On Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 10:29:06PM -0400, Martin K. Petersen wrote: > > This is one of the oldest storage boxes we have right now, and this > > regression it doesn't seem to happen on newer models as far as I can > > see. > > I have not had much luck reproducing your results today despite > reporting the same parameters in the VPD pages as your device. > > I would appreciate if you send me the output of: > > # grep . /sys/block/{sd,dm}*/queue/write_zeroes_max_bytes /sys/block/sd*/device/scsi_disk/*/max_write_same_blocks > > for the failing configuration. Again at commit 1bd95bb98f83 ("scsi: sd: Move WRITE_ZEROES configuration to a separate function") The device names keep changing like that because these are CI systems that are reset and re-installed every night, and I don't get the same system every day; just in case this looks strange. # lsblk -s -o '+KNAME' /dev/mapper/mpathd1 NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS KNAME mpathd1 251:2 0 20G 0 part dm-2 └─mpathd 251:0 0 20G 0 mpath dm-0 ├─sda 8:0 0 20G 0 disk sda └─sde 8:64 0 20G 0 disk sde # grep . /sys/block/{sda,sde,dm-0,dm-2}/queue/write_zeroes_max_bytes /sys/block/{sda,sde}/device/scsi_disk/*/max_write_same_blocks /sys/block/sda/queue/write_zeroes_max_bytes:33553920 /sys/block/sde/queue/write_zeroes_max_bytes:33553920 /sys/block/dm-0/queue/write_zeroes_max_bytes:33553920 /sys/block/dm-2/queue/write_zeroes_max_bytes:33553920 /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/max_write_same_blocks:65535 /sys/block/sde/device/scsi_disk/1:0:0:1079787648/max_write_same_blocks:65535 # for fl in /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/*/device/inquiry /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/*/device/vpd_*; do (set -x; xxd "${fl}"); done + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/inquiry 00000000: 0000 0532 9f10 1002 4942 4d20 2020 2020 ...2....IBM 00000010: 3231 3037 3930 3020 2020 2020 2020 2020 2107900 00000020: 3130 3630 3735 444c 3234 3138 3035 4320 106075DL241805C 00000030: 2020 2020 2020 2020 0000 0060 0da0 0a00 ...`.... 00000040: 0300 0320 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ... ............ 00000050: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 00000060: 0101 3037 3500 3034 3731 3400 0000 8800 ..075.04714..... 00000070: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 00000080: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 00000090: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 000000a0: 0002 0800 .... + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/vpd_pg0 00000000: 0000 000a 0080 8386 b0b1 b2c0 c1c2 .............. + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/vpd_pg80 00000000: 0080 0010 3735 444c 3234 3138 3035 4320 ....75DL241805C 00000010: 2020 2020 + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/vpd_pg83 00000000: 0083 0024 0103 0010 6005 0763 07ff c5e3 ...$....`..c.... 00000010: 0000 0000 0000 805c 0114 0004 0000 0101 .......\........ 00000020: 0115 0004 0000 0000 ........ + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/vpd_pgb0 00000000: 00b0 003c 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ...<............ 00000010: 0000 0000 ffff ffff 0000 0000 0020 0000 ............. .. 00000020: 8000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 00000030: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/vpd_pgb1 00000000: 00b1 003c 1c20 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ...<. .......... 00000010: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 00000020: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ 00000030: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 ................ + xxd /sys/block/sda/device/scsi_disk/0:0:0:1079787648/device/vpd_pgb2 00000000: 00b2 0004 1540 0000 .....@.. Maybe this also helps, I took a snapshot of dmesg when the devices are sensed: ... [ 3.228175] SCSI subsystem initialized ... [ 3.942878] device-mapper: core: CONFIG_IMA_DISABLE_HTABLE is disabled. Duplicate IMA measurements will not be recorded in the IMA log. [ 3.942912] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3 [ 3.942981] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.46.0-ioctl (2022-02-22) initialised: dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx ... [ 31.563828] zfcp 0.0.1900: qdio: ZFCP on SC 15b using AI:1 QEBSM:0 PRI:1 TDD:1 SIGA: W [ 32.688192] scsi host0: scsi_eh_0: sleeping [ 32.688238] scsi host0: zfcp ... [ 32.725595] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36 [ 32.725921] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0 [ 32.725931] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 2 length 164 [ 32.726133] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0 [ 32.726139] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: peripheral device type of 31, no device added [ 32.726560] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: Sending REPORT LUNS to (try 0) [ 32.727220] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: REPORT LUNS successful (try 0) result 0x0 [ 32.727222] scsi 0:0:0:0: scsi scan: REPORT LUN scan [ 32.727475] scsi 0:0:0:1079787648: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36 [ 32.727717] scsi 0:0:0:1079787648: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0 [ 32.727723] scsi 0:0:0:1079787648: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 2 length 164 [ 32.727927] scsi 0:0:0:1079787648: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0 [ 32.727935] scsi 0:0:0:1079787648: Direct-Access IBM 2107900 1060 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 [ 32.729982] scsi 0:0:0:1079787648: sg_alloc: dev=0 [ 32.730027] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 ... [ 32.730502] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: Power-on or device reset occurred [ 32.730508] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#2176 Done: SUCCESS Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=0s [ 32.730511] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#2176 CDB: Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 32.730514] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#2176 Sense Key : Unit Attention [current] [ 32.730516] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#2176 Add. Sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred ... [ 32.730774] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] 41943040 512-byte logical blocks: (21.5 GB/20.0 GiB) [ 32.730928] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] Write Protect is off [ 32.730930] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] Mode Sense: ed 00 00 08 [ 32.731243] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA [ 32.731376] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3781 Done: SUCCESS Result: hostbyte=DID_TARGET_FAILURE driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=0s [ 32.731379] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3781 CDB: Report supported operation codes a3 0c 01 12 00 00 00 00 00 0a 00 00 [ 32.731381] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3781 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 32.731383] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3781 Add. Sense: Invalid field in cdb ... [ 32.734915] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3784 Done: SUCCESS Result: hostbyte=DID_TARGET_FAILURE driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=0s [ 32.734917] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3784 CDB: Inquiry 12 01 b9 00 04 00 [ 32.734919] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3784 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] [ 32.734921] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] tag#3784 Add. Sense: Invalid field in cdb ... [ 32.737032] sda: sda1 ... [ 32.737185] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: [sda] Attached SCSI disk ... [ 37.294939] alua: device handler registered [ 37.296390] emc: device handler registered [ 37.297819] rdac: device handler registered [ 37.351199] device-mapper: multipath service-time: version 0.3.0 loaded [ 37.351424] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: alua: supports implicit TPGS [ 37.351427] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: alua: device naa.6005076307ffc5e3000000000000805c port group 0 rel port 101 ... [ 37.378201] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: alua: transition timeout set to 60 seconds [ 37.378204] sd 0:0:0:1079787648: alua: port group 00 state A preferred supports tolusnA ... Thanks for the support Martin. -- Best Regards, Benjamin Block / Linux on IBM Z Kernel Development / IBM Systems IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH / https://www.ibm.com/privacy Vorsitz. AufsR.: Gregor Pillen / Geschäftsführung: David Faller Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen / Registergericht: AmtsG Stuttgart, HRB 243294