RE: [PATCH] UFS: Make TM command timeout configurable from host side

["Seunghui Lee" <sh043.lee@samsung.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Wang (王信友) <peter.wang@mediatek.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2025 7:09 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH] UFS: Make TM command timeout configurable from host
> side
> 
> On Wed, 2025-11-12 at 08:51 -0800, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> >
> > Can't we increase the default timeout (TM_CMD_TIMEOUT)? Increasing the
> > default timeout shouldn't affect any configuration negatively, isn't
> > it?
> >
> 
> Hi Bart,
> 
> In the worst-case scenario (when the device is stuck), it may takes 1.1
> seconds to abort a single task. When the queue is full (64), there will be
> noticeable lag. Aborting all tasks can take over a minute, which is
> unacceptable regardless of whether TM_CMD_TIMEOUT is increased or not.
> Under normal conditions, it’s very unlikely to exceed 100ms. So I think
> directly modifying TM_CMD_TIMEOUT is also acceptable, but I suggest
> keeping it within 500ms.
> 
> However, the optimal solution is for the vendor to update the firmware,
> ensuring that TM command priority is set appropriately to prevent
> situations where it exceeds 100ms.
> 
> Thanks
> Peter

Hi Mr.Wang,

I understand your concerns about considering the worst-case scenario.
What about directly modifying TM_CMD_TIMEOUT (100ms -> 300ms) and
reducing the TM retry count from 100 to 30?

Please let me know your opinion.

Thank you,
Seunghui Lee.

--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ enum {
 #define ADVANCED_RPMB_REQ_TIMEOUT  3000 /* 3 seconds */
 
 /* Task management command timeout */
-#define TM_CMD_TIMEOUT 100 /* msecs */
+#define TM_CMD_TIMEOUT 300 /* msecs */
 
 /* maximum number of retries for a general UIC command  */
 #define UFS_UIC_COMMAND_RETRIES 3
@@ -7663,7 +7663,7 @@ int ufshcd_try_to_abort_task(struct ufs_hba *hba, int tag)
        int poll_cnt;
        u8 resp = 0xF;
 
-       for (poll_cnt = 100; poll_cnt; poll_cnt--) {
+       for (poll_cnt = 30; poll_cnt; poll_cnt--) {
                err = ufshcd_issue_tm_cmd(hba, lrbp->lun, lrbp->task_tag,
                                UFS_QUERY_TASK, &resp);
                if (!err && resp == UPIU_TASK_MANAGEMENT_FUNC_SUCCEEDED) {