[PATCH v3 4/5] ufs: document the UFS command
Raz Ben Yehuda via B4 Relay
devnull+raz.benyehuda.mobileye.com at kernel.org
Mon Jun 8 12:33:28 CEST 2026
From: Raz Ben Yehuda <raz.benyehuda at mobileye.com>
Add documentation for the UFS command-line interface.
The document describes the available UFS subcommands and their usage,
and provides a complete command-line reference for configuring and
managing UFS devices.
Signed-off-by: Raz Ben Yehuda <raz.benyehuda at mobileye.com>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+ufs command line
+================
+
+The ``ufs`` tool provides utilities for querying, displaying, and modifying
+UFS device configuration and descriptor information.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+* Query and display Device, Geometry, Unit, Configuration, and Power
+ Descriptors.
+* Display LUN configuration and calculated capacities.
+* Modify LUN, Configuration, and Device Descriptor fields.
+* Configure WriteBooster-related parameters.
+* Query common UFS runtime flags.
+* Commit configuration changes or clear all LUN configurations.
+* Decode and format descriptor contents for easier debugging.
+* Provision UFS devices using exported Configuration Descriptors.
+
+The UFS tool header definitions are based on the JEDEC JESD220E
+*Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Version 3.1* specification.
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Query descriptors
+
+ ufs query [lun] [idn]
+
+Descriptor IDs
+ * 0x00 Device Descriptor.
+ * 0x01 Configuration Descriptor
+ * 0x02 Unit Descriptor
+ * 0x07 Geometry Descriptor
+ * 0x08 Power Descriptor
+
+Only UnitDescriptor requires a valid LUN id. Other descriptors
+disregard the LUN id.
+
+Example:
+
+
+
+
+Configure a Logical Unit (LUN)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ ufs set_lun <lun> <parameter> <value>
+
+Supported parameters
+ * lu_enable
+ * boot_lun_id
+ * lu_write_protect
+ * memory_type
+ * data_reliability
+ * num_allocunits
+ * logical_block_size
+ * provisioning_type
+ * context_capabilities
+ * lu_num_write_booster_buffer_allocunits
+
+Modify Configuration Descriptor fields
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ ufs set_cfg_desc <parameter> <value>
+
+Supported parameters::
+ * length
+ * descriptor_idn
+ * conf_desc_continue
+ * boot_enable
+ * descr_access_en
+ * initpower_mode
+ * high_priority_lun
+ * secure_removal_type
+ * init_active_icc_level
+ * periodic_rtc_update
+ * reserved_HPB
+ * rpmb_region_enable
+ * rpmb_region1_size
+ * rpmb_region2_size
+ * rpmb_region3_size
+ * write_booster_buffer_preserve_user_space_en
+ * write_booster_buffer_type
+ * num_shared_write_booster_buffer_allocunits
+
+Query UFS flags
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ ufs getflag <flag_name>
+
+Supported flags::
+ * deviceinit
+ * permanent_wpe
+ * pwr_on_wpe
+ * bkops_en
+ * life_span_mode
+ * purge_enable
+ * fphy_resource_removal
+ * busy_rtc
+ * permanently_disable_fw_update
+ * write_booster_en
+ * wb_buf_flush_en
+ * wb_buf_flush_h8
+
+Examples
+--------
+
+Create LUN 4 of size of 100xAllocUnitSize
+
+ ufs query 1 1
+
+ ufs set_lun 4 num_allocunits 100
+
+ ufs commit
+
+ scsi scan
+
+Update WriteBooster configuration
+
+ ufs query 1 1
+
+ ufs set_cfg_desc num_shared_write_booster_buffer_allocunits 100000
+
+ ufs set_cfg_desc write_booster_buffer_type 1
+
+ ufs commit
+
+Clear all LUN configurations
+ * ufs clearall
+
+This command clears all configured LUNs and commits the change.
+
+Set HBA ID
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+ ufs sethba <hbaid>
+
+Use an hba id differs from 0.
+
+
+Init
+~~~~~
+
+ ufs init
+
+Initialize the HBA. This command is not necessary and used for debugging.
+All other commands will initialize automatically if required.
+
+
+Provisioning
+------------
+
+To simplify UFS provisioning, the tool displays the memory address and
+size of the Configuration Descriptor (IDN 0x01). This allows the
+descriptor to be exported from one system and imported on another.
+
+Provisioning workflow
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Source system
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+1. Display the Configuration Descriptor::
+
+ ufs query 1 1
+
+ The output includes the Configuration Descriptor address and size.
+
+2. Save the Configuration Descriptor to a file::
+
+ tftpput <cfg_desc_addr> <size> <filename>
+
+ Example::
+
+ tftpput 0x8ffffc610 0xe6 luns.bin
+
+ This exports the current UFS configuration, including LUN settings.
+
+Target system
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+1. Display the current Configuration Descriptor:
+
+ ufs query 1 1
+
+2. Load the configuration file into the Configuration Descriptor buffer
+ using XMODEM or TFTP:
+
+ loadx 0x8ffffce00
+
+ or:
+
+ tftpget 0x8ffffce00 luns.bin
+
+3. Commit the configuration to the UFS device:
+
+ ufs commit
+
+ The imported Configuration Descriptor is written to the device and
+ becomes active after the commit operation completes.
--
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