There is no reason for the issuer to diddle with a failed qc as the issuer has complete control over when a qc gets freed (usually in ->complete_fn). Make ata_qc_issue() responsible for completing qcs which failed to issue. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx> --- libata-core.c | 20 +++++++++----------- libata-scsi.c | 8 ++------ libata.h | 2 +- 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) Index: work/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c =================================================================== --- work.orig/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c 2006-03-31 20:34:02.000000000 +0900 +++ work/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c 2006-03-31 20:34:06.000000000 +0900 @@ -989,9 +989,7 @@ ata_exec_internal(struct ata_port *ap, s qc->private_data = &wait; qc->complete_fn = ata_qc_complete_internal; - qc->err_mask = ata_qc_issue(qc); - if (qc->err_mask) - ata_qc_complete(qc); + ata_qc_issue(qc); spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ap->host_set->lock, flags); @@ -3997,12 +3995,8 @@ static inline int ata_should_dma_map(str * * LOCKING: * spin_lock_irqsave(host_set lock) - * - * RETURNS: - * Zero on success, AC_ERR_* mask on failure */ - -unsigned int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc) +void ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc) { struct ata_port *ap = qc->ap; @@ -4023,14 +4017,18 @@ unsigned int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_que ap->ops->qc_prep(qc); - return ap->ops->qc_issue(qc); + qc->err_mask |= ap->ops->qc_issue(qc); + if (unlikely(qc->err_mask)) + goto err; + return; sg_err: qc->flags &= ~ATA_QCFLAG_DMAMAP; - return AC_ERR_SYSTEM; + qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_SYSTEM; +err: + ata_qc_complete(qc); } - /** * ata_qc_issue_prot - issue taskfile to device in proto-dependent manner * @qc: command to issue to device Index: work/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c =================================================================== --- work.orig/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c 2006-03-31 20:34:02.000000000 +0900 +++ work/drivers/scsi/libata-scsi.c 2006-03-31 20:34:06.000000000 +0900 @@ -1431,9 +1431,7 @@ static void ata_scsi_translate(struct at goto early_finish; /* select device, send command to hardware */ - qc->err_mask = ata_qc_issue(qc); - if (qc->err_mask) - ata_qc_complete(qc); + ata_qc_issue(qc); VPRINTK("EXIT\n"); return; @@ -2199,9 +2197,7 @@ static void atapi_request_sense(struct a qc->complete_fn = atapi_sense_complete; - qc->err_mask = ata_qc_issue(qc); - if (qc->err_mask) - ata_qc_complete(qc); + ata_qc_issue(qc); DPRINTK("EXIT\n"); } Index: work/drivers/scsi/libata.h =================================================================== --- work.orig/drivers/scsi/libata.h 2006-03-31 20:34:02.000000000 +0900 +++ work/drivers/scsi/libata.h 2006-03-31 20:34:06.000000000 +0900 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern struct ata_queued_cmd *ata_qc_new extern int ata_rwcmd_protocol(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc); extern void ata_port_flush_task(struct ata_port *ap); extern void ata_qc_free(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc); -extern unsigned int ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc); +extern void ata_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc); extern int ata_check_atapi_dma(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc); extern void ata_dev_select(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device, unsigned int wait, unsigned int can_sleep); - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html