linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] usb: Improves USB2.0 write performance.

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:35:36 -0700
From:   Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
To:     Hu Xiaoying <huxiaoying@...inos.cn>
Cc:     stern@...land.harvard.edu, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, usb-storage@...ts.one-eyed-alien.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] usb: Improves USB2.0 write performance.

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 09:56:24AM +0800, Hu Xiaoying wrote:

> Subject: [PATCH v4] usb: Improves USB2.0 write performance.

Virtually everyone who sees this will think that this patch improves
USB 2.0 write performance in general, which isn't the case.

Instead the subject could be something like:

USB: storage: Add ASUS <model> to IGNORE_UAS

> USB external storage device(0x0b05:1932), use gnome-disk-utility tools
> to test usb write  < 30MB/s.
> if does not to load module of uas for this device, can increase the
> write speed from 20MB/s to >40MB/s.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hu Xiaoying <huxiaoying@...inos.cn>
> ---
> change for v4
>  - Update two email addresses to be the same.
> change for v3
>  - Does not send html mail to the mailing lists.
>  - Update patch, which sorted by vendor ID and product ID.
>  - Modify discription, correct some english words.
> change for v2
>  - Update discription for patch.
> ---
>  drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h
> index 4051c8cd0cd8..23ab3b048d9b 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h
> +++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h
> @@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV(0x0984, 0x0301, 0x0128, 0x0128,
>  		USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
>  		US_FL_IGNORE_UAS),
>  
> +/* Reported-by: Tom Hu <huxiaoying@...inos.cn> */
> +UNUSUAL_DEV(0x0b05, 0x1932, 0x0000, 0x9999,
> +		"ASUS",
> +		"External HDD",
> +		USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
> +		US_FL_IGNORE_UAS),
> +
>  /* Reported-by: David Webb <djw@....ac.uk> */
>  UNUSUAL_DEV(0x0bc2, 0x331a, 0x0000, 0x9999,
>  		"Seagate",
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>