I can reproduce this bug, so I'm ok to get this fix in. [PATCH] [SCSI] libsas panic when single phy disabled on a wide port > > When a wide port is being utilized to a target, if one disables only one > of the > phys, we get an OS crash: > > BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at > 0000000000000238 > IP: [<ffffffff814ca9b1>] mutex_lock+0x21/0x50 > PGD 4103f5067 PUD 41dba9067 PMD 0 > Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP > last sysfs file: /sys/bus/pci/slots/5/address > CPU 0 > Modules linked in: pm8001(U) ses enclosure fuse nfsd exportfs autofs4 > ipmi_devintf ipmi_si ipmi_msghandler nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl > auth_rpcgss 8021q fcoe libfcoe garp libfc scsi_transport_fc stp scsi_tgt > llc sunrpc cpufreq_ondemand acpi_cpufreq freq_table ipv6 sr_mod cdrom > dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log uinput sg i2c_i801 i2c_core iTCO_wdt > iTCO_vendor_support e1000e mlx4_ib ib_mad ib_core mlx4_en mlx4_core ext3 > jbd mbcache sd_mod crc_t10dif usb_storage ata_generic pata_acpi ata_piix > libsas(U) scsi_transport_sas dm_mod [last unloaded: pm8001] > > Modules linked in: pm8001(U) ses enclosure fuse nfsd exportfs autofs4 > ipmi_devintf ipmi_si ipmi_msghandler nfs lockd fscache nfs_acl > auth_rpcgss 8021q fcoe libfcoe garp libfc scsi_transport_fc stp scsi_tgt > llc sunrpc cpufreq_ondemand acpi_cpufreq freq_table ipv6 sr_mod cdrom > dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log uinput sg i2c_i801 i2c_core iTCO_wdt > iTCO_vendor_support e1000e mlx4_ib ib_mad ib_core mlx4_en mlx4_core ext3 > jbd mbcache sd_mod crc_t10dif usb_storage ata_generic pata_acpi ata_piix > libsas(U) scsi_transport_sas dm_mod [last unloaded: pm8001] > Pid: 5146, comm: scsi_wq_5 Not tainted > 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.lustre.7.x86_64 #1 Storage Server > RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff814ca9b1>] [<ffffffff814ca9b1>] > mutex_lock+0x21/0x50 > RSP: 0018:ffff8803e4e33d30 EFLAGS: 00010246 > RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000238 RCX: 0000000000000000 > RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffff8803e664c800 RDI: 0000000000000238 > RBP: ffff8803e4e33d40 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 > R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000 > R13: 0000000000000238 R14: ffff88041acb7200 R15: ffff88041c51ada0 > FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880028200000(0000) > knlGS:0000000000000000 > CS: 0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b > CR2: 0000000000000238 CR3: 0000000410143000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 > DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 > DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 > Process scsi_wq_5 (pid: 5146, threadinfo ffff8803e4e32000, task > ffff8803e4e294a0) > Stack: > ffff8803e664c800 0000000000000000 ffff8803e4e33d70 ffffffffa001f06e > <0> ffff8803e4e33d60 ffff88041c51ada0 ffff88041acb7200 ffff88041bc0aa00 > <0> ffff8803e4e33d90 ffffffffa0032b6c 0000000000000014 ffff88041acb7200 > Call Trace: > [<ffffffffa001f06e>] sas_port_delete_phy+0x2e/0xa0 [scsi_transport_sas] > [<ffffffffa0032b6c>] sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr+0xac/0xe0 [libsas] > [<ffffffffa0034914>] sas_ex_revalidate_domain+0x204/0x330 [libsas] > [<ffffffffa00307f0>] ? sas_revalidate_domain+0x0/0x90 [libsas] > [<ffffffffa0030855>] sas_revalidate_domain+0x65/0x90 [libsas] > [<ffffffff8108c7d0>] worker_thread+0x170/0x2a0 > [<ffffffff81091ea0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > [<ffffffff8108c660>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x2a0 > [<ffffffff81091b36>] kthread+0x96/0xa0 > [<ffffffff810141ca>] child_rip+0xa/0x20 > [<ffffffff81091aa0>] ? kthread+0x0/0xa0 > [<ffffffff810141c0>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20 > Code: ff ff 85 c0 75 ed eb d6 66 90 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 10 48 89 1c 24 > 4c 89 64 24 08 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 fb e8 92 f4 ff ff 48 89 df <f0> ff > 0f 79 05 e8 25 00 00 00 65 48 8b 04 25 08 cc 00 00 48 2d > RIP [<ffffffff814ca9b1>] mutex_lock+0x21/0x50 > RSP <ffff8803e4e33d30> > CR2: 0000000000000238 > > The following patch is admittedly a band-aid, and does not solve the > root cause, but it still is a good candidate for hardening as a pointer > check before reference. > > The real patch is enclosed as an attachment since Outlook is my current > MTA. > > Signed-off-by: Mark Salyzyn <mark_salyzyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Luben Tuikov <ltuikov@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Darrick J Wong <djwong@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: James Bottomley <jbottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Xiangliang Yu <yuxiangl@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jack Wang <jack_wang@xxxxxxxxx> > > sas_expander.c | 10 ++++++---- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff -rup scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c > scsi-misc-2.6.new/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c > --- scsi-misc-2.6/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c 2011-08-31 > 08:32:21.000000000 -0400 > +++ scsi-misc-2.6.new/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c > 2011-09-22 11:20:06.000000000 -0400 > @@ -1769,10 +1769,12 @@ static void sas_unregister_devs_sas_addr > sas_disable_routing(parent, phy->attached_sas_addr); > } > memset(phy->attached_sas_addr, 0, SAS_ADDR_SIZE); > - sas_port_delete_phy(phy->port, phy->phy); > - if (phy->port->num_phys == 0) > - sas_port_delete(phy->port); > - phy->port = NULL; > + if (phy->port) { > + sas_port_delete_phy(phy->port, phy->phy); > + if (phy->port->num_phys == 0) > + sas_port_delete(phy->port); > + phy->port = NULL; > + } > } > > static int sas_discover_bfs_by_root_level(struct domain_device *root, > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email may contain privileged or confidential information, which should > only be used for the purpose for which it was sent by Xyratex. 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