On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 12:40 +0530, Nikanth Karthikesan wrote: <snip> > @@ -431,6 +432,7 @@ static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work) > struct pgpath *pgpath = NULL; > unsigned init_required = 0, must_queue = 1; > unsigned long flags; > + unsigned long delay = 0; I do not see the reason for this variable, you can as well put the delay in pg_init_delay and use it directly (and set it to zero after using it) ? > > spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags); > > @@ -452,13 +454,15 @@ static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work) > m->pg_init_required = 0; > m->pg_init_in_progress = 1; > init_required = 1; > + if (m->pg_init_delay) > + delay = SCSI_DH_RETRY_DELAY; > } > > out: > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags); > > if (init_required) > - queue_work(kmpath_handlerd, &m->activate_path); > + queue_delayed_work(kmpath_handlerd, &m->activate_path, delay); > > if (!must_queue) > dispatch_queued_ios(m); > @@ -1060,6 +1064,7 @@ static void pg_init_done(struct dm_path *path, int errors) > struct priority_group *pg = pgpath->pg; > struct multipath *m = pg->m; > unsigned long flags; > + unsigned delay = 0; You can get rid of this variable also and set it directly under SCSI_DH_RETRY. > > /* device or driver problems */ > switch (errors) { > @@ -1084,8 +1089,11 @@ static void pg_init_done(struct dm_path *path, int errors) > */ > bypass_pg(m, pg, 1); > break; > - /* TODO: For SCSI_DH_RETRY we should wait a couple seconds */ > + /* > + * For SCSI_DH_RETRY we wait before retrying. > + */ > case SCSI_DH_RETRY: > + delay = 1; > case SCSI_DH_IMM_RETRY: > case SCSI_DH_RES_TEMP_UNAVAIL: > if (pg_init_limit_reached(m, pgpath)) > @@ -1112,6 +1120,7 @@ static void pg_init_done(struct dm_path *path, int errors) > } > > m->pg_init_in_progress = 0; > + m->pg_init_delay = delay; > queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios); > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags); > } > @@ -1120,7 +1129,7 @@ static void activate_path(struct work_struct *work) > { > int ret; > struct multipath *m = > - container_of(work, struct multipath, activate_path); > + container_of(work, struct multipath, activate_path.work); > struct dm_path *path; > unsigned long flags; > > diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_dh.h b/include/scsi/scsi_dh.h > index 33efce2..f099d86 100644 > --- a/include/scsi/scsi_dh.h > +++ b/include/scsi/scsi_dh.h > @@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ enum { > SCSI_DH_NOSYS, > SCSI_DH_DRIVER_MAX, > }; > + > +/* Time to wait before retry in case of SCSI_DH_RETRY */ > +#define SCSI_DH_RETRY_DELAY ((HZ * 2)) > + > #if defined(CONFIG_SCSI_DH) || defined(CONFIG_SCSI_DH_MODULE) > extern int scsi_dh_activate(struct request_queue *); > extern int scsi_dh_handler_exist(const char *); > -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel