[PATCH v4 2/8] ibmvfc: Add NOOP command support

From: Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay

Date: Fri Jul 10 2026 - 15:20:50 EST


From: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Add support for VFC_NOOP messages from VIOS to enable keep-alive
functionality between the client and server.

Define the VFC_NOOP CRQ format and add handling in both the main CRQ
handler (ibmvfc_handle_crq) and sub-CRQ handler (ibmvfc_handle_scrq).
Log unexpected NOOP messages if received before VIOS advertises support
during NPIV login.

Set the IBMVFC_CAN_USE_NOOP_CMD capability bit during NPIV login to
inform VIOS that the client can handle NOOP commands.

Signed-off-by: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h | 23 +++++++++++++----------
2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
index d3fd1d3437c6..a7e3b7ee0683 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
@@ -1512,7 +1512,9 @@ static void ibmvfc_set_login_info(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
login_info->flags |= cpu_to_be16(IBMVFC_CLIENT_MIGRATED);

login_info->max_cmds = cpu_to_be32(max_cmds);
- login_info->capabilities = cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_MIGRATE | IBMVFC_CAN_SEND_VF_WWPN);
+ login_info->capabilities =
+ cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_MIGRATE | IBMVFC_CAN_SEND_VF_WWPN |
+ IBMVFC_CAN_USE_NOOP_CMD);

if (vhost->mq_enabled || vhost->using_channels)
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_USE_CHANNELS);
@@ -3569,6 +3571,14 @@ static void ibmvfc_handle_crq(struct ibmvfc_crq *crq, struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
if (crq->format == IBMVFC_ASYNC_EVENT)
return;

+ if (crq->format == IBMVFC_VFC_NOOP) {
+ if (vhost->state == IBMVFC_ACTIVE &&
+ !ibmvfc_check_caps(vhost, IBMVFC_SUPPORT_NOOP_CMD))
+ dev_err_ratelimited(vhost->dev,
+ "Received unexpected NOOP command from partner\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
/* The only kind of payload CRQs we should get are responses to
* things we send. Make sure this response is to something we
* actually sent
@@ -4095,7 +4105,15 @@ static void ibmvfc_handle_scrq(struct ibmvfc_crq *crq, struct ibmvfc_host *vhost
case IBMVFC_CRQ_XPORT_EVENT:
return;
default:
- dev_err(vhost->dev, "Got and invalid message type 0x%02x\n", crq->valid);
+ dev_err(vhost->dev, "Got an invalid message type 0x%02x\n", crq->valid);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (crq->format == IBMVFC_VFC_NOOP)
+ return;
+
+ if (unlikely(!evt)) {
+ dev_err(vhost->dev, "Received null event\n");
return;
}

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
index f69e0605a78d..526632cb7237 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h
@@ -175,11 +175,12 @@ struct ibmvfc_npiv_login {
#define IBMVFC_FLUSH_ON_HALT 0x02
__be32 max_cmds;
__be64 capabilities;
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_MIGRATE 0x01
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_USE_CHANNELS 0x02
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_HANDLE_FPIN 0x04
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_USE_MAD_VERSION 0x08
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_SEND_VF_WWPN 0x10
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_MIGRATE 0x001
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_USE_CHANNELS 0x002
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_HANDLE_FPIN 0x004
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_USE_MAD_VERSION 0x008
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_SEND_VF_WWPN 0x010
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_USE_NOOP_CMD 0x200
__be64 node_name;
struct srp_direct_buf async;
u8 partition_name[IBMVFC_MAX_NAME];
@@ -221,11 +222,12 @@ struct ibmvfc_npiv_login_resp {
#define IBMVFC_NATIVE_FC 0x01
__be32 reserved;
__be64 capabilities;
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_FLUSH_ON_HALT 0x08
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_SUPPRESS_ABTS 0x10
-#define IBMVFC_MAD_VERSION_CAP 0x20
-#define IBMVFC_HANDLE_VF_WWPN 0x40
-#define IBMVFC_CAN_SUPPORT_CHANNELS 0x80
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_FLUSH_ON_HALT 0x0008
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_SUPPRESS_ABTS 0x0010
+#define IBMVFC_MAD_VERSION_CAP 0x0020
+#define IBMVFC_HANDLE_VF_WWPN 0x0040
+#define IBMVFC_CAN_SUPPORT_CHANNELS 0x0080
+#define IBMVFC_SUPPORT_NOOP_CMD 0x1000
__be32 max_cmds;
__be32 scsi_id_sz;
__be64 max_dma_len;
@@ -621,6 +623,7 @@ struct ibmvfc_trace_entry {
enum ibmvfc_crq_formats {
IBMVFC_CMD_FORMAT = 0x01,
IBMVFC_ASYNC_EVENT = 0x02,
+ IBMVFC_VFC_NOOP = 0x03,
IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT = 0x04,
};


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