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From: Damien Le Moal <dlemoal@kernel.org>
To: Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@samsung.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	Alasdair Kergon <agk@redhat.com>,
	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@kernel.org>,
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	Keith Busch <kbusch@kernel.org>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>,
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	Chaitanya Kulkarni <kch@nvidia.com>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v20 01/12] block: Introduce queue limits and sysfs for copy-offload support
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 16:33:15 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c31f663f-36c0-4db2-8bf6-8e3c699073ca@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240520102033.9361-2-nj.shetty@samsung.com>

On 2024/05/20 12:20, Nitesh Shetty wrote:
> Add device limits as sysfs entries,
> 	- copy_max_bytes (RW)
> 	- copy_max_hw_bytes (RO)
> 
> Above limits help to split the copy payload in block layer.
> copy_max_bytes: maximum total length of copy in single payload.
> copy_max_hw_bytes: Reflects the device supported maximum limit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@samsung.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kanchan Joshi <joshi.k@samsung.com>
> Signed-off-by: Anuj Gupta <anuj20.g@samsung.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-block | 23 +++++++++++++++
>  block/blk-settings.c                 | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++--
>  block/blk-sysfs.c                    | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/blkdev.h               | 14 +++++++++
>  4 files changed, 112 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-block b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-block
> index 831f19a32e08..52d8a253bf8e 100644
> --- a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-block
> +++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-block
> @@ -165,6 +165,29 @@ Description:
>  		last zone of the device which may be smaller.
>  
>  
> +What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/copy_max_bytes
> +Date:		May 2024
> +Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
> +Description:
> +		[RW] This is the maximum number of bytes that the block layer
> +		will allow for a copy request. This is always smaller or
> +		equal to the maximum size allowed by the hardware, indicated by
> +		'copy_max_hw_bytes'. An attempt to set a value higher than
> +		'copy_max_hw_bytes' will truncate this to 'copy_max_hw_bytes'.
> +		Writing '0' to this file will disable offloading copies for this
> +		device, instead copy is done via emulation.
> +
> +
> +What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/copy_max_hw_bytes
> +Date:		May 2024
> +Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
> +Description:
> +		[RO] This is the maximum number of bytes that the hardware
> +		will allow for single data copy request.
> +		A value of 0 means that the device does not support
> +		copy offload.
> +
> +
>  What:		/sys/block/<disk>/queue/crypto/
>  Date:		February 2022
>  Contact:	linux-block@vger.kernel.org
> diff --git a/block/blk-settings.c b/block/blk-settings.c
> index a7fe8e90240a..67010ed82422 100644
> --- a/block/blk-settings.c
> +++ b/block/blk-settings.c
> @@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ void blk_set_stacking_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
>  	lim->max_write_zeroes_sectors = UINT_MAX;
>  	lim->max_zone_append_sectors = UINT_MAX;
>  	lim->max_user_discard_sectors = UINT_MAX;
> +	lim->max_copy_hw_sectors = UINT_MAX;
> +	lim->max_copy_sectors = UINT_MAX;
> +	lim->max_user_copy_sectors = UINT_MAX;
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_set_stacking_limits);
>  
> @@ -219,6 +222,9 @@ static int blk_validate_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
>  		lim->misaligned = 0;
>  	}
>  
> +	lim->max_copy_sectors =
> +		min(lim->max_copy_hw_sectors, lim->max_user_copy_sectors);
> +
>  	return blk_validate_zoned_limits(lim);
>  }
>  
> @@ -231,10 +237,11 @@ int blk_set_default_limits(struct queue_limits *lim)
>  {
>  	/*
>  	 * Most defaults are set by capping the bounds in blk_validate_limits,
> -	 * but max_user_discard_sectors is special and needs an explicit
> -	 * initialization to the max value here.
> +	 * but max_user_discard_sectors and max_user_copy_sectors are special
> +	 * and needs an explicit initialization to the max value here.

