Re: [PATCH 2/2] scsi: TUR path is down after adapter gets reset in multipath configuration(scsi_dh_alus.c)

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On 10/27/2014 02:56 PM, Elliott, Robert (Server Storage) wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: linux-scsi-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-scsi-
>> owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of wenxiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Monday, 27 October, 2014 1:02 PM
>> To: James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
>> brking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] scsi: TUR path is down after adapter gets reset
>> in multipath configuration(scsi_dh_alus.c)
>>
>> This patch also fixes the 02/04/02 K/C/Q check in alua_check_sense
>> handler.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Brian King <brking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Teste-by: Wen Xiong <wenxiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Missing a d
> 
>> ---
>>  drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c |    7 +++++++
>>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>>
>> Index: b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c
>> ===================================================================
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c	2014-10-23
>> 13:00:45.000000000 -0500
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c	2014-10-23
>> 13:04:16.152079004 -0500
>> @@ -474,6 +474,13 @@ static int alua_check_sense(struct scsi_
>>  			 * LUN Not Ready -- Offline
>>  			 */
>>  			return SUCCESS;
>> +		if (sdev->allow_restart &&
>> +		    (sense_hdr->asc == 0x04) && (sense_hdr->ascq ==
>> 0x02))
> 
> The coding style in that function does not include the extra 
> parenthesis, as shown by the next excerpt:

I just lifted this bit from scsi_error.c without noticing the
coding style difference. We can certainly change this.

> 
>> +			/*
>> +			 * if the device is not started, we need to wake
>> +			 * the error handler to start the motor
>> +			 */
>> +			return FAILED;
>>  		break;
>>  	case UNIT_ATTENTION:
>>  		if (sense_hdr->asc == 0x29 && sense_hdr->ascq == 0x00)
> 
> Thus function is used several places:
> * installed as the scsi_device_handler .check_sense function 
> * called to parse the response to REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS
>   in alua_rtpg
> * called to parse the response to SET TARGET PORT GROUPS
>   in stpg_endio
> 
> I'm not sure that adding NOT READY/LOGICAL UNIT NOT READY,
> INITIALIZING COMMAND REQUIRED (2h/04h/02h) is a good idea
> for the second case. The expected way to handle that 
> response is to send START STOP UNIT with START=1.
> 
> There are conditions in which REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS
> is allowed and START STOP UNIT with START=1 is not allowed:
> * CbCS (capabilities-based command security) only allows 
>   START STOP UNIT if physical access (PHY ACC) is enabled,
>   while REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS is always allowed.
> * the standby or unavailable asymmetric access states only 
>   guarantee that REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS is allowed, not
>   START STOP UNIT.  The device is permitted to support START
>   STOP UNIT, but it's not required.
> 
> So, it's really not a response that should be returned for
> that command.
> 
> Any device that does return that response must also support
> START STOP UNIT or it's misleading the application client.
> In that case, falling through to the EH to send START STOP
> UNIT is the right thing to do.
> 
> SET TARGET PORT GROUPS is questionable too; it also has 
> different CbCS permissions and asymmetric access state
> requirements than START STOP UNIT with START=1.
> 
> Perhaps that new "return FAILED" should be skipped if the
> opcode is REPORT TARGET PORT GROUPS or SET TARGET PORT
> GROUPS?

I'm fine with that.

Wendy - do you want to make these changes and resend?

Thanks,

Brian

-- 
Brian King
Power Linux I/O
IBM Linux Technology Center


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