linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] ufs: update the timeout timer after resume

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Message-ID: <46b4a936-c59a-ba04-4395-ed53fb72a67d@acm.org>
Date:   Thu, 29 Dec 2022 06:12:27 -0800
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Ed Tsai <ed.tsai@...iatek.com>, alim.akhtar@...sung.com,
        avri.altman@....com, jejb@...ux.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com, matthias.bgg@...il.com,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     peter.wang@...iatek.com, alice.chao@...iatek.com,
        powen.kao@...iatek.com, naomi.chu@...iatek.com,
        stanley.chu@...iatek.com, wsd_upstream@...iatek.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] ufs: update the timeout timer after resume

On 12/28/22 19:06, Ed Tsai wrote:
> The tags allocation is limited by the number of active queues and a
> queue is marked as inactive by the queue timeout worker after up to 30Hz
> by default.
> 
> Therefore, tags for the general I/O may be limited to half of the max
> depth up to 30HZ after resume. To make sure the ufs request queue for pm
> usage can be inactive immediately, trigger the timeout worker to release
> the tag set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ed Tsai <ed.tsai@...iatek.com>
> ---
>   drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
> index e18c9f4463ec..c77570caa3a8 100644
> --- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
> +++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
> @@ -8842,6 +8842,7 @@ static int ufshcd_set_dev_pwr_mode(struct ufs_hba *hba,
>   		hba->curr_dev_pwr_mode = pwr_mode;
>   	}
>   
> +	mod_timer(&sdp->request_queue->timeout, 0);
>   	scsi_device_put(sdp);
>   	hba->host->eh_noresume = 0;
>   	return ret;

Where is the code that restores the timeout to the original value?

Additionally, I think that only the block layer core should manipulate 
the request queue timer directly. Please add a helper function in the 
block layer and call that helper function from the UFS driver.

Thanks,

Bart.