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[06/31] scmd_eh_abort_handler(): Add a comment

Message ID 20170524003420.5381-7-bart.vanassche@sandisk.com (mailing list archive)
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Bart Van Assche May 24, 2017, 12:33 a.m. UTC
After the patch that introduced this function was posted on the
linux-scsi mailing list an explanation was posted why this patch
is correct. Since that explanation contains important information,
add a summary of it above the code that explanation applies to.
See also http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg106326.html.

References: e494f6a72839 ("[SCSI] improve eh timeout handler")
Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
---
 drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

Comments

Hannes Reinecke May 24, 2017, 5:53 a.m. UTC | #1
On 05/24/2017 02:33 AM, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> After the patch that introduced this function was posted on the
> linux-scsi mailing list an explanation was posted why this patch
> is correct. Since that explanation contains important information,
> add a summary of it above the code that explanation applies to.
> See also http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg106326.html.
> 
> References: e494f6a72839 ("[SCSI] improve eh timeout handler")
> Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@sandisk.com>
> Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> index ac3196420435..19cafa3efb17 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
> @@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ static int scsi_host_eh_past_deadline(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
>  /**
>   * scmd_eh_abort_handler - Handle command aborts
>   * @work:	command to be aborted.
> + *
> + * Note: this function must be called only for a command that has timed out.
> + * Because the block layer sets REQ_ATOM_COMPLETE before it calls
> + * scsi_times_out(), any .scsi_done() calls from the LLD for commands that
> + * have timed out do not have any effect. Hence it is safe to call
> + * scsi_finish_command() from this function.
>   */
>  void
>  scmd_eh_abort_handler(struct work_struct *work)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>

Cheers,

Hannes
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diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index ac3196420435..19cafa3efb17 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@  static int scsi_host_eh_past_deadline(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
 /**
  * scmd_eh_abort_handler - Handle command aborts
  * @work:	command to be aborted.
+ *
+ * Note: this function must be called only for a command that has timed out.
+ * Because the block layer sets REQ_ATOM_COMPLETE before it calls
+ * scsi_times_out(), any .scsi_done() calls from the LLD for commands that
+ * have timed out do not have any effect. Hence it is safe to call
+ * scsi_finish_command() from this function.
  */
 void
 scmd_eh_abort_handler(struct work_struct *work)