[PATCH v4 0/7]

[PATCH v4 0/7]

[Damien Le Moal]

These patches cleanup and improve libata support for the FUA device
feature. Patch 6 enables FUA support by default for any drive that
reports supporting the feature as well as NCQ.

Changes from v3:
- Added patch 1 to prevent any block device user from issuing a
  REQ_FUA read.
- Changed patch 5 to remove the check for REQ_FUA read and also remove 
  support for ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FUA_EXT as this command is obsolete
  in recent ACS specifications.

Changes from v2:
 - Added patch 1 and 2 as preparatory patches
 - Added patch 4 to fix FUA writes handling for the non-ncq case. Note
   that it is possible that the drives blacklisted in patch 5 are
   actually OK since the code back in 2012 had the issue with the wrong
   use of LBA 28 commands for FUA writes.

Changes from v1:
 - Removed Maciej's patch 2. Instead, blacklist drives which are known
   to have a buggy FUA support.

Damien Le Moal (7):
  block: Prevent the use of REQ_FUA with read operations
  ata: libata: Introduce ata_ncq_supported()
  ata: libata: Rename and cleanup ata_rwcmd_protocol()
  ata: libata: cleanup fua support detection
  ata: libata: Fix FUA handling in ata_build_rw_tf()
  ata: libata: blacklist FUA support for known buggy drives
  ata: libata: Enable fua support by default

 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  3 +
 block/blk-flush.c                             | 12 +++
 drivers/ata/libata-core.c                     | 77 ++++++++++++++-----
 drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c                     | 30 +-------
 include/linux/libata.h                        | 34 +++++---
 5 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

-- 
2.38.1

[PATCH v4 1/7] block: Prevent the use of REQ_FUA with read operations

[Damien Le Moal]

For block devices that do not support FUA, the blk-flush machinery using
preflush/postflush (synchronize cache) does not enforce media access on
the device side for a REQ_FUA read. Furthermore, not all block devices
support FUA for read operations (e.g. ATA devices with NCQ support
turned off). Finally, while all the blk-flush.c code is clearly intended
at processing FUA writes, there is no explicit checks verifying that the
issued request is a write.

Add a check at the beginning of blk_insert_flush() to ensure that any
REQ_FUA read request is failed, reporting "not supported" to the user.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
---
 block/blk-flush.c | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index 53202eff545e..4a2693c7535b 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -397,6 +397,18 @@ void blk_insert_flush(struct request *rq)
 	unsigned int policy = blk_flush_policy(fflags, rq);
 	struct blk_flush_queue *fq = blk_get_flush_queue(q, rq->mq_ctx);
 
+	/*
+	 * REQ_FUA does not apply to read requests because:
+	 * - There is no way to reliably force media access for read operations
+	 *   with a block device that does not support FUA.
+	 * - Not all block devices support FUA for read operations (e.g. ATA
+	 *   devices with NCQ support turned off).
+	 */
+	if (!op_is_write(rq->cmd_flags) && (rq->cmd_flags & REQ_FUA)) {
+		blk_mq_end_request(rq, BLK_STS_NOTSUPP);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * @policy now records what operations need to be done.  Adjust
 	 * REQ_PREFLUSH and FUA for the driver.
-- 
2.38.1

[PATCH v4 2/7] ata: libata: Introduce ata_ncq_supported()

[Damien Le Moal]

Introduce the inline helper function ata_ncq_supported() to test if a
device supports NCQ commands. The function ata_ncq_enabled() is also
rewritten using this new helper function.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
---
 include/linux/libata.h | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index af4953b95f76..58651f565b36 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1690,21 +1690,35 @@ extern struct ata_device *ata_dev_next(struct ata_device *dev,
 	     (dev) = ata_dev_next((dev), (link), ATA_DITER_##mode))
 
