Re: [PATCH v19 3/3] scsi: ufs: Prepare HPB read for cached sub-region

From: Bean Huo
Date: Fri Feb 05 2021 - 07:40:29 EST


On Fri, 2021-02-05 at 11:29 +0800, Can Guo wrote:
> > + *rgn_idx = lpn >> hpb->entries_per_rgn_shift;
> > + rgn_offset = lpn & hpb->entries_per_rgn_mask;
> > + *srgn_idx = rgn_offset >> hpb->entries_per_srgn_shift;
> > + *offset = rgn_offset & hpb->entries_per_srgn_mask;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void
> > +ufshpb_set_hpb_read_to_upiu(struct ufshpb_lu *hpb, struct
> > ufshcd_lrb
> > *lrbp,
> > + u32 lpn, u64 ppn, unsigned int
> > transfer_len)
> > +{
> > + unsigned char *cdb = lrbp->cmd->cmnd;
> > +
> > + cdb[0] = UFSHPB_READ;
> > +
> > + put_unaligned_be64(ppn, &cdb[6]);
>
> You are assuming the HPB entries read out by "HPB Read Buffer" cmd
> are
> in Little
> Endian, which is why you are using put_unaligned_be64 here. However,
> this assumption
> is not right for all the other flash vendors - HPB entries read out
> by
> "HPB Read Buffer"
> cmd may come in Big Endian, if so, their random read performance are
> screwed.

For this question, it is very hard to make a correct format since the
Spec doesn't give a clear definition. Should we have a default format,
if there is conflict, and then add quirk or add a vendor-specific
table?

Hi Avri
Do you have a good idea?

Bean