s/needs/need

>  	 */
>  	lim->max_user_discard_sectors = UINT_MAX;
> +	lim->max_user_copy_sectors = UINT_MAX;
>  	return blk_validate_limits(lim);
>  }
>  
> @@ -316,6 +323,25 @@ void blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_queue_max_discard_sectors);
>  
> +/*
> + * blk_queue_max_copy_hw_sectors - set max sectors for a single copy payload
> + * @q:	the request queue for the device
> + * @max_copy_sectors: maximum number of sectors to copy
> + */
> +void blk_queue_max_copy_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
> +				   unsigned int max_copy_sectors)
> +{
> +	struct queue_limits *lim = &q->limits;
> +
> +	if (max_copy_sectors > (BLK_COPY_MAX_BYTES >> SECTOR_SHIFT))
> +		max_copy_sectors = BLK_COPY_MAX_BYTES >> SECTOR_SHIFT;
> +
> +	lim->max_copy_hw_sectors = max_copy_sectors;
> +	lim->max_copy_sectors =
> +		min(max_copy_sectors, lim->max_user_copy_sectors);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_queue_max_copy_hw_sectors);

Hmm... Such helper seems to not fit with Christoph's changes of the limits
initialization as that is not necessarily done using &q->limits but depending on
the driver, a different limit structure. So shouldn't this function be passed a
queue_limits struct pointer instead of the request queue pointer ?

> +
>  /**
>   * blk_queue_max_secure_erase_sectors - set max sectors for a secure erase
>   * @q:  the request queue for the device
> @@ -633,6 +659,10 @@ int blk_stack_limits(struct queue_limits *t, struct queue_limits *b,
>  	t->max_segment_size = min_not_zero(t->max_segment_size,
>  					   b->max_segment_size);
>  
> +	t->max_copy_sectors = min(t->max_copy_sectors, b->max_copy_sectors);
> +	t->max_copy_hw_sectors = min(t->max_copy_hw_sectors,
> +				     b->max_copy_hw_sectors);
> +
>  	t->misaligned |= b->misaligned;
>  
>  	alignment = queue_limit_alignment_offset(b, start);
> diff --git a/block/blk-sysfs.c b/block/blk-sysfs.c
> index f0f9314ab65c..805c2b6b0393 100644
> --- a/block/blk-sysfs.c
> +++ b/block/blk-sysfs.c
> @@ -205,6 +205,44 @@ static ssize_t queue_discard_zeroes_data_show(struct request_queue *q, char *pag
>  	return queue_var_show(0, page);
>  }
>  
> +static ssize_t queue_copy_hw_max_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
> +{
> +	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", (unsigned long long)
> +		       q->limits.max_copy_hw_sectors << SECTOR_SHIFT);
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t queue_copy_max_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
> +{
> +	return sprintf(page, "%llu\n", (unsigned long long)
> +		       q->limits.max_copy_sectors << SECTOR_SHIFT);
> +}

Given that you repeat the same pattern twice, may be add a queue_var64_show()
helper ? (naming can be changed).

> +
> +static ssize_t queue_copy_max_store(struct request_queue *q, const char *page,
> +				    size_t count)
> +{
> +	unsigned long max_copy_bytes;
> +	struct queue_limits lim;
> +	ssize_t ret;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	ret = queue_var_store(&max_copy_bytes, page, count);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	if (max_copy_bytes & (queue_logical_block_size(q) - 1))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	blk_mq_freeze_queue(q);
> +	lim = queue_limits_start_update(q);
> +	lim.max_user_copy_sectors = max_copy_bytes >> SECTOR_SHIFT;

max_copy_bytes is an unsigned long, so 64 bits on 64-bit arch and
max_user_copy_sectors is an unsigned int, so 32-bits. There are thus no
guarantees that this will not overflow. A check is needed.

> +	err = queue_limits_commit_update(q, &lim);
> +	blk_mq_unfreeze_queue(q);
> +
> +	if (err)

You can reuse ret here. No need for adding the err variable.