 /**
- *	ata_ncq_enabled - Test whether NCQ is enabled
- *	@dev: ATA device to test for
+ *	ata_ncq_supported - Test whether NCQ is supported
+ *	@dev: ATA device to test
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	spin_lock_irqsave(host lock)
  *
  *	RETURNS:
- *	1 if NCQ is enabled for @dev, 0 otherwise.
+ *	true if @dev supports NCQ, false otherwise.
  */
-static inline int ata_ncq_enabled(struct ata_device *dev)
+static inline bool ata_ncq_supported(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SATA_HOST))
 		return 0;
-	return (dev->flags & (ATA_DFLAG_PIO | ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF |
-			      ATA_DFLAG_NCQ)) == ATA_DFLAG_NCQ;
+	return (dev->flags & (ATA_DFLAG_PIO | ATA_DFLAG_NCQ)) == ATA_DFLAG_NCQ;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	ata_ncq_enabled - Test whether NCQ is enabled
+ *	@dev: ATA device to test
+ *
+ *	LOCKING:
+ *	spin_lock_irqsave(host lock)
+ *
+ *	RETURNS:
+ *	true if NCQ is enabled for @dev, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool ata_ncq_enabled(struct ata_device *dev)
+{
+	return ata_ncq_supported(dev) && !(dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_OFF);
 }
 
 static inline bool ata_fpdma_dsm_supported(struct ata_device *dev)
-- 
2.38.1

[PATCH v4 3/7] ata: libata: Rename and cleanup ata_rwcmd_protocol()

[Damien Le Moal]

Rename ata_rwcmd_protocol() to ata_set_rwcmd_protocol() to better
reflect the fact that this function sets a task file command and
protocol. The arguments order is also reversed and the function return
type changed to a bool to indicate if the command and protocol were set
corretly (instead of returning a completely arbitrary "-1" value.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
---
 drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 28 +++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 884ae73b11ea..6ee1cbac3ab0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -574,17 +574,18 @@ static const u8 ata_rw_cmds[] = {
 };
 
 /**
- *	ata_rwcmd_protocol - set taskfile r/w commands and protocol
- *	@tf: command to examine and configure
- *	@dev: device tf belongs to
+ *	ata_set_rwcmd_protocol - set taskfile r/w command and protocol
+ *	@dev: target device for the taskfile
+ *	@tf: taskfile to examine and configure
  *
- *	Examine the device configuration and tf->flags to calculate
- *	the proper read/write commands and protocol to use.
+ *	Examine the device configuration and tf->flags to determine
+ *	the proper read/write command and protocol to use for @tf.
  *
  *	LOCKING:
  *	caller.
  */
-static int ata_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_taskfile *tf, struct ata_device *dev)
+static bool ata_set_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_device *dev,
+				   struct ata_taskfile *tf)
 {
 	u8 cmd;
 
@@ -607,11 +608,12 @@ static int ata_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_taskfile *tf, struct ata_device *dev)
 	}
 
 	cmd = ata_rw_cmds[index + fua + lba48 + write];
-	if (cmd) {
-		tf->command = cmd;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -1;
+	if (!cmd)
+		return false;
+
+	tf->command = cmd;
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -744,7 +746,7 @@ int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u64 block, u32 n_block,
 			/* request too large even for LBA48 */
 			return -ERANGE;
 
-		if (unlikely(ata_rwcmd_protocol(tf, dev) < 0))
+		if (unlikely(!ata_set_rwcmd_protocol(dev, tf)))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		tf->nsect = n_block & 0xff;
@@ -762,7 +764,7 @@ int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u64 block, u32 n_block,
 		if (!lba_28_ok(block, n_block))
 			return -ERANGE;
 
-		if (unlikely(ata_rwcmd_protocol(tf, dev) < 0))
+		if (unlikely(!ata_set_rwcmd_protocol(dev, tf)))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		/* Convert LBA to CHS */
-- 
2.38.1

[PATCH v4 4/7] ata: libata: cleanup fua support detection

[Damien Le Moal]

Move the detection of a device FUA support from
ata_scsiop_mode_sense()/ata_dev_supports_fua() to device scan time in
ata_dev_configure().

