linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: Keep the discard mode stable

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Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:06:13 +0800
From: Li Feng <fengli@...rtx.com>
To: Benjamin Block <bblock@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
 linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
 "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
 "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: Keep the discard mode stable



> 2024年6月18日 00:26，Benjamin Block <bblock@...ux.ibm.com> 写道：
> 
> Hey,
> 
> On Sat, Jun 15, 2024 at 12:03:47AM +0800, Li Feng wrote:
>> There is a scenario where a large number of discard commands
>> are issued when the iscsi initiator connects to the target
>> and then performs a session rescan operation. 
> 
> Is this with just one specific target implementation? This sounds like a
> broken/buggy target, or is there a reason why this happens in general?
> 
> And broken target sounds like device quirk, rather than impacting every
> possible target.

(resend due to GMail HTML bounce)

This is a common problem. Before sending a rescan, discard has been 
negotiated to UNMAP. After the rescan, there will be a short window for 
it to become WS16, and then it will immediately become UNMAP. 
However, during this period, a small amount of discard commands 
may become WS16, resulting in a strange problem.

> 
>> There is a time
>> window, most of the commands are in UNMAP mode, and some
>> discard commands become WRITE SAME with UNMAP.
>> 
>> The discard mode has been negotiated during the SCSI probe. If
>> the mode is temporarily changed from UNMAP to WRITE SAME with
>> UNMAP, IO ERROR may occur because the target may not implement
>> WRITE SAME with UNMAP. Keep the discard mode stable to fix this
>> issue.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Li Feng <fengli@...rtx.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/scsi/sd.c | 7 ++++++-
>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
>> index f6c822c9cbd2..0165dc70a99b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
>> @@ -2598,7 +2598,12 @@ static int read_capacity_16(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, struct scsi_device *sdp,
>> if (buffer[14] & 0x40) /* LBPRZ */
>> sdkp->lbprz = 1;
>> 
>> - sd_config_discard(sdkp, SD_LBP_WS16);
>> + /*
>> +  * When the discard mode has been set to UNMAP, it should not be set to
>> +  * WRITE SAME with UNMAP.
>> +  */
>> + if (!sdkp->max_unmap_blocks)
>> + sd_config_discard(sdkp, SD_LBP_WS16);
>> }
>> 
>> sdkp->capacity = lba + 1;
> 
> -- 
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