This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
scsi: sd: Do not override max_sectors_kb sysfs setting
to the 4.9-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
scsi-sd-do-not-override-max_sectors_kb-sysfs-setting.patch
and it can be found in the queue-4.9 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From 77082ca503bed061f7fbda7cfd7c93beda967a41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:38:59 -0400
Subject: scsi: sd: Do not override max_sectors_kb sysfs setting
From: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx>
commit 77082ca503bed061f7fbda7cfd7c93beda967a41 upstream.
A user may lower the max_sectors_kb setting in sysfs to accommodate
certain workloads. Previously we would always set the max I/O size to
either the block layer default or the optional preferred I/O size
reported by the device.
Keep the current heuristics for the initial setting of max_sectors_kb.
For subsequent invocations, only update the current queue limit if it
exceeds the capabilities of the hardware.
Reported-by: Don Brace <don.brace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Martin Wilck <mwilck@xxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Don Brace <don.brace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/sd.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2867,8 +2867,6 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gen
sd_read_write_same(sdkp, buffer);
}
- sdkp->first_scan = 0;
-
/*
* We now have all cache related info, determine how we deal
* with flush requests.
@@ -2883,7 +2881,7 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gen
q->limits.max_dev_sectors = logical_to_sectors(sdp, dev_max);
/*
- * Use the device's preferred I/O size for reads and writes
+ * Determine the device's preferred I/O size for reads and writes
* unless the reported value is unreasonably small, large, or
* garbage.
*/
@@ -2897,8 +2895,19 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gen
rw_max = min_not_zero(logical_to_sectors(sdp, dev_max),
(sector_t)BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS);
- /* Combine with controller limits */
- q->limits.max_sectors = min(rw_max, queue_max_hw_sectors(q));
+ /* Do not exceed controller limit */
+ rw_max = min(rw_max, queue_max_hw_sectors(q));
+
+ /*
+ * Only update max_sectors if previously unset or if the current value
+ * exceeds the capabilities of the hardware.
+ */
+ if (sdkp->first_scan ||
+ q->limits.max_sectors > q->limits.max_dev_sectors ||
+ q->limits.max_sectors > q->limits.max_hw_sectors)
+ q->limits.max_sectors = rw_max;
+
+ sdkp->first_scan = 0;
set_capacity(disk, logical_to_sectors(sdp, sdkp->capacity));
sd_config_write_same(sdkp);
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx are
queue-4.9/scsi-sd-do-not-override-max_sectors_kb-sysfs-setting.patch