On Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:02:17 -0800 Sumant Patro wrote: See Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Please include output of "diffstat -p1 -w70" so that we can easily see the scope of the changes. and see Documentation/CodingStyle for comments below: > diff -uprN linux-2.6.orig/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c linux-2.6.new/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c > --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c 2006-12-28 09:56:04.000000000 -0800 > +++ linux-2.6.new/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_mbox.c 2006-12-29 05:31:48.000000000 -0800 > @@ -779,6 +780,22 @@ megaraid_init_mbox(adapter_t *adapter) > goto out_release_regions; > } > > + // initialize the mutual exclusion lock for the mailbox > + spin_lock_init(&raid_dev->mailbox_lock); Linux uses /*...*/ C89-style comments, not // C99 comments. > + // allocate memory required for commands > + if (megaraid_alloc_cmd_packets(adapter) != 0) { > + goto out_iounmap; > + } > + > + /* > + * Issue SYNC cmd to flush the pending cmds in the adapter > + * and initialize its internal state > + */ > + > + if (megaraid_mbox_fire_sync_cmd(adapter)) > + con_log(CL_ANN, ("megaraid: sync cmd failed\n")); > + > // Product info > if (megaraid_mbox_product_info(adapter) != 0) { > - goto out_alloc_cmds; > + goto out_free_irq; Don't uses {} braces around 1-statement "blocks". > @@ -875,7 +883,7 @@ megaraid_init_mbox(adapter_t *adapter) > * accessed > */ > if (megaraid_sysfs_alloc_resources(adapter) != 0) { > - goto out_alloc_cmds; > + goto out_free_irq; Ditto. > } > > // Set the DMA mask to 64-bit. All supported controllers as capable of > @@ -3380,6 +3388,86 @@ megaraid_mbox_flush_cache(adapter_t *ada > > > /** > + * megaraid_mbox_fire_sync_cmd - fire the sync cmd > + * @param adapter : soft state for the controller > + */ > +static int > +megaraid_mbox_fire_sync_cmd(adapter_t *adapter) > +{ > + mbox_t *mbox; > + uint8_t raw_mbox[sizeof(mbox_t)]; > + mraid_device_t *raid_dev = ADAP2RAIDDEV(adapter); > + mbox64_t *mbox64; > + uint8_t status = 0; > + int i; > + uint32_t dword; > + > + mbox = (mbox_t *)raw_mbox; > + > + memset((caddr_t)raw_mbox, 0, sizeof(mbox_t)); > + > + raw_mbox[0] = 0xFF; > + > + mbox64 = raid_dev->mbox64; > + mbox = raid_dev->mbox; > + > + /* > + * Wait until mailbox is free > + */ > + if (megaraid_busywait_mbox(raid_dev) != 0) { > + status = 1; > + goto blocked_mailbox; > + } > + > + /* > + * Copy mailbox data into host structure > + */ > + memcpy((caddr_t)mbox, (caddr_t)raw_mbox, 16); > + mbox->cmdid = 0xFE; > + mbox->busy = 1; > + mbox->poll = 0; > + mbox->ack = 0; > + mbox->numstatus = 0; > + mbox->status = 0; > + > + wmb(); > + WRINDOOR(raid_dev, raid_dev->mbox_dma | 0x1); > + > + // wait for maximum 1 min for status to post. > + // If the Firmware SUPPORTS the ABOVE COMMAND, > + // mbox->cmd will be set to 0 > + // else > + // the firmware will reject the command with > + // mbox->numstatus set to 1 Don't use // comment style. Also, for multi-line comments in Linux, please use this preferred style: /* * This is the preferred style for multi-line * comments in the Linux kernel source code. * Please use it consistently. * * Description: A column of asterisks on the left side, * with beginning and ending almost-blank lines. */ Thanks. --- ~Randy - 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