linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] scsi: arcmsr: Add driver parameter cmd

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Date:   Wed, 9 May 2018 11:05:02 +0200
From:   Steffen Maier <maier@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Ching Huang <ching2048@...ca.com.tw>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dan.carpenter@...cle.com,
        hch@...radead.org, colin.king@...onical.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] scsi: arcmsr: Add driver parameter cmd_timeout for
 scsi command timeout setting


On 05/08/2018 08:43 AM, Ching Huang wrote:
> On Tue, 2018-05-08 at 14:32 +0800, Ching Huang wrote:
>> On Tue, 2018-05-08 at 01:41 -0400, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
>>> Hello Ching,
>>>
>>>> 1. Add driver parameter cmd_timeout, default value is ARCMSR_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT.
>>>> 2. Add slave_configure callback function to set device command timeout value.
>>>> 3. Update driver version to v1.40.00.06-20180504.
>>>
>>> I am not so keen on arcmsr overriding the timeout set by the admin or
>>> application.
>>>
>>> Also, instead of introducing this module parameter, why not simply ask
>>> the user to change rq_timeout?
>>>
>> This timeout setting only after device has been inquiry successfully.
>> Of course, user can set timeout value to /sys/block/sdX/device/timeout.
>> But user does not like to set this value once command timeout occurred.
>> They rather like timeout never happen.
>>
> This timeout setting apply to all devices, its better than user has to
> set one bye one for each device.

Udev rules?

Something roughly like bottom of:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ST3FR7_8.1.2/com.ibm.storwize.v7000.812.doc/svc_linux_settings.html
or better doing the assignment with udev builtins (fix the syntax error 
with model):
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ST3FR7_8.1.2/com.ibm.storwize.v7000.812.doc/svc_zs_statechange_3fgeri.html

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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards
Steffen Maier

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