The function ata_dev_config_fua() is introduced to detect if a device
supports FUA and this support is indicated using the new device flag
ATA_DFLAG_FUA.

In order to blacklist known buggy devices, the horkage flag
ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA is introduced. Similarly to other horkage flags, the
libata.force= arguments "fua" and "nofua" are also introduced to allow
a user to control this horkage flag through the "force" libata
module parameter.

The ATA_DFLAG_FUA device flag is set only and only if all the following
conditions are met:
* libata.fua module parameter is set to 1
* The device supports the WRITE DMA FUA EXT command,
* The device is not marked with the ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA flag, either from
  the blacklist or set by the user with libata.force=nofua
* The device supports NCQ (while this is not mandated by the standards,
  this restriction is introduced to avoid problems with older non-NCQ
  devices).

Enabling or diabling libata FUA support for all devices can now also be
done using the "force=[no]fua" module parameter when libata.fua is set
to 1.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
---
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  3 ++
 drivers/ata/libata-core.c                     | 30 ++++++++++++++++++-
 drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c                     | 30 ++-----------------
 include/linux/libata.h                        |  8 +++--
 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a465d5242774..f9724642c703 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2786,6 +2786,9 @@
 			* [no]setxfer: Indicate if transfer speed mode setting
 			  should be skipped.
 
+			* [no]fua: Disable or enable FUA (Force Unit Access)
+			  support for devices supporting this feature.
+
 			* dump_id: Dump IDENTIFY data.
 
 			* disable: Disable this device.
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 6ee1cbac3ab0..30adae16efff 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2422,6 +2422,28 @@ static void ata_dev_config_chs(struct ata_device *dev)
 			     dev->heads, dev->sectors);
 }
 
+static void ata_dev_config_fua(struct ata_device *dev)
+{
+	/* Ignore FUA support if its use is disabled globally */
+	if (!libata_fua)
+		goto nofua;
+
+	/* Ignore devices without support for WRITE DMA FUA EXT */
+	if (!(dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_LBA48) || !ata_id_has_fua(dev->id))
+		goto nofua;
+
+	/* Ignore known bad devices and devices that lack NCQ support */
+	if (!ata_ncq_supported(dev) || (dev->horkage & ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA))
+		goto nofua;
+
+	dev->flags |= ATA_DFLAG_FUA;
+
+	return;
+
+nofua:
+	dev->flags &= ~ATA_DFLAG_FUA;
+}
+
 static void ata_dev_config_devslp(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	u8 *sata_setting = dev->link->ap->sector_buf;
@@ -2510,7 +2532,8 @@ static void ata_dev_print_features(struct ata_device *dev)
 		return;
 
 	ata_dev_info(dev,
-		     "Features:%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
+		     "Features:%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
+		     dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_FUA ? " FUA" : "",
 		     dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_TRUSTED ? " Trust" : "",
 		     dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_DA ? " Dev-Attention" : "",
 		     dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_DEVSLP ? " Dev-Sleep" : "",
@@ -2671,6 +2694,7 @@ int ata_dev_configure(struct ata_device *dev)
 			ata_dev_config_chs(dev);
 		}
 
+		ata_dev_config_fua(dev);
 		ata_dev_config_devslp(dev);
 		ata_dev_config_sense_reporting(dev);
 		ata_dev_config_zac(dev);
@@ -4105,6 +4129,9 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
 	 */
 	{ "SATADOM-ML 3ME",		NULL,	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_LOG_DIR },
 
