linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] scsi: ufs: Add "wb_on" sysfs node to control WB on/off

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Date:   Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:33:45 +0100
From:   Bean Huo <huobean@...il.com>
To:     Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>, alim.akhtar@...sung.com,
        avri.altman@....com, asutoshd@...eaurora.org, jejb@...ux.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com, stanley.chu@...iatek.com,
        beanhuo@...ron.com, bvanassche@....org, tomas.winkler@...el.com,
        cang@...eaurora.org
Cc:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/6] scsi: ufs: Add "wb_on" sysfs node to control WB
 on/off

On Tue, 2021-01-19 at 09:01 +0200, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> On 18/01/21 10:10 pm, Bean Huo wrote:
> > From: Bean Huo <beanhuo@...ron.com>
> > 
> > Currently UFS WriteBooster driver uses clock scaling up/down to set
> > WB on/off, for the platform which doesn't support
> > UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING,
> > WB will be always on. Provide a sysfs attribute to enable/disable
> > WB
> > during runtime. Write 1/0 to "wb_on" sysfs node to enable/disable
> > UFS WB.
> 
> Is it so, that after a full reset, WB is always enabled again?  Is
> that
> intended?

Hello Adrian
Good questions. yes, after a full reset, the UFS device side by default
is wb disabled,  then WB will be always enabled agaion in
ufshcd_wb_config(hba). but, for the platform which
supports UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING, wb will be disabled again while clk
scaling down and enabled while clk scaling up.

Regarding the last question, I think OEM wants to do that. maybe they
suppose there will be a lot of writing after reset?? From the UFS
device's point of view, the control of WB is up to the user.

Thanks,
Bean