--- Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> wrote: > scsi_send_eh_cmnd is the last user of non-sg commands currently. > This patch switches it to a one-element SG list. Also updates the > kerneldoc comment for scsi_send_eh_cmnd to reflect reality while we're > at it. So now "use_sg" means "always yes". In this case I'd suggest you rename "use_sg" to something like "num_sg" or "num_scatter" or "num_scatter_elements" or something to this effect. This will unambiguate its meaning and use. Luben > Test on my mptsas card, but this should get testing with as many > drivers as possible. > > > Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> > > Index: scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c > =================================================================== > --- scsi-misc-2.6.orig/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c 2006-10-30 17:00:23.000000000 +0100 > +++ scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c 2006-11-04 17:30:33.000000000 +0100 > @@ -453,9 +453,18 @@ > } > > /** > - * scsi_send_eh_cmnd - send a cmd to a device as part of error recovery. > - * @scmd: SCSI Cmd to send. > - * @timeout: Timeout for cmd. > + * scsi_send_eh_cmnd - submit a scsi command as part of error recory > + * @scmd: SCSI command structure to hijack > + * @cmnd: CDB to send > + * @cmnd_size: size if bytes of @cmnd > + * @timeout: timeout for this request > + * @copy_sense: request sense data if set to 1 > + * > + * This function is used to send a scsi command down to a target device > + * as part of the error recovery process. If @copy_sense is 0 the command > + * sent must be one that does not transfer any data. If @copy_sense is 1 > + * the command must be REQUEST_SENSE and this functions copies out the > + * sense buffer it got into @scmd->sense_buffer. > * > * Return value: > * SUCCESS or FAILED or NEEDS_RETRY > @@ -469,6 +478,7 @@ > DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(done); > unsigned long timeleft; > unsigned long flags; > + struct scatterlist sgl; > unsigned char old_cmnd[MAX_COMMAND_SIZE]; > enum dma_data_direction old_data_direction; > unsigned short old_use_sg; > @@ -500,19 +510,24 @@ > if (shost->hostt->unchecked_isa_dma) > gfp_mask |= __GFP_DMA; > > - scmd->sc_data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE; > - scmd->request_bufflen = 252; > - scmd->request_buffer = kzalloc(scmd->request_bufflen, gfp_mask); > - if (!scmd->request_buffer) > + sgl.page = alloc_page(gfp_mask); > + if (!sgl.page) > return FAILED; > + sgl.offset = 0; > + sgl.length = 252; > + > + scmd->sc_data_direction = DMA_FROM_DEVICE; > + scmd->request_bufflen = sgl.length; > + scmd->request_buffer = &sgl; > + scmd->use_sg = 1; > } else { > scmd->request_buffer = NULL; > scmd->request_bufflen = 0; > scmd->sc_data_direction = DMA_NONE; > + scmd->use_sg = 0; > } > > scmd->underflow = 0; > - scmd->use_sg = 0; > scmd->cmd_len = COMMAND_SIZE(scmd->cmnd[0]); > > if (sdev->scsi_level <= SCSI_2) > @@ -583,7 +598,7 @@ > memcpy(scmd->sense_buffer, scmd->request_buffer, > sizeof(scmd->sense_buffer)); > } > - kfree(scmd->request_buffer); > + __free_page(sgl.page); > } > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html