Re: [PATCH 03/12] libata, libsas: introduce sched_eh and end_eh port ops

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/13/2012 07:37 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
> When managing shost->host_eh_scheduled libata assumes that there is a
> 1:1 shost-to-ata_port relationship.  libsas creates a 1:N relationship
> so it needs to manage host_eh_scheduled cumulatively at the host level.
> The sched_eh and end_eh port port ops allow libsas to track when domain
> devices enter/leave the "eh-pending" state under ha->lock (previously
> named ha->state_lock, but it is no longer just a lock for ha->state
> changes).
>
> Since host_eh_scheduled indicates eh without backing commands pinning
> the device it can be deallocated at any time.  Move the taking of the
> domain_device reference under the port_lock to guarantee that the
> ata_port stays around for the duration of eh.
>
> Cc: Tejun Heo<tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Jacek Danecki<jacek.danecki@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams<dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>   drivers/ata/libata-core.c           |    4 ++
>   drivers/ata/libata-eh.c             |   57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>   drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c       |   38 +++++++++++++++++++++--
>   drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_discover.c  |    6 ++--
>   drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_event.c     |   12 ++++---
>   drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_init.c      |   14 ++++-----
>   drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_scsi_host.c |   27 +++++++++++++----
>   include/linux/libata.h              |    4 ++
>   include/scsi/libsas.h               |    4 ++
>   include/scsi/sas_ata.h              |    5 +++
>   10 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxxx>



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