[PATCH v3 18/18] Documentation: sysfs-block-device: document command duration limits

[PATCH v3 18/18] Documentation: sysfs-block-device: document command duration limits

[Niklas Cassel]

From: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>

Document ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device the sysfs attributes present
under /sys/block/*/device/duration_limits for ATA and SCSI devices
supporting the command duration limits feature.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@wdc.com>
---
 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device | 150 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 150 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device
index 7ac7b19b2f72..3a32c86942f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device
@@ -95,3 +95,153 @@ Description:
 		This file does not exist if the HBA driver does not implement
 		support for the SATA NCQ priority feature, regardless of the
 		device support for this feature.
+
+
+What:		/sys/block/*/device/duration_limits/enable
+Date:		Dec, 2022
+KernelVersion:	v6.3
+Contact:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RW) For ATA and SCSI devices supporting the command duration
+		limits feature, write to the file to turn on or off the
+		feature. By default this feature is turned off. If the device
+		does not support the command duration limits feature, this
+		attribute does not exist (the directory
+		"/sys/block/\*/device/duration_limits" does not exist).
+		Writing "1" to this file enables the use of command duration
+		limits for read and write commands in the kernel and turns on
+		the feature on the device. Writing "0" disables the feature.
+
+
+What:		/sys/block/*/device/duration_limits/read/[1-7]/*
+Date:		Dec, 2022
+KernelVersion:	v6.3
+Contact:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) For ATA and SCSI devices supporting the command duration
+		limits feature, this shows the set of 7 command duration limits
+		descriptors for read commands currently set on the device. For
+		each of the 7 descritors, the following read-only attributes
+		are present:
+
+		  - duration_guideline: specifies the preferred length of time
+		    in microseconds for the completion of a command.
+
+		  - duration_guideline_policy: specifies the policy action
+		    taken if the duration_guideline attribute specifies a
+		    non-zero command duration guideline that the device is
+		    unable to achieve for a command.
+
+		    Possible values are:
+
+		      - 0x0: The device will complete the command at the
+			earliest possible time consistent with the specified
+			command duration guideline.
+
+		      - 0x1: If the specified command duration guideline has not
+			been achieved and the command duration guideline policy
+			field is not in the seventh command duration limits
+			descriptor, then the device continues processing that
+			command using the command duration limits descriptor
+			that has the next higher number.
+
+		      - 0x2: The device will continue processing the command as
+			with no command duration limits descriptor being used.
+
+		      - 0xD: The device will complete the command and an IO
+			failure will be reported to the user with the ETIME
+			error code.
+
+		      - 0xF: Same as 0xD.
+
+		  - max_active_time: specifies an upper limit in microseconds
+		    on the time that elapses from the time at which the device
+		    initiates actions to access, transfer, or act upon the
+		    specified data until the time the device returns status for
+		    the command.
+
+		  - max_active_time_policy: specifies the policy action taken
+		    if the time used to process a command exceeds a non-zero
+		    time specified by the max_active_time attribute.
+
+		    Possible values are:
+
+		      - 0x0: The device will complete the command at the
+			earliest possible time (i.e, do nothing based on the max
+			time limit not being met).
+
+		      - 0xD: The device will complete the command and an IO
+			failure will be reported to the user with the ETIME
+			error code.
+
+		      - 0xE: Same as 0xD.
+
+		      - 0xF: Same as 0xD.
+
+		  - max_inactive_time: specifies an upper limit in microseconds
+		    on the time that elapses from the time at which the device
+		    receives the command until the time at which the device
+		    initiates actions to access, transfer, or act upon the
+		    specified data.
+
+		  - max_inactive_time_policy: specifies the policy action taken
+		    if a non-zero max_inactive_time limit is not met.
+
+		    Possible values are:
+
+		      - 0x0: The device will complete the command at the
+			earliest possible time (i.e, do nothing based on the max
+			time limit not being met).
+
+		      - 0xD: The device will complete the command and an IO
+			failure will be reported to the user with the ETIME
+			error code.
+
+		      - 0xF: Same as 0xD.
+
+
+What:		/sys/block/*/device/duration_limits/read/page
+Date:		Dec, 2022
+KernelVersion:	v6.3
+Contact:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) For ATA and SCSI devices supporting the command duration
+		limits feature, this shows the name of the device VPD page
+		specifying the set of 7 command duration limits descriptors for
+		read commands. Possible values are "T2A" and "T2B".
+
+
+What:		/sys/block/*/device/duration_limits/write/[1-7]/*
+Date:		Dec, 2022
+KernelVersion:	v6.3
+Contact:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) For ATA and SCSI devices supporting the command duration
+		limits feature, this shows the set of 7 command duration limits
+		descriptors for write commands currently set on the device. For
+		each of the 7 descritors, the same set of read-only attributes
+		as for read commands is present.
+
+
+What:		/sys/block/*/device/duration_limits/write/page
+Date:		Dec, 2022
+KernelVersion:	v6.3
+Contact:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) For ATA and SCSI devices supporting the command duration
+		limits feature, this shows the name of the device VPD page
+		specifying the set of 7 command duration limits descriptors for
+		write commands. Possible values are "T2A" and "T2B".
+
+
+What:		/sys/block/*/device/duration_limits/perf_vs_duration_guideline
+Date:		Dec, 2022
+KernelVersion:	v6.3
+Contact:	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
+Description:
+		(RO) For ATA and SCSI devices supporting the command duration
+		limits feature, this specifies the maximum percentage increase
+		in average command completion times (reduction in IOPS) that
+		is allowed for the device to perform actions based on the
+		contents of the duration guideline field in every command
+		duration limit descriptor for both read and write commands.
-- 
2.39.1

Re: [PATCH v3 18/18] Documentation: sysfs-block-device: document command duration limits

[Hannes Reinecke]

On 1/24/23 20:03, Niklas Cassel wrote:
> From: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
> 
> Document ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device the sysfs attributes present
> under /sys/block/*/device/duration_limits for ATA and SCSI devices
> supporting the command duration limits feature.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
> Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@wdc.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-device | 150 +++++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 150 insertions(+)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>

Cheers,

Hannes