Re: [PATCH 2/2 #upstream] libata: always use ata_qc_complete_multiple() for NCQ command completions

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On 06/25/2010 09:03 AM, Tejun Heo wrote:
Currently, sata_fsl, mv and nv call ata_qc_complete() multiple times
from their interrupt handlers to indicate completion of NCQ commands.
This limits the visibility the libata core layer has into how commands
are being executed and completed, which is necessary to support IRQ
expecting in generic way.  libata already has an interface to complete
multiple commands at once - ata_qc_complete_multiple() which ahci and
sata_sil24 already use.

This patch updates the three drivers to use ata_qc_complete_multiple()
too and updates comments on ata_qc_complete[_multiple]() regarding
their usages with NCQ completions.  This change not only provides
better visibility into command execution to the core layer but also
simplifies low level drivers.

* sata_fsl: It already builds done_mask.  Conversion is straight
   forward.

* sata_mv: mv_process_crpb_response() no longer checks for illegal
   completions, it just returns whether the tag is completed or not.
   mv_process_crpb_entries() builds done_mask from it and passes it to
   ata_qc_complete_multiple() which will check for illegal completions.

* sata_nv adma: Similar to sata_mv.  nv_adma_check_cpb() now just
   returns the tag status and nv_adma_interrupt() builds done_mask from
   it and passes it to ata_qc_complete_multiple().

* sata_nv swncq: It already builds done_mask.  Drop unnecessary
   illegal transition checks and call ata_qc_complete_multiple().

In the long run, it might be a good idea to make ata_qc_complete()
whine if called when multiple NCQ commands are in flight.

Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo<tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ashish Kalra<ashish.kalra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Saeed Bishara<saeed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mark Lord<liml@xxxxxx>
Cc: Robert Hancock<hancockr@xxxxxxx>
---
  drivers/ata/libata-core.c |   13 ++++++++--
  drivers/ata/sata_fsl.c    |    8 +-----
  drivers/ata/sata_mv.c     |   25 +++++++++-----------
  drivers/ata/sata_nv.c     |   57 ++++++++++------------------------------------
  4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)

I was getting really inconsistent results on sata_mv 6081 last week. Just booted it up again, to try and resolve this, and it started spitting out a bunch of PCI errors. That sounds like the root cause to me... pushing this into #upstream.

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