2023-09-18 15:50:28

by Bart Van Assche

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] scsi: ufs: ufs-sysfs: Introduce UFS power info sysfs nodes

On 9/10/23 22:59, Can Guo wrote:
> Having UFS power info available in sysfs makes it easier to tell the state
> of the link during runtime considering we have a bounch of power saving
> features and various combinations for backward compatiblity.

bounch -> bunch
compatiblity -> compatibility

Additionally, please combine this patch with patch 5/6 into a single patch.

> -What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/monitor/write_req_latency_sum
> -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/monitor/write_req_latency_sum
> -Date: January 2021

Has the above information perhaps been removed by accident?

> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/gear
> +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/gear
> +Date: September 2023
> Contact: Can Guo <[email protected]>
> -Description: This file shows the total latency (in micro seconds) of write
> - requests after monitor gets started.
> +Description: This file shows the gear of UFS link.
> +
> + The file is read only.

Please explain what "gear" means and also what the unit is of the
numbers reported via this sysfs attribute.

> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/mode
> +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/mode
> +Date: September 2023
> +Contact: Can Guo <[email protected]>
> +Description: This file shows the power mode of UFS link.
> +
> + The file is read only.

Please document the meaning of the numbers reported via this sysfs
attribute.

> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/rate
> +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/rate
> +Date: September 2023
> +Contact: Can Guo <[email protected]>
> +Description: This file shows the high speed rate of UFS link.
> +
> + The file is read only.

Please document the unit of the numbers reported via this sysfs attribute.

> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/dev_pm
> +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/dev_pm
> +Date: September 2023
> +Contact: Can Guo <[email protected]>
> +Description: This file shows the UFS device power mode, i.e., the power mode
> + set to UFS device via the Start Stop Unit command.

Please document the meaning of the numbers reported through this sysfs
attribute.

> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/link_state
> +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/link_state
> +Date: September 2023
> +Contact: Can Guo <[email protected]>
> +Description: This file shows the the state of the UFS link.

Please document the meaning of the numbers reported through this sysfs
attribute.

Thanks,

Bart.


2023-10-31 04:54:05

by Can Guo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] scsi: ufs: ufs-sysfs: Introduce UFS power info sysfs nodes

Hi Bart,

On 9/18/2023 11:36 PM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 9/10/23 22:59, Can Guo wrote:
>> Having UFS power info available in sysfs makes it easier to tell the
>> state
>> of the link during runtime considering we have a bounch of power saving
>> features and various combinations for backward compatiblity.
>
> bounch -> bunch
> compatiblity -> compatibility
>
> Additionally, please combine this patch with patch 5/6 into a single
> patch.

Sure

>
>> -What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/monitor/write_req_latency_sum
>> -What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/monitor/write_req_latency_sum
>> -Date:        January 2021
>
> Has the above information perhaps been removed by accident?
Yes, my bad, good catch.
>
>> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/gear
>> +What:        /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/gear
>> +Date:        September 2023
>>   Contact:    Can Guo <[email protected]>
>> -Description:    This file shows the total latency (in micro seconds)
>> of write
>> -        requests after monitor gets started.
>> +Description:    This file shows the gear of UFS link.
>> +
>> +        The file is read only.
>
> Please explain what "gear" means and also what the unit is of the
> numbers reported via this sysfs attribute.
Sure
>
>> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/mode
>> +What:        /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/mode
>> +Date:        September 2023
>> +Contact:    Can Guo <[email protected]>
>> +Description:    This file shows the power mode of UFS link.
>> +
>> +        The file is read only.
>
> Please document the meaning of the numbers reported via this sysfs
> attribute.
Sure
>
>> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/rate
>> +What:        /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/rate
>> +Date:        September 2023
>> +Contact:    Can Guo <[email protected]>
>> +Description:    This file shows the high speed rate of UFS link.
>> +
>> +        The file is read only.
>
> Please document the unit of the numbers reported via this sysfs
> attribute.
Sure
>
>> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/dev_pm
>> +What:        /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/dev_pm
>> +Date:        September 2023
>> +Contact:    Can Guo <[email protected]>
>> +Description:    This file shows the UFS device power mode, i.e., the
>> power mode
>> +        set to UFS device via the Start Stop Unit command.
>
> Please document the meaning of the numbers reported through this sysfs
> attribute.
Sure
>
>> +What: /sys/bus/platform/drivers/ufshcd/*/power_info/link_state
>> +What: /sys/bus/platform/devices/*.ufs/power_info/link_state
>> +Date:        September 2023
>> +Contact:    Can Guo <[email protected]>
>> +Description:    This file shows the the state of the UFS link.
>
> Please document the meaning of the numbers reported through this sysfs
> attribute.

Sure


Thanks,

Can Guo.

>
> Thanks,
>
> Bart.