+	/* Buggy FUA */
+	{ "Maxtor",		"BANC1G10",	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA },
+
 	/* End Marker */
 	{ }
 };
@@ -6216,6 +6243,7 @@ static const struct ata_force_param force_tbl[] __initconst = {
 	force_horkage_onoff(lpm,	ATA_HORKAGE_NOLPM),
 	force_horkage_onoff(setxfer,	ATA_HORKAGE_NOSETXFER),
 	force_horkage_on(dump_id,	ATA_HORKAGE_DUMP_ID),
+	force_horkage_onoff(fua,	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA),
 
 	force_horkage_on(disable,	ATA_HORKAGE_DISABLE),
 };
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
index 4cb914103382..69948e2a8f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
@@ -2240,30 +2240,6 @@ static unsigned int ata_msense_rw_recovery(u8 *buf, bool changeable)
 	return sizeof(def_rw_recovery_mpage);
 }
 
-/*
- * We can turn this into a real blacklist if it's needed, for now just
- * blacklist any Maxtor BANC1G10 revision firmware
- */
-static int ata_dev_supports_fua(u16 *id)
-{
-	unsigned char model[ATA_ID_PROD_LEN + 1], fw[ATA_ID_FW_REV_LEN + 1];
-
-	if (!libata_fua)
-		return 0;
-	if (!ata_id_has_fua(id))
-		return 0;
-
-	ata_id_c_string(id, model, ATA_ID_PROD, sizeof(model));
-	ata_id_c_string(id, fw, ATA_ID_FW_REV, sizeof(fw));
-
-	if (strcmp(model, "Maxtor"))
-		return 1;
-	if (strcmp(fw, "BANC1G10"))
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0; /* blacklisted */
-}
-
 /**
  *	ata_scsiop_mode_sense - Simulate MODE SENSE 6, 10 commands
  *	@args: device IDENTIFY data / SCSI command of interest.
@@ -2287,7 +2263,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsiop_mode_sense(struct ata_scsi_args *args, u8 *rbuf)
 	};
 	u8 pg, spg;
 	unsigned int ebd, page_control, six_byte;
-	u8 dpofua, bp = 0xff;
+	u8 dpofua = 0, bp = 0xff;
 	u16 fp;
 
 	six_byte = (scsicmd[0] == MODE_SENSE);
@@ -2350,9 +2326,7 @@ static unsigned int ata_scsiop_mode_sense(struct ata_scsi_args *args, u8 *rbuf)
 		goto invalid_fld;
 	}
 
-	dpofua = 0;
-	if (ata_dev_supports_fua(args->id) && (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_LBA48) &&
-	    (!(dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_PIO) || dev->multi_count))
+	if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_FUA)
 		dpofua = 1 << 4;
 
 	if (six_byte) {
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 58651f565b36..d30c1288504d 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_DFLAG_AN		= (1 << 7), /* AN configured */
 	ATA_DFLAG_TRUSTED	= (1 << 8), /* device supports trusted send/recv */
 	ATA_DFLAG_DMADIR	= (1 << 10), /* device requires DMADIR */
+	ATA_DFLAG_FUA		= (1 << 11), /* device supports FUA */
 	ATA_DFLAG_CFG_MASK	= (1 << 12) - 1,
 
 	ATA_DFLAG_PIO		= (1 << 12), /* device limited to PIO mode */
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@ enum {
 	ATA_DFLAG_D_SENSE	= (1 << 29), /* Descriptor sense requested */
 	ATA_DFLAG_ZAC		= (1 << 30), /* ZAC device */
 
-	ATA_DFLAG_FEATURES_MASK	= ATA_DFLAG_TRUSTED | ATA_DFLAG_DA | \
-				  ATA_DFLAG_DEVSLP | ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_SEND_RECV | \
-				  ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_PRIO,
+	ATA_DFLAG_FEATURES_MASK	= (ATA_DFLAG_TRUSTED | ATA_DFLAG_DA |	\
+				   ATA_DFLAG_DEVSLP | ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_SEND_RECV | \
+				   ATA_DFLAG_NCQ_PRIO | ATA_DFLAG_FUA),
 
