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

[Benjamin Block]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2024 at 11:06:13AM +0800, Li Feng wrote:
> > 2024年6月18日 00:26，Benjamin Block <bblock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 写道：
> > 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.
> 
> 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.

Ok, interesting. Do you know why this short window happens? 

> >> 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@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---

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