http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11898 ------- Comment #36 from anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2008-11-11 11:43 ------- Reply-To: michaelc@xxxxxxxxxxx Mike Christie wrote: > I can sort of replicate this now. Let me do some testing on the changes > and I will submit something in a minute. I do not think I am replicating the original problem. The attached patch should fix the oops in James's splice use patch though. Close possible infinite loop when devices are added back to the starved list. Signed-off-by: Mike Christie <michaelc@xxxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c index f5d3b96..fa45a1a 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c @@ -567,15 +567,18 @@ static inline int scsi_host_is_busy(struct Scsi_Host *shost) */ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q) { - struct scsi_device *starved_head = NULL, *sdev = q->queuedata; + struct scsi_device *sdev = q->queuedata; struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host; + LIST_HEAD(starved_list); unsigned long flags; if (scsi_target(sdev)->single_lun) scsi_single_lun_run(sdev); spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags); - while (!list_empty(&shost->starved_list) && !scsi_host_is_busy(shost)) { + list_splice_init(&shost->starved_list, &starved_list); + + while (!list_empty(&starved_list)) { int flagset; /* @@ -588,24 +591,18 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q) * scsi_request_fn must get the host_lock before checking * or modifying starved_list or starved_entry. */ - sdev = list_entry(shost->starved_list.next, - struct scsi_device, starved_entry); - /* - * The *queue_ready functions can add a device back onto the - * starved list's tail, so we must check for a infinite loop. - */ - if (sdev == starved_head) + if (scsi_host_is_busy(shost)) break; - if (!starved_head) - starved_head = sdev; + sdev = list_entry(starved_list.next, + struct scsi_device, starved_entry); + list_del_init(&sdev->starved_entry); if (scsi_target_is_busy(scsi_target(sdev))) { list_move_tail(&sdev->starved_entry, &shost->starved_list); continue; } - list_del_init(&sdev->starved_entry); spin_unlock(shost->host_lock); spin_lock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock); @@ -621,6 +618,8 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q) spin_lock(shost->host_lock); } + /* put any unprocessed entries back */ + list_splice(&starved_list, &shost->starved_list); spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags); blk_run_queue(q); -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. -- 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