 	ATA_DEV_UNKNOWN		= 0,	/* unknown device */
 	ATA_DEV_ATA		= 1,	/* ATA device */
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ enum {
 	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_NCQ_ON_ATI = (1 << 27),	/* Disable NCQ on ATI chipset */
 	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_ID_DEV_LOG = (1 << 28),	/* Identify device log missing */
 	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_LOG_DIR	= (1 << 29),	/* Do not read log directory */
+	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA	= (1 << 30),	/* Do not use FUA */
 
 	 /* DMA mask for user DMA control: User visible values; DO NOT
 	    renumber */
-- 
2.38.1

[PATCH v4 5/7] ata: libata: Fix FUA handling in ata_build_rw_tf()

[Damien Le Moal]

If a user issues a write command with the FUA bit set for a device with
NCQ support disabled (that is, the device queue depth was set to 1), the
LBA 48 command WRITE DMA FUA EXT must be used. However,
ata_build_rw_tf() ignores this and first tests if LBA 28 can be used
based on the write command sector and number of blocks. That is, for
small FUA writes at low LBAs, ata_rwcmd_protocol() will cause the write
to fail.

Fix this by preventing the use of LBA 28 for any FUA write request.

Given that the WRITE MULTI FUA EXT command is marked as obsolete iin the
ATA specification since ACS-3 (published in 2013), remove the
ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FUA_EXT command from the ata_rw_cmds array.

Finally, since the block layer should never issue a FUA read
request, warn in ata_build_rw_tf() if we see such request.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
---
 drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 30adae16efff..83bea8591b08 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static const u8 ata_rw_cmds[] = {
 	0,
 	0,
 	0,
-	ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FUA_EXT,
+	0,
 	/* pio */
 	ATA_CMD_PIO_READ,
 	ATA_CMD_PIO_WRITE,
@@ -693,6 +693,10 @@ int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u64 block, u32 n_block,
 	tf->flags |= ATA_TFLAG_ISADDR | ATA_TFLAG_DEVICE;
 	tf->flags |= tf_flags;
 
+	/* We should never get a FUA read */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE((tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_FUA) &&
+		     !(tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE));
+
 	if (ata_ncq_enabled(dev)) {
 		/* yay, NCQ */
 		if (!lba_48_ok(block, n_block))
@@ -727,7 +731,8 @@ int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u64 block, u32 n_block,
 	} else if (dev->flags & ATA_DFLAG_LBA) {
 		tf->flags |= ATA_TFLAG_LBA;
 
-		if (lba_28_ok(block, n_block)) {
+		/* We need LBA48 for FUA writes */
+		if (!(tf->flags & ATA_TFLAG_FUA) && lba_28_ok(block, n_block)) {
 			/* use LBA28 */
 			tf->device |= (block >> 24) & 0xf;
 		} else if (lba_48_ok(block, n_block)) {
@@ -742,9 +747,10 @@ int ata_build_rw_tf(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, u64 block, u32 n_block,
 			tf->hob_lbah = (block >> 40) & 0xff;
 			tf->hob_lbam = (block >> 32) & 0xff;
 			tf->hob_lbal = (block >> 24) & 0xff;
-		} else
+		} else {
 			/* request too large even for LBA48 */
 			return -ERANGE;
+		}
 
 		if (unlikely(!ata_set_rwcmd_protocol(dev, tf)))
 			return -EINVAL;
-- 
2.38.1

Re: [PATCH v4 5/7] ata: libata: Fix FUA handling in ata_build_rw_tf()

[Hannes Reinecke]

