Support for Actions Microelectronics AM8180 USB to NVMe bridge (0x1de1:0xe101, RTL9210)

[rs11]

I have an Actions Microelectronics Co. AM8180 USB to NVMe bridge which does not work with smartmontools out-of-the-box.

./smartctl -x /dev/sdc
smartctl 7.3 2022-02-28 r5338 [x86_64-linux-5.10.0-20-amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-22, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

/dev/sdc: Unknown USB bridge [0x1de1:0xe101 (0x2001)]
Please specify device type with the -d option.

I did some research and found this post ​https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/stable-nvme-usb-adapter.2572973/post-40420233
which says the AM8180 is a rebranded Realtek RTL9210.

So i tried:

./smartctl -d sntrealtek -x /dev/sdc 
smartctl 7.3 2022-02-28 r5338 [x86_64-linux-5.10.0-20-amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-22, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Number:                       KBG40ZNV512G KIOXIA
Serial Number:                      111111111
Firmware Version:                   HP00AE00
PCI Vendor/Subsystem ID:            0x1e0f
IEEE OUI Identifier:                0x8ce38e
Total NVM Capacity:                 512.110.190.592 [512 GB]
Unallocated NVM Capacity:           0
Controller ID:                      0
NVMe Version:                       1.3
Number of Namespaces:               1
Namespace 1 Size/Capacity:          512.110.190.592 [512 GB]
Namespace 1 Formatted LBA Size:     512
Namespace 1 IEEE EUI-64:            8ce38e 040242b3bf
Local Time is:                      Fri Dec 30 11:33:10 2022 CET
Firmware Updates (0x14):            2 Slots, no Reset required
Optional Admin Commands (0x001f):   Security Format Frmw_DL NS_Mngmt Self_Test
Optional NVM Commands (0x005f):     Comp Wr_Unc DS_Mngmt Wr_Zero Sav/Sel_Feat Timestmp
Log Page Attributes (0x0e):         Cmd_Eff_Lg Ext_Get_Lg Telmtry_Lg
Maximum Data Transfer Size:         512 Pages
Warning  Comp. Temp. Threshold:     79 Celsius
Critical Comp. Temp. Threshold:     84 Celsius

Supported Power States
St Op     Max   Active     Idle   RL RT WL WT  Ent_Lat  Ex_Lat
 0 +     3.50W       -        -    0  0  0  0        1       1
 1 +     2.60W       -        -    1  1  1  1        1       1
 2 +     1.80W       -        -    2  2  2  2        1       1
 3 -   0.0500W       -        -    4  4  4  4      800    1200
 4 -   0.0050W       -        -    4  4  4  4     3000   32000

Supported LBA Sizes (NSID 0x1)
Id Fmt  Data  Metadt  Rel_Perf
 0 +     512       0         3
 1 -    4096       0         1

=== START OF SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02)
Critical Warning:                   0x00
Temperature:                        42 Celsius
Available Spare:                    100%
Available Spare Threshold:          5%
Percentage Used:                    3%
Data Units Read:                    6.781.283 [3,47 TB]
Data Units Written:                 6.428.169 [3,29 TB]
Host Read Commands:                 45.513.654
Host Write Commands:                36.660.875
Controller Busy Time:               416
Power Cycles:                       360
Power On Hours:                     749
Unsafe Shutdowns:                   49
Media and Data Integrity Errors:    0
Error Information Log Entries:      0
Warning  Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Critical Comp. Temperature Time:    0
Temperature Sensor 1:               42 Celsius

Warning: NVMe Get Log truncated to 0x200 bytes, 0x200 bytes zero filled
Error Information (NVMe Log 0x01, 16 of 256 entries)
No Errors Logged

I suggest adding it to the list of supported bridges.

lsusb -v output:

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1de1:e101 Actions Microelectronics Co. AM8180
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               3.20
  bDeviceClass            0 
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0         9
  idVendor           0x1de1 Actions Microelectronics Co.
  idProduct          0xe101 
  bcdDevice           20.01
  iManufacturer           1 AMicro
  iProduct                2 AM8180
  iSerial                 3 012345680000
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength       0x0079
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              896mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk-Only
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       1
      bNumEndpoints           4
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     98 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
        MaxStreams             32
        Data-in pipe (0x03)
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
        MaxStreams             32
        Data-out pipe (0x04)
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst              15
        MaxStreams             64
        Status pipe (0x02)
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x04  EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0400  1x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               0
        bMaxBurst               0
        Command pipe (0x01)
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
  bLength                 5
  bDescriptorType        15
  wTotalLength       0x002a
  bNumDeviceCaps          3
  USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
    bLength                 7
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      2
    bmAttributes   0x00000006
      BESL Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
  SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
    bLength                10
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      3
    bmAttributes         0x00
    wSpeedsSupported   0x000e
      Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
      Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
      Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
    bFunctionalitySupport   1
      Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
    bU1DevExitLat          10 micro seconds
    bU2DevExitLat        2047 micro seconds
  Container ID Device Capability:
    bLength                20
    bDescriptorType        16
    bDevCapabilityType      4
    bReserved               0
    ContainerID             {03020100-0504-0706-0002-020200020202}
can't get debug descriptor: Resource temporarily unavailable
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

[rs11]

References to #1315

[Christian Franke]

Newer versions of the RTL9210 may also support SATA SSDs and would require -d sat then. Is this the case here?

PS: Please do not set the Milestone in future submissions.

[rs11]

The adapter is NVME only, so I can't test this.

./smartctl -d sat -x /dev/sdc
smartctl 7.3 2022-02-28 r5338 [x86_64-linux-5.10.0-20-amd64] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-22, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model:     KBG40ZNV512G KIOXIA
Serial Number:    11111111111
Firmware Version: HP00AE00
Device is:        Not in smartctl database 7.3/5319
ATA Version is:   [No Information Found]
Local Time is:    Fri Dec 30 13:18:26 2022 CET
SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't show if SMART supported.
SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 85-87 don't show if SMART is enabled.
A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options.

[Christian Franke]

r5600, r5602.