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

From: Saúl Valdelvira
Date: Sun Jan 26 2025 - 15:15:37 EST


> 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!