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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/6] hisi_sas: Expose multiple hw queues for v3 hw as experimental
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On 24/10/2019 15:21, John Garry wrote:
> This series adds support to expose multiple hw queues for SCSI mid-layer
> as an experimental feature.
>
> For now it is experimental due to known CPU hotplug issue for managed
> interrupts.
>
> So now we have two module parameters to enable managed interrupts for v3
> hw driver:
> - auto_affine_msi_experimental:
> Use managed interrupts plus and manage reply map internally. Use
> request tag for IPTT (apart from reserved commands).
> - expose_mq_experimental
> Use managed interrupts plus and expose multipe hw queues. Manage IPTT
> internally with sbitmap.
>
> Paramater auto_affine_msi_experimental shows better performance (than
> expose_mq_experimental), so we need to maintain it for now to stop
> complaints about performance regression (even though enabling this
> parameter is unsafe).
>
> I want to remove these module parameters ASAP.
>
> This series also includes a change to convert the driver to use sbitmap
> where possible for managing IPTT.

Hi Martin,

Can we hold off on this series until Ming has had a look?

Thanks,
John

>
> This series is based on 5.4 + [0], even though being advertised for
> topic-sas-5.4 dev branch. Sorry for send before that is merged, but I just
> wanted to get these posted.
>
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-scsi/1571674935-108326-1-git-send-email-john.garry@huawei.com/T/#t
>
>
> John Garry (6):
> scsi: hisi_sas: Use sbitmap for IPTT management
> scsi: hisi_sas: Pass scsi_cmnd pointer to hisi_sas_hw.slot_index_alloc
> scsi: hisi_sas: Add bitmaps_alloc_v3_hw()
> scsi: hisi_sas: Add slot_index_alloc_v3_hw() and
> slot_index_free_v3_hw()
> scsi: hisi_sas: Split interrupt_init_v3_hw()
> scsi: hisi_sas: Expose multiple hw queues for v3 as experimental
>
> drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas.h | 12 ++-
> drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c | 135 ++++++++++++-------------
> drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v2_hw.c | 110 +++++++++++++-------
> drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_v3_hw.c | 100 ++++++++++++++++--
> 4 files changed, 242 insertions(+), 115 deletions(-)
>

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