From: Stefan Haberland <sth@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-s390@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jan Hoeppner <hoeppner@linux.ibm.com>,
Eduard Shishkin <edward6@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 11/17] s390/dasd: Add full_track_bias to control fulltrack write mode
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:38:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260731153842.1729627-12-sth@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260731153842.1729627-1-sth@linux.ibm.com>
Add a single per-device 'full_track_bias' sysfs attribute (0..100) that
gates the full-track write path. 0 disables it, 100 routes every aligned,
full-track write through dasd_eckd_build_cp_tpm_writefulltrack(). Values in
between are reserved for the adaptive heuristic added in the next patch.
For now any non-zero value simply enables full-track writes. Internally the
value is kept in the per-device 'ft_bias' field.
This will control the default IO path only.
In case we get an unformatted track error it will always be used to format
and write the track in one go.
The WRITE_FULL_TRACK command has an advantage on sparse formatted ESE
devices but it has an overall penalty for maximum throughput compared to
usual track based IO.
The attribute lives at /sys/bus/ccw/devices/<devid>/full_track_bias and
accepts 0..100. The default (DASD_FT_BIAS_DEFAULT) enables full-track
writes so the ESE format penalty is avoided out of the box.
A 'full_track_bias' module parameter sets the initial value applied to
every device at online time; individual volumes can still be re-tuned
through their sysfs attribute afterwards.
Reviewed-by: Jan Höppner <hoeppner@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Stefan Haberland <sth@linux.ibm.com>
---
drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h | 18 +++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c
index 381d616ad433..035c022255b6 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_devmap.c
@@ -1630,6 +1630,44 @@ dasd_expires_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
static DEVICE_ATTR(expires, 0644, dasd_expires_show, dasd_expires_store);
+/* ESE fulltrack write aggressiveness knob (0..100, see DASD_FT_BIAS_*) */
+static ssize_t
+full_track_bias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct dasd_device *device;
+ int len;
+
+ device = dasd_device_from_cdev(to_ccwdev(dev));
+ if (IS_ERR(device))
+ return -ENODEV;
+ len = sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", device->ft_bias);
+ dasd_put_device(device);
+ return len;
+}
+
+static ssize_t full_track_bias_store(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct dasd_device *device;
+ unsigned int val;
+
+ if (kstrtouint(buf, 0, &val) || val > DASD_FT_BIAS_MAX)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ device = dasd_device_from_cdev(to_ccwdev(dev));
+ if (IS_ERR(device))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ device->ft_bias = val;
+ device->fulltrack = val ? 1 : 0;
+
+ dasd_put_device(device);
+ return count;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(full_track_bias);
+
static ssize_t
dasd_retries_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
{
@@ -2425,6 +2463,7 @@ static struct attribute * dasd_attrs[] = {
&dev_attr_erplog.attr,
&dev_attr_failfast.attr,
&dev_attr_expires.attr,
+ &dev_attr_full_track_bias.attr,
&dev_attr_retries.attr,
&dev_attr_timeout.attr,
&dev_attr_reservation_policy.attr,
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index 4fdeab98870f..ebb24d7da1c3 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("S/390 DASD ECKD Disks device driver");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+/*
+ * Default full-track write bias applied to every ESE volume at online time;
+ * individual volumes can be re-tuned afterwards through their per-device
+ * full_track_bias sysfs attribute. 0 disables full-track writes, 100 always
+ * uses them, 50 (the default) enables the adaptive heuristic. Values above
+ * DASD_FT_BIAS_MAX are capped when applied.
