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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/serial/driver.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/serial/driver.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c1db6a1a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/serial/driver.rst @@ -0,0 +1,105 @@ +==================== +Low Level Serial API +==================== + + +This document is meant as a brief overview of some aspects of the new serial +driver. It is not complete, any questions you have should be directed to +<rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> + +The reference implementation is contained within amba-pl011.c. + + + +Low Level Serial Hardware Driver +-------------------------------- + +The low level serial hardware driver is responsible for supplying port +information (defined by uart_port) and a set of control methods (defined +by uart_ops) to the core serial driver. The low level driver is also +responsible for handling interrupts for the port, and providing any +console support. + + +Console Support +--------------- + +The serial core provides a few helper functions. This includes +decoding command line arguments (uart_parse_options()). + +There is also a helper function (uart_console_write()) which performs a +character by character write, translating newlines to CRLF sequences. +Driver writers are recommended to use this function rather than implementing +their own version. + + +Locking +------- + +It is the responsibility of the low level hardware driver to perform the +necessary locking using port->lock. There are some exceptions (which +are described in the struct uart_ops listing below.) + +There are two locks. A per-port spinlock, and an overall semaphore. + +From the core driver perspective, the port->lock locks the following +data:: + + port->mctrl + port->icount + port->state->xmit.head (circ_buf->head) + port->state->xmit.tail (circ_buf->tail) + +The low level driver is free to use this lock to provide any additional +locking. + +The port_sem semaphore is used to protect against ports being added/ +removed or reconfigured at inappropriate times. Since v2.6.27, this +semaphore has been the 'mutex' member of the tty_port struct, and +commonly referred to as the port mutex. + + +uart_ops +-------- + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/serial_core.h + :identifiers: uart_ops + +Other functions +--------------- + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c + :identifiers: uart_update_timeout uart_get_baud_rate uart_get_divisor + uart_match_port uart_write_wakeup uart_register_driver + uart_unregister_driver uart_suspend_port uart_resume_port + uart_add_one_port uart_remove_one_port uart_console_write + uart_parse_earlycon uart_parse_options uart_set_options + uart_get_lsr_info uart_handle_dcd_change uart_handle_cts_change + uart_try_toggle_sysrq + +.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/serial_core.h + :identifiers: uart_port_tx_limited uart_port_tx + +Other notes +----------- + +It is intended some day to drop the 'unused' entries from uart_port, and +allow low level drivers to register their own individual uart_port's with +the core. This will allow drivers to use uart_port as a pointer to a +structure containing both the uart_port entry with their own extensions, +thus:: + + struct my_port { + struct uart_port port; + int my_stuff; + }; + +Modem control lines via GPIO +---------------------------- + +Some helpers are provided in order to set/get modem control lines via GPIO. + +.. kernel-doc:: drivers/tty/serial/serial_mctrl_gpio.c + :identifiers: mctrl_gpio_init mctrl_gpio_to_gpiod + mctrl_gpio_set mctrl_gpio_get mctrl_gpio_enable_ms + mctrl_gpio_disable_ms_sync mctrl_gpio_disable_ms_no_sync |
