Re: [PATCH] nvme: remove multipath module parameter

[Keith Busch]

On Thu, Mar 06, 2025 at 01:03:48AM +0100, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2025 at 04:57:44PM -0700, Keith Busch wrote:
> > In my experience, it's left enabled because of SRIOV, which many of
> > these devices end up shipping without supporting in PCI space anyway.
> 
> If a device supports SR-IO setting CMIC and NMIC is corret, but I've
> actually seen surprisingly few production controllers actually supporting
> SR-IOV despite what the datasheets say.

And I bet at least some of those devices left their {C,N}MIC bits on
despite not even supporting the virtual functions in their shipping
product.
 
> > Not quite the same thing, but kind of related: I proposed this device
> > missing debounce thing about a year ago:
> > 
> > https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/Y+1aKcQgbskA2tra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> Yes, that somehow fell off the cliff.

I'll be happy to revive it, but I don't know how much time I can
dedicate to seeing it across the line.