Re: [PATCH V6 11/11] nvme: pci: support nested EH

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On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 10:28:04AM -0600, Keith Busch wrote:
> On Thu, May 17, 2018 at 04:23:45PM +0200, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
> > > Agreed. Alternatively possibly call the driver's reset_preparei/done
> > > callbacks.
> > 
> > Exactly, but as long as we can issue the reset via sysfs the test-case
> > is still valid.
> 
> I disagree the test case is valid. The test writes '0' to the
> pci-sysfs 'enable', but the driver also disables the pci device as part
> of resetting, which is a perfectly reasonable thing for a driver to do.
> 
> If the timing of the test's loop happens to write '0' right after the
> driver disabled the device that it owns, a 'write error' on that sysfs
> write occurs, and blktests then incorrectly claims the test failed.

Hmm, ok that's a valid point. But seeing you have sent a patch for
blktests anyways I think it's gone now.

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