Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] ata: add ata port runtime PM callbacks

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On Thu, 10 Nov 2011, Lin Ming wrote:

> Add ata port runtime suspend/resume/idle callbacks.
> Set ->eh_noresume to skip the runtime PM calls on scsi host
> in the error handler to avoid dead lock.

...

> --- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
> @@ -3377,6 +3377,7 @@ int ata_scsi_add_hosts(struct ata_host *host, struct scsi_host_template *sht)
>  		if (!shost)
>  			goto err_alloc;
>  
> +		shost->eh_noresume = 1;
>  		*(struct ata_port **)&shost->hostdata[0] = ap;
>  		ap->scsi_host = shost;

Are you really sure you want to keep this flag set throughout the 
lifetime of the port?

What happens if a command fails, then the port suspends, and then the 
error handler is invoked to take care of the failed command?

Alan Stern

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