Re: [PATCH 1/1] Remove LUNs that no longer exist when we scan a target with REPORT LUNS.

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On Wed, 2010-08-18 at 08:10 -0700, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:08 PM,  <realrichardsharpe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > From: Richard Sharpe <realrichardsharpe@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > If the target returns logical_unit_not_supported when we send REPORT LUNS
> > it means that it supports REPORT LUNS but there really are no LUNs there.
> > Delete LUN 0 in that case.
> >
> > Also, when parsing the LUNs reported, remove any LUNs that used to exist
> > in the gaps, and remove LUNs beyond the end of those reported. They no
> > longer exist.
> >
> > Also don't scan a target where the ID is too large or the channel is
> > too large.
> >
> > Tested by adding four LUNs with scst_local and then deleting them in
> > various combinations, including deleting from LUN 0, deleting from last
> > LUN and deleting in the middle out.
> 
> Hmmm, before James responds, it turns out that I did not test as
> carefully as I thought, and deleting LUNs in the order 0, 2, ... does
> not produce the results I expected, so I will have to rework this.

OK, so I think what I'd really like is an AEN notification
infrastructure based on the unit attentions that bubbles this up to user
space for a decision.  That way if user space does the removal, we're
not going to get into locking or other problems.

James



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