Original code would incorrectly bypass serialization if the DPC thread were performing a big-hammer operation (ISP abort). This short circuit, though rare, would subsequently stomp on a secondary thread's mailbox command execution. Found during ISP81XX testing. Signed-off-by: Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c | 16 ++++++---------- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c index db4df45..f94ffbb 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c @@ -58,14 +58,11 @@ qla2x00_mailbox_command(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, mbx_cmd_t *mcp) * seconds. This is to serialize actual issuing of mailbox cmds during * non ISP abort time. */ - if (!abort_active) { - if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp, - mcp->tov * HZ)) { - /* Timeout occurred. Return error. */ - DEBUG2_3_11(printk("%s(%ld): cmd access timeout. " - "Exiting.\n", __func__, base_vha->host_no)); - return QLA_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT; - } + if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp, mcp->tov * HZ)) { + /* Timeout occurred. Return error. */ + DEBUG2_3_11(printk("%s(%ld): cmd access timeout. " + "Exiting.\n", __func__, base_vha->host_no)); + return QLA_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT; } ha->flags.mbox_busy = 1; @@ -265,8 +262,7 @@ qla2x00_mailbox_command(scsi_qla_host_t *vha, mbx_cmd_t *mcp) } /* Allow next mbx cmd to come in. */ - if (!abort_active) - complete(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp); + complete(&ha->mbx_cmd_comp); if (rval) { DEBUG2_3_11(printk("%s(%ld): **** FAILED. mbx0=%x, mbx1=%x, " -- 1.6.1.48.ge9b8 -- 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