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NAME
smartpqi - Microchip Smart Storage SCSI driver
SYNOPSIS
modprobe smartpqi [disable_device_id_wildcards={0|1}]
[disable_heartbeat={0|1}]
[disable_ctrl_shutdown={0|1}]
[lockup_action={none|reboot|panic}]
[expose_ld_first={0|1}] [hide_vsep={0|1}]
[disable_managed_interrupts={0|1}]
[ctrl_ready_timeout={0|[30,1800]}]
DESCRIPTION
smartpqi is a SCSI driver for Microchip Smart Storage
controllers.
Supported ioctl() operations
For compatibility with applications written for the cciss(4) and
hpsa(4) drivers, many, but not all of the ioctl(2) operations
supported by the hpsa driver are also supported by the smartpqi
driver. The data structures used by these operations are
described in the Linux kernel source file
include/linux/cciss_ioctl.h.
CCISS_DEREGDISK
CCISS_REGNEWDISK
CCISS_REGNEWD
These operations all do exactly the same thing, which is
to cause the driver to re-scan for new devices. This does
exactly the same thing as writing to the smartpqi-specific
host rescan attribute.
CCISS_GETPCIINFO
This operation returns the PCI domain, bus, device, and
function and "board ID" (PCI subsystem ID).
CCISS_GETDRIVVER
This operation returns the driver version in four bytes,
encoded as:
(major_version << 28) | (minor_version << 24) |
(release << 16) | revision
CCISS_PASSTHRU
Allows BMIC and CISS commands to be passed through to the
controller.
Boot options
disable_device_id_wildcards={0|1}
Disables support for device ID wildcards. The default
value is 0 (wildcards are enabled).
disable_heartbeat={0|1}
Disables support for the controller's heartbeat check.
This parameter is used for debugging purposes. The
default value is 0 (the controller's heartbeat check is
enabled).
disable_ctrl_shutdown={0|1}
Disables support for shutting down the controller in the
event of a controller lockup. The default value is 0
(controller will be shut down).
lockup_action={none|reboot|panic}
Specifies the action the driver takes when a controller
lockup is detected. The default action is none.
parameter action
─────────────────────────────────────────────
none take controller offline only
reboot reboot the system
panic panic the system
expose_ld_first={0|1}
This option exposes logical devices to the OS before
physical devices. The default value is 0 (physical
devices exposed first).
hide_vsep={0|1}
This option disables exposure of the virtual SEP to the
OS. The default value is 0 (virtual SEP is exposed).
disable_managed_interrupts={0|1}
Disables driver utilization of Linux kernel managed
interrupts for controllers. The managed interrupts
feature automatically distributes interrupts to all
available CPUs and assigns SMP affinity. The default
value is 0 (managed interrupts enabled).
ctrl_ready_timeout={0|[30,1800]}
This option specifies the timeout in seconds for the
driver to wait for the controller to be ready. The valid
range is 0 or [30, 1800]. The default value is 0, which
causes the driver to use a timeout of 180 seconds.
FILES
Device nodes
Disk drives are accessed via the SCSI disk driver (sd), tape
drives via the SCSI tape driver (st), and the RAID controller via
the SCSI generic driver (sg), with device nodes named /dev/sd*,
/dev/st*, and /dev/sg*, respectively.
[1mSmartPQI-specific host attribute files in /sys
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/rescan
The host rescan attribute is a write-only attribute.
Writing to this attribute will cause the driver to scan
for new, changed, or removed devices (e.g., hot-plugged
tape drives, or newly configured or deleted logical
volumes) and notify the SCSI mid-layer of any changes
detected. Usually this action is triggered automatically
by configuration changes, so the user should not normally
have to write to this file. Doing so may be useful when
hot-plugging devices such as tape drives or entire storage
boxes containing pre-configured logical volumes.
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/lockup_action
The host lockup_action attribute is a read/write
attribute. This attribute will cause the driver to
perform a specific action in the unlikely event that a
controller lockup has been detected. See OPTIONS above
for an explanation of the lockup_action values.
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/driver_version
The driver_version attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains the smartpqi driver version.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/driver_version
1.1.2-126
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/firmware_version
The firmware_version attribute is read-only. This
attribute contains the controller firmware version.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/firmware_version
1.29-112
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/model
The model attribute is read-only. This attribute contains
the product identification string of the controller.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/model
1100-16i
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/serial_number
The serial_number attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains the unique identification number of the
controller.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/serial_number
6A316373777
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/vendor
The vendor attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains the vendor identification string of the
controller.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/vendor
Adaptec
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/enable_stream_detection
The enable_stream_detection attribute is read-write. This
attribute enables/disables stream detection in the driver.
