The first version of this patch had the incorrect type for the lock_flags variable. Adding a slave_configure function for the driver. Now the disks can be restarted by the scsi mid-layer when the are disconnected and reconnected. Signed-off-by: "Robert Jennings" <rcj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) Index: b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c =================================================================== --- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c @@ -1354,6 +1354,23 @@ return rc; } +/** + * ibmvscsi_slave_configure: For each slave device that is a disk, + * ensure that the "allow_restart" flag is enabled. + */ +static int ibmvscsi_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev) +{ + struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host; + unsigned long lock_flags = 0; + + spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, lock_flags); + if (sdev->type == TYPE_DISK) + sdev->allow_restart = 1; + scsi_adjust_queue_depth(sdev, 0, shost->cmd_per_lun); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, lock_flags); + return 0; +} + /* ------------------------------------------------------------ * sysfs attributes */ @@ -1499,6 +1516,7 @@ .queuecommand = ibmvscsi_queuecommand, .eh_abort_handler = ibmvscsi_eh_abort_handler, .eh_device_reset_handler = ibmvscsi_eh_device_reset_handler, + .slave_configure = ibmvscsi_slave_configure, .cmd_per_lun = 16, .can_queue = IBMVSCSI_MAX_REQUESTS_DEFAULT, .this_id = -1, - 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