On 10/31/22 02:53, Damien Le Moal wrote:
> If a user issues a write command with the FUA bit set for a device with
> NCQ support disabled (that is, the device queue depth was set to 1), the
> LBA 48 command WRITE DMA FUA EXT must be used. However,
> ata_build_rw_tf() ignores this and first tests if LBA 28 can be used
> based on the write command sector and number of blocks. That is, for
> small FUA writes at low LBAs, ata_rwcmd_protocol() will cause the write
> to fail.
> 
> Fix this by preventing the use of LBA 28 for any FUA write request.
> 
> Given that the WRITE MULTI FUA EXT command is marked as obsolete iin the
> ATA specification since ACS-3 (published in 2013), remove the
> ATA_CMD_WRITE_MULTI_FUA_EXT command from the ata_rw_cmds array.
> 
> Finally, since the block layer should never issue a FUA read
> request, warn in ata_build_rw_tf() if we see such request.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
> ---
>   drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 12 +++++++++---
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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[PATCH v4 6/7] ata: libata: blacklist FUA support for known buggy drives

[Damien Le Moal]

Thread [1] reported back in 2012 problems with enabling FUA for 3
different drives. Add these drives to ata_device_blacklist[] to mark
them with the ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA flag. To be conservative and avoid
problems on old systems, the model number for the three new entries
are defined as to widely match all drives in the same product line.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+6av4=uxu_q5U_46HtpUt=FSgbh3pZuAEY54J5_xK=MKWq-YQ@mail.gmail.com/

Suggested-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <mail@maciej.szmigiero.name>
Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <maciej.szmigiero@oracle.com>
---
 drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 83bea8591b08..29042665c550 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -4137,6 +4137,9 @@ static const struct ata_blacklist_entry ata_device_blacklist [] = {
 
 	/* Buggy FUA */
 	{ "Maxtor",		"BANC1G10",	ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA },
+	{ "WDC*WD2500J*",	NULL,		ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA },
+	{ "OCZ-VERTEX*",	NULL,		ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA },
+	{ "INTEL*SSDSC2CT*",	NULL,		ATA_HORKAGE_NO_FUA },
 
 	/* End Marker */
 	{ }
-- 
2.38.1

[PATCH v4 7/7] ata: libata: Enable fua support by default

[Damien Le Moal]

Change the default value of the fua module parameter to 1 to enable fua
support by default for all devices supporting it.

FUA support can be disabled for individual drives using the
force=[ID]nofua libata module argument.

Signed-off-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@opensource.wdc.com>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <maciej.szmigiero@oracle.com>
---
 drivers/ata/libata-core.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 29042665c550..9e9ce1905992 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ int atapi_passthru16 = 1;
 module_param(atapi_passthru16, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(atapi_passthru16, "Enable ATA_16 passthru for ATAPI devices (0=off, 1=on [default])");
 
-int libata_fua = 0;
+int libata_fua = 1;
 module_param_named(fua, libata_fua, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(fua, "FUA support (0=off [default], 1=on)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(fua, "FUA support (0=off, 1=on [default])");
 
 static int ata_ignore_hpa;
 module_param_named(ignore_hpa, ata_ignore_hpa, int, 0644);
-- 
2.38.1

Re: [PATCH v4 0/7]

[Chaitanya Kulkarni]

On 10/30/2022 6:53 PM, Damien Le Moal wrote:
> These patches cleanup and improve libata support for the FUA device
> feature. Patch 6 enables FUA support by default for any drive that
> reports supporting the feature as well as NCQ.
> 
>

subject line would be really useful to check the previous
discussions ...

-ck

Re: [PATCH v4 0/7]

[Damien Le Moal]

On 10/31/22 10:59, Chaitanya Kulkarni wrote:
> On 10/30/2022 6:53 PM, Damien Le Moal wrote:
>> These patches cleanup and improve libata support for the FUA device
>> feature. Patch 6 enables FUA support by default for any drive that
>> reports supporting the feature as well as NCQ.
>>
>>
> 
> subject line would be really useful to check the previous
> discussions ...

Arg. Sorry. It is: "Improve libata support for FUA".
Forgot to copy that when changing the cover letter from v3.

> 
> -ck
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research