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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-07-06 12:10:33 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-07-06 12:10:33 -0700 |
commit | 90311148415ab23f5767fbb577a012d4405f12e5 (patch) | |
tree | b66d2fe65409b949bb559d628bcf72c443ef1264 /Documentation | |
parent | 3a564bb3a8a6950e18b1f5d209bda39fc3831074 (diff) | |
parent | c345c6ca13825d1a15de5399226802433dd30f8c (diff) |
Merge tag 'scsi-misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi
Pull SCSI updates from James Bottomley:
"This is mostly updates of the usual suspects: lpfc, qla2xxx, bnx2fc,
qedf, hpsa, hisi_sas, smartpqi, cxlflash, aacraid, csiostor along with
a host of minor and miscellaneous changes"
* tag 'scsi-misc' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi: (276 commits)
qla2xxx: Fix NVMe entry_type for iocb packet on BE system
scsi: qla2xxx: avoid unused-function warning
scsi: snic: fix a couple of spelling mistakes/typos
scsi: qla2xxx: fix a bunch of typos and spelling mistakes
scsi: lpfc: don't double count abort errors
scsi: lpfc: spin_lock_irq() is not nestable
scsi: hisi_sas: optimise DMA slot memory
scsi: ibmvfc: constify dev_pm_ops structures.
scsi: ibmvscsi: constify dev_pm_ops structures.
scsi: cxlflash: Update debug prints in reset handlers
scsi: cxlflash: Update send_tmf() parameters
scsi: cxlflash: Avoid double free of character device
scsi: Add STARGET_CREATED_REMOVE state to scsi_target_state
scsi: ses: do not add a device to an enclosure if enclosure_add_links() fails.
scsi: ufs: flush eh_work when eh_work scheduled.
scsi: qla2xxx: Protect access to qpair members with qpair->qp_lock
scsi: sun_esp: fix device reference leaks
scsi: fnic: changing queue command to return result DID_IMM_RETRY when rport is init
scsi: fnic: correct speed display and add support for 25,40 and 100G
scsi: fnic: added timestamp reporting in fnic debug stats
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/powerpc/cxlflash.txt | 76 |
2 files changed, 75 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt b/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt index 1e9fcb4d0ec8..3e3fdae5f3ed 100644 --- a/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt +++ b/Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ Code Seq#(hex) Include File Comments 0xB5 00-0F uapi/linux/rpmsg.h <mailto:linux-remoteproc@vger.kernel.org> 0xC0 00-0F linux/usb/iowarrior.h 0xCA 00-0F uapi/misc/cxl.h -0xCA 80-8F uapi/scsi/cxlflash_ioctl.h +0xCA 80-BF uapi/scsi/cxlflash_ioctl.h 0xCB 00-1F CBM serial IEC bus in development: <mailto:michael.klein@puffin.lb.shuttle.de> 0xCD 01 linux/reiserfs_fs.h diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/cxlflash.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/cxlflash.txt index 66b4496d6619..a64bdaa0a1cf 100644 --- a/Documentation/powerpc/cxlflash.txt +++ b/Documentation/powerpc/cxlflash.txt @@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ Block library API http://github.com/open-power/capiflash -CXL Flash Driver IOCTLs -======================= +CXL Flash Driver LUN IOCTLs +=========================== Users, such as the block library, that wish to interface with a flash device (LUN) via user space access need to use the services provided @@ -257,6 +257,12 @@ DK_CXLFLASH_VLUN_RESIZE operating in the virtual mode and used to program a LUN translation table that the AFU references when provided with a resource handle. + This ioctl can return -EAGAIN if an AFU sync operation takes too long. + In addition to returning a failure to user, cxlflash will also schedule + an asynchronous AFU reset. Should the user choose to retry the operation, + it is expected to succeed. If this ioctl fails with -EAGAIN, the user + can either retry the operation or treat it as a failure. + DK_CXLFLASH_RELEASE ------------------- This ioctl is responsible for releasing a previously obtained @@ -309,6 +315,12 @@ DK_CXLFLASH_VLUN_CLONE clone. This is to avoid a stale entry in the file descriptor table of the child process. + This ioctl can return -EAGAIN if an AFU sync operation takes too long. + In addition to returning a failure to user, cxlflash will also schedule + an asynchronous AFU reset. Should the user choose to retry the operation, + it is expected to succeed. If this ioctl fails with -EAGAIN, the user + can either retry the operation or treat it as a failure. + DK_CXLFLASH_VERIFY ------------------ This ioctl is used to detect various changes such as the capacity of @@ -355,3 +367,63 @@ DK_CXLFLASH_MANAGE_LUN exclusive user space access (superpipe). In case a LUN is visible across multiple ports and adapters, this ioctl is used to uniquely identify each LUN by its World Wide Node Name (WWNN). + + +CXL Flash Driver Host IOCTLs +============================ + + Each host adapter instance that is supported by the cxlflash driver + has a special character device associated with it to enable a set of + host management function. These character devices are hosted in a + class dedicated for cxlflash and can be accessed via /dev/cxlflash/*. + + Applications can be written to perform various functions using the + host ioctl APIs below. + + The structure definitions for these IOCTLs are available in: + uapi/scsi/cxlflash_ioctl.h + +HT_CXLFLASH_LUN_PROVISION +------------------------- + This ioctl is used to create and delete persistent LUNs on cxlflash + devices that lack an external LUN management interface. It is only + valid when used with AFUs that support the LUN provision capability. + + When sufficient space is available, LUNs can be created by specifying + the target port to host the LUN and a desired size in 4K blocks. Upon + success, the LUN ID and WWID of the created LUN will be returned and + the SCSI bus can be scanned to detect the change in LUN topology. Note + that partial allocations are not supported. Should a creation fail due + to a space issue, the target port can be queried for its current LUN + geometry. + + To remove a LUN, the device must first be disassociated from the Linux + SCSI subsystem. The LUN deletion can then be initiated by specifying a + target port and LUN ID. Upon success, the LUN geometry associated with + the port will be updated to reflect new number of provisioned LUNs and + available capacity. + + To query the LUN geometry of a port, the target port is specified and + upon success, the following information is presented: + + - Maximum number of provisioned LUNs allowed for the port + - Current number of provisioned LUNs for the port + - Maximum total capacity of provisioned LUNs for the port (4K blocks) + - Current total capacity of provisioned LUNs for the port (4K blocks) + + With this information, the number of available LUNs and capacity can be + can be calculated. + +HT_CXLFLASH_AFU_DEBUG +--------------------- + This ioctl is used to debug AFUs by supporting a command pass-through + interface. It is only valid when used with AFUs that support the AFU + debug capability. + + With exception of buffer management, AFU debug commands are opaque to + cxlflash and treated as pass-through. For debug commands that do require + data transfer, the user supplies an adequately sized data buffer and must + specify the data transfer direction with respect to the host. There is a + maximum transfer size of 256K imposed. Note that partial read completions + are not supported - when errors are experienced with a host read data + transfer, the data buffer is not copied back to the user. |