Enabling stream detection can improve sequential write
performance for ioaccel-enabled volumes. See the
ssd_smart_path_enabled disk attribute section for details
on ioaccel-enabled volumes. The default value is 1
(stream detection enabled).
Enable example:
$ echo 1 > /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/enable_stream_detection
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/enable_r5_writes
The enable_r5_writes attribute is read-write. This
attribute enables/disables RAID 5 write operations for
ioaccel-enabled volumes. Enabling can improve sequential
write performance. See the ssd_smart_path_enabled disk
attribute section for details on ioaccel-enabled volumes.
The default value is 1 (RAID 5 writes enabled).
Enable example:
$ echo 1 > /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/enable_r5_writes
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/enable_r6_writes
The enable_r6_writes attribute is read-write. This
attribute enables/disables RAID 6 write operations for
ioaccel-enabled volumes. Enabling can improve sequential
write performance. See the ssd_smart_path_enabled disk
attribute section for details on ioaccel-enabled volumes.
The default value is 1 (RAID 6 writes enabled).
Enable example:
$ echo 1 > /sys/class/scsi_host/host1/enable_r6_writes
[1mSmartPQI-specific disk attribute files in /sys
In the file specifications below, c stands for the number of the
appropriate SCSI controller, b is the bus number, t the target
number, and l is the logical unit number (LUN).
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/raid_level
The raid_level attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains the RAID level of the logical volume.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/4:0:0:0/device/raid_level
RAID 0
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/sas_address
The sas_address attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains the SAS address of the device.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/1:0:3:0/device/sas_address
0x5001173d028543a2
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/ssd_smart_path_enabled
The ssd_smart_path_enabled attribute is read-only. This
attribute is for ioaccel-enabled volumes. (Ioaccel is an
alternative driver submission path that allows the driver
to send I/O requests directly to backend SCSI devices,
bypassing the controller firmware. This results in an
increase in performance. This method is used for HBA
disks and for logical volumes comprised of SSDs.)
Contains 1 if ioaccel is enabled for the volume and 0
otherwise.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/1:0:3:0/device/ssd_smart_path_enabled
0
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/lunid
The lunid attribute is read-only. This attribute contains
the SCSI LUN ID for the device.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/13:1:0:3/device/lunid
0x0300004000000000
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/unique_id
The unique_id attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains a 16-byte ID that uniquely identifies the device
within the controller.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/13:1:0:3/device/unique_id
600508B1001C6D4723A8E98D704FDB94
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/path_info
The path_info attribute is read-only. This attribute
contains the c:b:t:l of the device along with the device
type and whether the device is Active or Inactive. If the
device is an HBA device, path_info will also display the
PORT, BOX, and BAY the device is plugged into.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/13:1:0:3/device/path_info
[13:1:0:3] Direct-Access Active
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/12:0:9:0/device/path_info
[12:0:9:0] Direct-Access PORT: C1 BOX: 1 BAY: 14 Inactive
[12:0:9:0] Direct-Access PORT: C0 BOX: 1 BAY: 14 Active
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/raid_bypass_cnt
The raid_bypass_cnt attribute is read-only. This
attribute contains the number of I/O requests that have
gone through the ioaccel path for ioaccel-enabled volumes.
See the ssd_smart_path_enabled disk attribute section for
details on ioaccel-enabled volumes.
For example:
$ cat /sys/class/scsi_disk/13:1:0:3/device/raid_bypass_cnt
0x300
/sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/sas_ncq_prio_enable
The sas_ncq_prio_enable attribute is read/write. This
attribute enables SATA NCQ priority support. This
attribute works only when device has NCQ support and
controller firmware can handle IO with NCQ priority
attribute.
For example:
$ echo 1 > /sys/class/scsi_disk/13:1:0:3/device/sas_ncq_prio_enable
VERSIONS
The smartpqi driver was added in Linux 4.9.
NOTES
Configuration
To configure a Microchip Smart Storage controller, refer to the
User Guide for the controller, which can be found by searching
for the specific controller at
⟨https://www.microchip.com/design-centers/storage⟩.
HISTORY
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/version was replaced by two sysfs
entries:
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/driver_version
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/firmware_version
SEE ALSO
cciss(4), hpsa(4), sd(4), st(4), sg(4)
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci-devices-cciss in the
Linux kernel source tree.
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