Tomas, This change will not be in the part of patch 1/5. But we can submit another new patch for this change after our testing team did the verification. Also did you get the chance to look at the patches 2/5 to 5/5? Just give me the feedback. Thanks, Bo Yang -----Original Message----- From: Tomas Henzl [mailto:thenzl@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 10:29 AM To: Yang, Bo Cc: James Bottomley; bo yang; linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; akpm@xxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Daftardar, Jayant Subject: Re: PATCH 1/5] scsi: megaraid_sas - Add Online Controller Reset to MegaRAID SAS drive On 10/11/2010 05:37 PM, Yang, Bo wrote: > Tomas, > > The reason the driver does flush_scheduled_work() is driver did cancel_delayed_work(). I am not sure driver need to call flush_scheduled_work() if the scheduled work already done, but I will test this changes and submit another patch as soon as it works fine. > Driver needs to call flush_scheduled_work() because you are adding in this patch a new workqueue: INIT_WORK(&instance->work_init, process_fw_state_change_wq); so calling the flush_scheduled_work() only if a certain condition is met is the problem. If the condition comes true for both workqueues then it would be fine, but I think that it isn't so. With this patch we could have a started workqueue (with a long 30 sec sleep) and when the module is removed then probably a memory corruption etc. > This change should not be the part of this patch, we would have the new patch submit after the verification. > I would prefer to have it in one patch, but if it is for you easier, then do it as you wish. Tomas > Regards, > > Bo Yang > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tomas Henzl [mailto:thenzl@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 9:21 AM > To: Yang, Bo > Cc: James Bottomley; bo yang; linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; akpm@xxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: PATCH 1/5] scsi: megaraid_sas - Add Online Controller Reset to MegaRAID SAS drive > > On 10/11/2010 02:55 PM, Yang, Bo wrote: > >> Tomas, >> >> >> >>> Another correction - flush_scheduled_work is already present in megass_detach_one >>> it only should be moved away from the if statement. >>> >>> >> The flush_scheduled_work is for schedule_delayed_work(). We need to flush it and remove. >> >> > I'm not saying it should be removed, I think a move outside from the 'if' block > makes it work for ev->hotplug_work and for the newly added instance->work_init > > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c > index 55951f4..7773707 100644 > --- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c > +++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c > @@ -4088,9 +4088,9 @@ static void __devexit megasas_detach_one(struct pci_dev *pdev) > struct megasas_aen_event *ev = instance->ev; > cancel_delayed_work( > (struct delayed_work *)&ev->hotplug_work); > - flush_scheduled_work(); > - instance->ev = NULL; > } > + flush_scheduled_work(); > + instance->ev = NULL; > > tasklet_kill(&instance->isr_tasklet); > > -- > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tomas Henzl [mailto:thenzl@xxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 4:38 PM >> To: James Bottomley >> Cc: bo yang; linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; akpm@xxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Yang, Bo >> Subject: Re: PATCH 1/5] scsi: megaraid_sas - Add Online Controller Reset to MegaRAID SAS drive >> >> On 10/08/2010 09:28 PM, Tomas Henzl wrote: >> >> >>> On 10/08/2010 06:39 PM, James Bottomley wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, 2010-10-08 at 17:51 +0200, Tomas Henzl wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 09/23/2010 04:36 AM, bo yang wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> This patch is too big. I am using attachment to submit. Please >>>>>> use attached file to apply. Also let me know if it can't be accepted. >>>>>> >>>>>> To add the Online controller reset support, driver need to do: >>>>>> a). reset the controller chips -- Xscale and Gen2 which will change >>>>>> the function calls and add the reset function related to this two >>>>>> chips. >>>>>> b). during the reset, driver will store the pending cmds which not >>>>>> returned by FW to driver's pending queue. Driver will re-issue those >>>>>> pending cmds again to FW after the OCR finished. >>>>>> c). In driver's timeout routine, driver will report to OS as reset. >>>>>> Also driver's queue routine will block the cmds until the OCR >>>>>> finished. >>>>>> d). in Driver's ISR routine, if driver get the FW state as state >>>>>> change, FW in Failure status and FW support online controller >>>>>> reset (OCR), driver will start to do the controller reset. >>>>>> e). In driver's IOCTL routine, the application cmds will wait for the >>>>>> OCR to finish, then issue the cmds to FW. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signed-off-by Bo Yang<bo.yang@xxxxxxx> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.c | 756 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- >>>>>> drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h | 88 +++- >>>>>> 2 files changed, 787 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Hi Bo, >>>>> in the workqueue function you sleep for 30s, >>>>> it's scheduled here - schedule_work(&instance->work_init); >>>>> >>>>> +process_fw_state_change_wq(struct work_struct *work) >>>>> +{ >>>>> ... >>>>> + /*waitting for about 20 second before start the second init*/ >>>>> + for (wait = 0; wait < 30; wait++) { >>>>> + msleep(1000); >>>>> + } >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> this lot should be ssleep(20) if you want a 20 sec sleep. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> please do that on every place where you use the >>> "for (wait = 0; wait < n; wait++) msleep(1000);" construction >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> - this is not a good practice to sleep for a so long time I think >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> this long sleep might might be ok, if the workqueue is used only rarely >>> is it so? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> - you should use in your exit function some synchronization >>>>> for example 'cancel_work_sync', without that if someone rmmods your >>>>> module, it could then lead to a memory corruption >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Actually flush_scheduled_work() should be fine ... it will force the >>>> module removal to wait for completion ... cancellation can be error >>>> prone, so just forcing the wait sounds easier. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> Another correction - flush_scheduled_work is already present in megass_detach_one >> it only should be moved away from the if statement. >> >> >> >> >>> someone told that cancel_work_sync is safer then flush_scheduled_work >>> but I'm not an expert, so ok >>> >>> Tomas >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> James >>>> >>>> >>>> ÿô.nlj·Ÿ®‰†+%ŠË±é¥Šwÿº{.nlj·¥Š{±þÇ‹ø¡Ü}©ž²ÆzÚj:+v‰¨þø®w¥þŠàÞ¨è&¢)ß«a¶Úÿûz¹ÞúŽŠÝjÿŠwèf
