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| author | Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org> | 2026-09-18 16:06:42 +0200 |
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| committer | Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> | 2026-09-29 12:54:47 -0600 |
| commit | 684b413b5483f57c890c171b9400076a0143b918 (patch) | |
| tree | f167daddad3dce9af44773541373eafbccc9ac61 /Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst | |
| download | linux-stable-684b413b5483f57c890c171b9400076a0143b918.tar.gz linux-stable-684b413b5483f57c890c171b9400076a0143b918.zip | |
virtio_blk: set the zone write granularitygrafted
virtblk_read_zoned_limits() reads the write granularity that the device
reports in virtio_blk_zoned_characteristics and assigns it to the
physical block size and to io_min, but never to the limit that is named
after it. queue_limits.zone_write_granularity is left at zero, so
blk_validate_zoned_limits() raises it to the logical block size:
if (lim->zone_write_granularity < lim->logical_block_size)
lim->zone_write_granularity = lim->logical_block_size;
A device that reports a granularity coarser than its logical block size,
which is what the field exists to express, therefore has it silently
reduced. A 512e host managed disk passed through to a guest reports a
logical block size of 512 and a write granularity of 4096, and the guest
ends up with a zone write granularity of 512.
bio_split_alignment() returns lim->zone_write_granularity if it is non-zero
and bio_split_io_at() may split a bio with as per bio_split_alignment().
This can real to the write getting rejected by the host drive, as the write
is not aligned to the physical block size.
zonefs also takes its block size from bdev_zone_write_granularity(), so it
would incorrectly use 512 on a disk that requires 4096.
sd_zbc_read_zones() sets the limit from the physical block size for the
same reason. NVMe ZNS and null_blk leave it unset, but the fallback
gives the right answer for them, as their write granularity is the
logical block size. virtio carries a separate value that may exceed it.
Set the zone write granularity from the value that the device reports.
Fixes: 95bfec41bd3d ("virtio-blk: add support for zoned block devices")
Signed-off-by: Niklas Cassel <cassel@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260918140641.2031075-2-cassel@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..209c49e05 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +============================== +IPMB Driver for a Satellite MC +============================== + +The Intelligent Platform Management Bus or IPMB, is an +I2C bus that provides a standardized interconnection between +different boards within a chassis. This interconnection is +between the baseboard management (BMC) and chassis electronics. +IPMB is also associated with the messaging protocol through the +IPMB bus. + +The devices using the IPMB are usually management +controllers that perform management functions such as servicing +the front panel interface, monitoring the baseboard, +hot-swapping disk drivers in the system chassis, etc... + +When an IPMB is implemented in the system, the BMC serves as +a controller to give system software access to the IPMB. The BMC +sends IPMI requests to a device (usually a Satellite Management +Controller or Satellite MC) via IPMB and the device +sends a response back to the BMC. + +For more information on IPMB and the format of an IPMB message, +refer to the IPMB and IPMI specifications. + +IPMB driver for Satellite MC +---------------------------- + +ipmb-dev-int - This is the driver needed on a Satellite MC to +receive IPMB messages from a BMC and send a response back. +This driver works with the I2C driver and a userspace +program such as OpenIPMI: + +1) It is an I2C slave backend driver. So, it defines a callback + function to set the Satellite MC as an I2C slave. + This callback function handles the received IPMI requests. + +2) It defines the read and write functions to enable a user + space program (such as OpenIPMI) to communicate with the kernel. + + +Load the IPMB driver +-------------------- + +The driver needs to be loaded at boot time or manually first. +First, make sure you have the following in your config file: +CONFIG_IPMB_DEVICE_INTERFACE=y + +1) If you want the driver to be loaded at boot time: + +a) Add this entry to your ACPI table, under the appropriate SMBus:: + + Device (SMB0) // Example SMBus host controller + { + Name (_HID, "<Vendor-Specific HID>") // Vendor-Specific HID + Name (_UID, 0) // Unique ID of particular host controller + : + : + Device (IPMB) + { + Name (_HID, "IPMB0001") // IPMB device interface + Name (_UID, 0) // Unique device identifier + } + } + +b) Example for device tree:: + + &i2c2 { + status = "okay"; + + ipmb@10 { + compatible = "ipmb-dev"; + reg = <0x10>; + i2c-protocol; + }; + }; + +If xmit of data to be done using raw i2c block vs smbus +then "i2c-protocol" needs to be defined as above. + +2) Manually from Linux:: + + modprobe ipmb-dev-int + + +Instantiate the device +---------------------- + +After loading the driver, you can instantiate the device as +described in 'Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst'. +If you have multiple BMCs, each connected to your Satellite MC via +a different I2C bus, you can instantiate a device for each of +those BMCs. + +The name of the instantiated device contains the I2C bus number +associated with it as follows:: + + BMC1 ------ IPMB/I2C bus 1 ---------| /dev/ipmb-1 + Satellite MC + BMC1 ------ IPMB/I2C bus 2 ---------| /dev/ipmb-2 + +For instance, you can instantiate the ipmb-dev-int device from +user space at the 7 bit address 0x10 on bus 2:: + + # echo ipmb-dev 0x1010 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device + +This will create the device file /dev/ipmb-2, which can be accessed +by the user space program. The device needs to be instantiated +before running the user space program. |