> +		return err;
> +	return count;
> +}
> +
>  static ssize_t queue_write_same_max_show(struct request_queue *q, char *page)
>  {
>  	return queue_var_show(0, page);
> @@ -505,6 +543,9 @@ QUEUE_RO_ENTRY(queue_nr_zones, "nr_zones");
>  QUEUE_RO_ENTRY(queue_max_open_zones, "max_open_zones");
>  QUEUE_RO_ENTRY(queue_max_active_zones, "max_active_zones");
>  
> +QUEUE_RO_ENTRY(queue_copy_hw_max, "copy_max_hw_bytes");
> +QUEUE_RW_ENTRY(queue_copy_max, "copy_max_bytes");
> +
>  QUEUE_RW_ENTRY(queue_nomerges, "nomerges");
>  QUEUE_RW_ENTRY(queue_rq_affinity, "rq_affinity");
>  QUEUE_RW_ENTRY(queue_poll, "io_poll");
> @@ -618,6 +659,8 @@ static struct attribute *queue_attrs[] = {
>  	&queue_discard_max_entry.attr,
>  	&queue_discard_max_hw_entry.attr,
>  	&queue_discard_zeroes_data_entry.attr,
> +	&queue_copy_hw_max_entry.attr,
> +	&queue_copy_max_entry.attr,
>  	&queue_write_same_max_entry.attr,
>  	&queue_write_zeroes_max_entry.attr,
>  	&queue_zone_append_max_entry.attr,
> diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
> index aefdda9f4ec7..109d9f905c3c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
> +++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
> @@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ struct queue_limits {
>  	unsigned int		discard_alignment;
>  	unsigned int		zone_write_granularity;
>  
> +	unsigned int		max_copy_hw_sectors;
> +	unsigned int		max_copy_sectors;
> +	unsigned int		max_user_copy_sectors;
> +
>  	unsigned short		max_segments;
>  	unsigned short		max_integrity_segments;
>  	unsigned short		max_discard_segments;
> @@ -933,6 +937,8 @@ void blk_queue_max_secure_erase_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
>  		unsigned int max_sectors);
>  extern void blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
>  		unsigned int max_discard_sectors);
> +extern void blk_queue_max_copy_hw_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
> +					  unsigned int max_copy_sectors);
>  extern void blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(struct request_queue *q,
>  		unsigned int max_write_same_sectors);
>  extern void blk_queue_logical_block_size(struct request_queue *, unsigned int);
> @@ -1271,6 +1277,14 @@ static inline unsigned int bdev_discard_granularity(struct block_device *bdev)
>  	return bdev_get_queue(bdev)->limits.discard_granularity;
>  }
>  
> +/* maximum copy offload length, this is set to 128MB based on current testing */

Current testing will not be current in a while... So may be simply say
"arbitrary" or something. Also please capitalize the first letter of the
comment. So something like:

/* Arbitrary absolute limit of 128 MB for copy offload. */

> +#define BLK_COPY_MAX_BYTES		(1 << 27)

Also, it is not clear from the name if this is a soft limit or a cap on the
hardware limit... So at least please adjust the comment to say which one it is.

> +
> +static inline unsigned int bdev_max_copy_sectors(struct block_device *bdev)
> +{
> +	return bdev_get_queue(bdev)->limits.max_copy_sectors;
> +}
> +
>  static inline unsigned int
>  bdev_max_secure_erase_sectors(struct block_device *bdev)
>  {

