee04..2857154 100644 >> --- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.h >> +++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_fusion.h >> @@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ >> #define MPI2_SUP_REPLY_POST_HOST_INDEX_OFFSET (0x0000030C) >> #define MPI2_REPLY_POST_HOST_INDEX_OFFSET (0x0000006C) >> >> +extern bool block_sync_cache; >> + >> /* >> * Raid context flags >> */ > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html