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Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2020 09:21:36 -0800
From: Sowjanya Komatineni <skomatineni@...dia.com>
To: Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: LKFT: arm x15: mmc1: cache flush error -110
On 3/4/20 8:56 AM, Sowjanya Komatineni wrote:
>
> On 3/4/20 2:18 AM, Ulf Hansson wrote:
>> External email: Use caution opening links or attachments
>>
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>> So, from my side, me and Anders Roxell, have been collaborating on
>>> testing the behaviour on a TI Beagleboard x15 (remotely with limited
>>> debug options), which is using the sdhci-omap variant. I am trying to
>>> get hold of an Nvidia jetson-TX2, but not found one yet. These are the
>>> conclusions from the observed behaviour on the Beagleboard for the
>>> CMD6 cache flush command.
>>>
>>> First, the reported host->max_busy_timeout is 2581 (ms) for the
>>> sdhci-omap driver in this configuration.
>>>
>>> 1. As we all know by now, the cache flush command (CMD6) fails with
>>> -110 currently. This is when MMC_CACHE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_MS is set to 30 *
>>> 1000 (30s), which means __mmc_switch() drops the MMC_RSP_BUSY flag
>>> from the command.
>>>
>>> 2. Changing the MMC_CACHE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_MS to 2000 (2s), means that
>>> the MMC_RSP_BUSY flag becomes set by __mmc_switch, because of the
>>> timeout_ms parameter is less than max_busy_timeout (2000 < 2581).
>>> Then everything works fine.
>>>
>>> 3. Updating the code to again use 30s as the
>>> MMC_CACHE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_MS, but instead forcing the MMC_RSP_BUSY to be
>>> set, even when the timeout_ms becomes greater than max_busy_timeout.
>>> This also works fine.
>>>
>>> Clearly this indicates a problem that I think needs to be addressed in
>>> the sdhci driver. However, of course I can revert the three discussed
>>> patches to fix the problem, but that would only hide the issues and I
>>> am sure we would then get back to this issue, sooner or later.
>>>
>>> To fix the problem in the sdhci driver, I would appreciate if someone
>>> from TI and Nvidia can step in to help, as I don't have the HW on my
>>> desk.
>>>
>>> Comments or other ideas of how to move forward?
>> [...]
>>
>>> Hi Ulf,
>>>
>>> I could repro during suspend on Jetson TX1/TX2 as when it does mmc
>>> flush cache.
>> Okay, great.
>>
>>>
>>> Timeout I see is for switch status CMD13 after sending CMD6 as
>>> device side CMD6 is still inflight while host sends CMD13 as we are
>>> using R1 response type with timeout_ms changes to 30s.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Earlier we used timeout_ms of 0 for CMD6 flush cache, and with it
>>> uses R1B response type and host will wait for busy state followed by
>>> response from device for CMD6 and then data lines go High.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Now with timeout_ms changed to 30s, we use R1 response and SW waits
>>> for busy by checking for DAT0 line to go High.
>> If I understand correctly, because of the timeout now set to 30s,
>> MMC_RSP_BUSY becomes disabled in __mmc_switch() for your case in
>> sdhci-tegra as well?
> Yes
>>
>> In other words, mmc_poll_for_busy() is being called, which in your
>> case means the ->card_busy() host ops (set to sdhci_card_busy() in
>> your case) will be invoked to wait for the card to stop signal busy on
>> DAT0.
>>
>> This indicates to me, that the ->card_busy() ops returns zero to
>> inform that the card is *not* busy, even if the card actually signals
>> busy? Is that correct?
> Yes
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> With R1B type, host design after sending command at end of
>>> completion after end bit waits for 2 cycles for data line to go low
>>> (busy state from device) and waits for response cycles after which
>>> data lines will go back high and then we issue switch status CMD13.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> With R1 type, host after sending command and at end of completion
>>> after end bit, DATA lines will go high immediately as its R1 type
>>> and switch status CMD13 gets issued but by this time it looks like
>>> CMD6 on device side is still in flight for sending status and data.
>> So, yes, using R1 instead of R1B triggers a different behaviour, but
>> according to the eMMC spec it's perfectly allowed to issue a CMD13
>> even if the card signals busy on DAT0. The CMD13 is not using the DATA
>> lines, so this should work.
>>
>> If I understand correctly, your driver (and controller?) has issues
>> with coping with this scenario. Is it something that can be fixed?
>>
>>>
>>> 30s timeout is the wait time for data0 line to go high and
>>> mmc_busy_status will return success right away with R1 response type
>>> and SW sends switch status CMD13 but during that time on device side
>>> looks like still processing CMD6 as we are not waiting for enough
>>> time when we use R1 response type.
>> Right, as stated above, isn't sdhci_card_busy() working for your case?
>> Can we fix it?
>
> sdhci_card_busy() returned 0 indicating its not busy.
>
> Based on our host design, When CMD6 is issued with R1 type, we program
> it as NO_RESPONSE and with this command complete interrupt happens
> right at end bit of command and there will be no transfer complete
> interrupt.
*[Correction] Based on our host design, When CMD6 is issued with R1 type
as we program it as NO_RESPONSE and with this command complete interrupt
happens right at end bit of command and there will be no transfer
complete interrupt.
>
> When CMD6 is issued with R1B type, we program is as R1B RESP_SHORT and
> with this command complete is end bit of device resp and transfer
> complete interrupt will be when DAT0 LOW -> HIGH.
>
> Regardless of R1/R1B, device side CMD6 will always have busy state on
> D0 and response on CMD lines.
>
> There will be 2 clock cycles period after sending CMD6 for device to
> send busy state on data0.
>
> In case of R1 type, after sending command DAT will stay high and looks
> like we are polling for busy early before busy state has started and
> sending CMD13 while device is busy and sending response on CMD line is
> causing timeout.
>
> Probably with this specific case of CMD6 with R1 type, to wait for
> card busy we should poll for DAT0 to go Low first and then to go High??
>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually we always use R1B with CMD6 as per spec.
>> I fully agree that R1B is preferable, but it's not against the spec to
>> send CMD13 to poll for busy.
>>
>> Moreover, we need to cope with the scenario when the host has
>> specified a maximum timeout that isn't sufficiently long enough for
>> the requested operation. Do you have another proposal for how to
>> manage this, but disabling MMC_RSP_BUSY?
>>
>> Let's assume you driver would get a R1B for the CMD6 (we force it),
>> then what timeout would the driver be using if we would set
>> cmd.busy_timeout to 30ms?
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Uffe
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