linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: Avoid the deepest sleep state on Wester Digital SSD

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Message-ID: <n4373utrn6qzdm4vrxyvmsiaeocq2hclcwyg4qz3wrxekrxs6v@fwv2gs6jgtw7>
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:14:48 +0100
From: Saúl Valdelvira <saul@...lv.es>
To: Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
Cc: axboe@...nel.dk, hch@....de, sagi@...mberg.me, 
	linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] nvme-pci: Avoid the deepest sleep state on Wester
 Digital SSD

> We would definitely prefer the firmware solution. Quirking devices in
> the driver would force everyone to subscribe to the less aggressive
> power savings even if they're not affected.

That makes sense.

> How do they offer their firmware update? I think it's common for vendors
> to provide some kind of bootable USB image that does the update if they
> don't provide a standalone firmware binary or other tooling.

I don't really know. I'll search for that kind of thing. And even if I
can't find it, I can still avoid the problem with a kernel parameter. So
it's no big deal.

Thank you so much for your time!