-- 
Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research


  reply	other threads:[~2024-05-20 14:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 89+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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2024-05-20 10:20 ` [PATCH v20 00/12] Implement copy offload support Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102830epcas5p27274901f3d0c2738c515709890b1dec4@epcas5p2.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 01/12] block: Introduce queue limits and sysfs for copy-offload support Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 14:33       ` Damien Le Moal [this message]
2024-05-21  8:15         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 22:42       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-21 14:25         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-22 17:49           ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-23  7:05             ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-21  6:57       ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-06-01  5:53       ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-03  6:43         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102842epcas5p4949334c2587a15b8adab2c913daa622f@epcas5p4.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 02/12] Add infrastructure for copy offload in block and request layer Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 15:00       ` Damien Le Moal
2024-05-21 10:50         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 23:00       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-21 11:17         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-22 17:58           ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-21  7:01       ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-05-24  6:54         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]         ` <66503bc7.630a0220.56c85.8b9dSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2024-05-24 13:52           ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-27  8:27             ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-28 14:07         ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-22 18:05       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-23 11:34         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-24 20:33       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-29  6:17         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-29  7:48           ` Damien Le Moal
2024-05-29 22:41             ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-30  7:16               ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]               ` <665850bd.050a0220.a5e6b.5b72SMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2024-05-30 17:11                 ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-31 10:17                   ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]                   ` <6659b691.630a0220.90195.d0ebSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2024-05-31 23:45                     ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-01  5:59                   ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-03 17:12                     ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-04  4:40                       ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-04 11:44                         ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-05  8:20                           ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]                             ` <CGME20240624105121epcas5p3a5a8c73bd5ef19c02e922e5829a4dff0@epcas5p3.samsung.com>
2024-06-24 10:44                               ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]                               ` <6679526f.170a0220.9ffd.aefaSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2024-06-24 16:25                                 ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-24 21:55                                   ` Damien Le Moal
2024-06-25 18:18                                     ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-25 21:18                                       ` Damien Le Moal
2024-06-26  5:22                                         ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-28 13:53                                           ` Bart Van Assche
     [not found]                               ` <66795280.630a0220.f3ccd.b80cSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2024-06-24 22:58                                 ` Keith Busch
     [not found]                           ` <CGME20240606072827epcas5p285de8d4f3b0f6d3a87f8341414336b42@epcas5p2.samsung.com>
2024-06-06  7:28                             ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]                             ` <66618886.630a0220.4d4fc.1c9cSMTPIN_ADDED_BROKEN@mx.google.com>
2024-06-06 16:44                               ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-01  5:57             ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102853epcas5p42d635d6712b8876ea22a45d730cb1378@epcas5p4.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 03/12] block: add copy offload support Nitesh Shetty
2024-06-01  6:16       ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-04 10:50         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102906epcas5p15b5a0b3c8edd0bf3073030a792a328bb@epcas5p1.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 04/12] block: add emulation for copy Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-21  7:06       ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-05-21 11:29         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-06-01  6:18       ` Christoph Hellwig
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102917epcas5p1bda532309b9174bf2702081f6f58daf7@epcas5p1.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 05/12] fs/read_write: Enable copy_file_range for block device Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-21  7:07       ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-05-25 23:02       ` Dave Chinner
2024-05-28  5:57         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102929epcas5p2f4456f6fa0005d90769615eb2c2bf273@epcas5p2.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 06/12] fs, block: copy_file_range for def_blk_ops for direct " Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-25 23:09       ` Dave Chinner
2024-05-27  8:43         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102940epcas5p2b5f38ceabe94bed3905fb386a0d65ec7@epcas5p2.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 07/12] nvme: add copy offload support Nitesh Shetty
2024-06-01  6:22       ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-03 11:43         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520102952epcas5p18716d203d1810c38397e7fcc9a26922a@epcas5p1.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 08/12] nvmet: add copy command support for bdev and file ns Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520103004epcas5p4a18f3f6ba0f218d57b0ab4bb84c6ff18@epcas5p4.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 09/12] dm: Add support for copy offload Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-21  7:11       ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-05-21 14:08         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-22  6:22           ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-05-22  7:10             ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520103016epcas5p31b9a0f3637959626d49763609ebda6ef@epcas5p3.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 10/12] dm: Enable copy offload for dm-linear target Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 23:25       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-21 14:48         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520103027epcas5p4789defe8ab3bff23bd2abcf019689fa2@epcas5p4.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 11/12] null: Enable trace capability for null block Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 23:27       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-06-01  6:23       ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-03 11:04         ` Nitesh Shetty
     [not found]   ` <CGME20240520103039epcas5p4373f7234162a32222ac225b976ae30ce@epcas5p4.samsung.com>
2024-05-20 10:20     ` [PATCH v20 12/12] null_blk: add support for copy offload Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 23:42       ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-21 14:46         ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-22 17:52           ` Bart Van Assche
2024-05-23  6:55             ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-05-20 22:54   ` [PATCH v20 00/12] Implement copy offload support Bart Van Assche
2024-06-01  5:47   ` Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-03 10:53     ` Nitesh Shetty
2024-06-04  4:31 [PATCH v20 01/12] block: Introduce queue limits and sysfs for copy-offload support Christoph Hellwig
2024-06-04  7:05 ` Hannes Reinecke
2024-06-05  8:17   ` Christoph Hellwig

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