Re: [PATCH] scsi: qla2xxx: Convert timers to use timer_setup()

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On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 11:16 AM, Madhani, Himanshu
<Himanshu.Madhani@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Bart,
>
>> On Oct 31, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Bart Van Assche <bart.vanassche@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 2017-10-31 at 18:03 +0000, Madhani, Himanshu wrote:
>>> On Oct 31, 2017, at 8:49 AM, Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> In preparation for unconditionally passing the struct timer_list
>>>>> pointer to all timer callbacks, switch to using the new timer_setup()
>>>>> and from_timer() to pass the timer pointer explicitly.
>>>>
>>>> Cavium folks: Please verify!
>>>
>>> I’ve checked on my setup and i am seeing regression with this patch applied.
>>>
>>> Driver load locks up the system with this patch applied.

How very strange. I don't see any code change with this patch. Even
the passed arguments are the same; it's only enforcing the types now.
And the system is fine with only this patch reverted?

-Kees

>>>
>>> NACK
>>
>> That feedback is not very helpful …
>>
>
> Here’s my setup details
>
> 4.14.0-rc7 + scsi_misc-4.15 qla2xxx patches from Martin’s tree + current patch.
>
> System has 3 adapters 8G/16G/32G.
>
>> Anyway, what kernel source tree did you use in your testing? I may be able to
>> free up some time to look into this myself.
>>
>> Bart.
>
> Thanks,
> - Himanshu



-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security




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