+ */
+static unsigned int full_track_bias = DASD_FT_BIAS_DEFAULT;
+module_param(full_track_bias, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(full_track_bias,
+ "Default ESE full-track write bias 0..100 (0=off, 1..99=adaptive, 100=always)");
+
static struct dasd_discipline dasd_eckd_discipline;
/* The ccw bus type uses this table to find devices that it sends to
@@ -2148,6 +2160,11 @@ dasd_eckd_check_characteristics(struct dasd_device *device)
device->path_interval = DASD_ECKD_PATH_INTERVAL;
device->aq_timeouts = DASD_RETRIES_MAX;
+ /* default ESE fulltrack write aggressiveness from the module parameter */
+ device->ft_bias = min_t(unsigned int, full_track_bias, DASD_FT_BIAS_MAX);
+ /* only the "always" endpoint forces fulltrack unconditionally here */
+ device->fulltrack = (device->ft_bias >= DASD_FT_BIAS_MAX) ? 1 : 0;
+
if (private->conf.gneq) {
value = 1;
for (i = 0; i < private->conf.gneq->timeout.value; i++)
@@ -5194,11 +5211,20 @@ static struct dasd_ccw_req *dasd_eckd_build_cp(struct dasd_device *startdev,
/* do nothing, just fall through to the cmd mode single case */
} else if ((data_size <= private->fcx_max_data)
&& (fcx_multitrack || (first_trk == last_trk))) {
- cqr = dasd_eckd_build_cp_tpm_track(startdev, block, req,
- first_rec, last_rec,
- first_trk, last_trk,
- first_offs, last_offs,
- blk_per_trk, blksize);
+ if (!first_offs && (last_offs + 1 == blk_per_trk) &&
+ rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE && basedev->fulltrack) {
+ cqr = dasd_eckd_build_cp_tpm_writefulltrack(startdev, block, req,
+ first_rec, last_rec,
+ first_trk, last_trk,
+ first_offs, last_offs,
+ blk_per_trk, blksize, NULL);
+ } else {
+ cqr = dasd_eckd_build_cp_tpm_track(startdev, block, req,
+ first_rec, last_rec,
+ first_trk, last_trk,
+ first_offs, last_offs,
+ blk_per_trk, blksize);
+ }
if (IS_ERR(cqr) && (PTR_ERR(cqr) != -EAGAIN) &&
(PTR_ERR(cqr) != -ENOMEM))
cqr = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
index b523d5a08a17..e2df8666520f 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_int.h
@@ -629,6 +629,10 @@ struct dasd_device {
struct dasd_copy_relation *copy;
unsigned long aq_mask;
unsigned int aq_timeouts;
+
+ /* ESE fulltrack write control (see full_track_bias sysfs attribute) */
+ unsigned int ft_bias; /* aggressiveness 0..100: 0=off, 100=always */
+ unsigned int fulltrack; /* internal: use WRITE_FULL_TRACK for aligned writes */
};
struct dasd_block {
@@ -686,6 +690,20 @@ struct dasd_queue {
#define DASD_STOPPED_PPRC 32 /* PPRC swap */
#define DASD_STOPPED_NOSPC 128 /* no space left */
+/*
+ * ESE fulltrack write aggressiveness (full_track_bias sysfs attribute), 0..100:
+ * 0 - never use proactively WRITE_FULL_TRACK
+ * 100 - always use proactively WRITE_FULL_TRACK, no probing
+ * 1..99 - adaptive; higher means switch to ft more eagerly
+ * WRITE_FULL_TRACK has an advantage on sparse formatted ESE devices
+ * but it has an overall penalty for maximum throughput for fully
+ * formatted devices.
+ * The default of 50 tries to balance both and do some probing in between
+ * to choose the best mode for default IO.
+ */
+#define DASD_FT_BIAS_MAX 100
+#define DASD_FT_BIAS_DEFAULT 50
+
/* per device flags */
#define DASD_FLAG_OFFLINE 3 /* device is in offline processing */
#define DASD_FLAG_EER_SNSS 4 /* A SNSS is required */
--
2.53.0
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Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-31 15:38 [PATCH v5 00/17] s390/dasd: ESE thin-provisioning performance improvements Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 01/17] s390/dasd: Propagate partial completion length across ERP recovery Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 15:50 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 02/17] s390/dasd: Guard sysfs discipline callbacks against unallocated private data Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 15:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 03/17] s390/dasd: Optimize max blocks per request for track alignment Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 15:46 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 04/17] s390/dasd: Use GFP_KERNEL in dasd_alloc_device() Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 15:52 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 05/17] s390/dasd: Add defines for the Extended Address Volume track address Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 15:48 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 06/17] s390/dasd: Add infrastructure for ESE full-track write Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:16 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 07/17] s390/dasd: Add range-based format-track collision detection Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 08/17] s390/dasd: Extend prepare_itcw() to support WRITE_FULL_TRACK Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 09/17] s390/dasd: Add dasd_eckd_build_cp_tpm_writefulltrack() Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:13 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 10/17] s390/dasd: Use WRITE_FULL_TRACK in ESE format handler Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:33 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` Stefan Haberland [this message]
2026-07-31 16:28 ` [PATCH v5 11/17] s390/dasd: Add full_track_bias to control fulltrack write mode sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 12/17] s390/dasd: Derive adaptive ESE fulltrack heuristic from ft_bias Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 13/17] s390/dasd: Stamp a format label into newly formatted volumes Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:35 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 14/17] s390/dasd: Detect ESE volumes from the on-disk format label Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:43 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 15/17] s390/dasd: Report ESE capability and format mode at device online Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 16/17] s390/dasd: Re-enable discard support for ESE volumes Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-31 15:38 ` [PATCH v5 17/17] s390/dasd: Read cached unit address and LSS in the CCW build path Stefan Haberland
2026-07-31 16:58 ` sashiko-bot
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