linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 4/5] scsi: scsi_transport_sas: Cap shost max

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Message-ID: <42505bbc-7319-f266-f282-e76ba505725e@huawei.com>
Date:   Fri, 1 Jul 2022 09:46:34 +0100
From:   John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
To:     Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>,
        <joro@...tes.org>, <will@...nel.org>, <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        <martin.petersen@...cle.com>, <hch@....de>,
        <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>, <robin.murphy@....com>
CC:     <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>, <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>, <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linuxarm@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/5] scsi: scsi_transport_sas: Cap shost max_sectors
 according to DMA optimal limit

On 01/07/2022 00:49, Damien Le Moal wrote:
>>   
>> +	if (dma_dev) {
>> +		shost->max_sectors = min_t(unsigned int, shost->max_sectors,
>> +				dma_opt_mapping_size(dma_dev) >> SECTOR_SHIFT);
>> +	}

Hi Damien,

 > Hmm... shost->max_sectors becomes the max_hw_sectors limit for the block
 > dev. So using dma_max_mapping_size(dma_dev) for that limit makes sense.
 > Shouldn't dma_opt_mapping_size(dma_dev) be used to limit only the default
 > "soft" limit (queue max_sectors limit) instead of the hard limit ?
 >

Sure, it would sensible to use dma_opt_mapping_size() to limit the 
default queue max sectors limit, while dma_max_mapping_size() limits the 
host max sectors. But I didn't see in practice how limiting the shost 
max sectors to dma_opt_mapping_size() makes a difference:

- block queue max_hw_sectors_kb file is read-only, so we cannot change 
the queue max sectors from there

- And no SAS driver actually tries to modify upwards from the default.
I do note that USB storage driver as an example of a scsi driver which 
does (modify from shost max sectors): see scsiglue.c::slave_configure()

Finally there is no common method to limit the default request queue max 
sectors for those SAS drivers - I would need to add this limit in each 
of their slave_configure callbacks, and I didn't think that its worth it.

Thanks,
John