Re: [PATCH v2] libata: Apply NOLPM quirk for SAMSUNG MZ7TD256HAFV-000L9

From: Diego Viola
Date: Fri Oct 26 2018 - 09:49:10 EST


Hi Hans,

On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 8:59 AM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On 26-10-18 03:58, Diego Viola wrote:
> > med_power_with_dipm causes my T450 to freeze with a SAMSUNG
> > MZ7TD256HAFV-000L9 SSD (firmware DXT02L5Q).
> >
> > Switching the LPM to max_performance fixes this issue.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Diego Viola <diego.viola@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thank you for the patch, have you updated the firmware and
> confirmed that this happens with the latest firmware version too ?

No, I haven't tired the latest one yet.

The last time I saw, Samsung/Lenovo doesn't make it very easy for
Linux users, and I don't have a Windows installation to perform the
upgrade.

>
> If not please send a new version limiting the blacklist to your
> firmware version.

OK. Sent.

>
> Regards,
>
> Hans
>
>
>
>
> > ---
> > drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 1 +
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
> > index a9dd4ea7467d..a7f5202a4815 100644
> > --- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
> > @@ -4553,6 +4553,7 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
> > /* These specific Samsung models/firmware-revs do not handle LPM well */
> > { "SAMSUNG MZMPC128HBFU-000MV", "CXM14M1Q", ATA_HORKAGE_NOLPM, },
> > { "SAMSUNG SSD PM830 mSATA *", "CXM13D1Q", ATA_HORKAGE_NOLPM, },
> > + { "SAMSUNG MZ7TD256HAFV-000L9", NULL, ATA_HORKAGE_NOLPM, },
> >
> > /* devices that don't properly handle queued TRIM commands */
> > { "Micron_M500IT_*", "MU01", ATA_HORKAGE_NO_NCQ_TRIM |
> >

Regards,
Diego