Re: [PATCH v2 29/36] atari_NCR5380: Refactor Falcon locking

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On 11/09/2014 01:18 PM, Finn Thain wrote:
> 
> Ping...
> 
> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014, Finn Thain wrote:
> 
>>
>> On Thu, 30 Oct 2014, Hannes Reinecke wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/27/2014 06:26 AM, Finn Thain wrote:
>>>> Simplify falcon_release_lock_if_possible() by making callers 
>>>> responsible for disabling local IRQ's, which they must do anyway to 
>>>> correctly synchronize the ST DMA "lock" with core driver data 
>>>> structures. Move this synchronization logic to the core driver with 
>>>> which it is tightly coupled.
>>>>
>>>> Other LLD's like sun3_scsi and mac_scsi that can make use of this core 
>>>> driver can just stub out the NCR5380_acquire_dma_irq() and 
>>>> NCR5380_release_dma_irq() calls so the compiler will eliminate the ST 
>>>> DMA code.
>>>>
>>>> Remove a redundant local_irq_save/restore pair (irq's are disabled for 
>>>> interrupt handlers these days). Revise the locking for 
>>>> atari_scsi_bus_reset(): use local_irq_save/restore() instead of 
>>>> atari_turnoff/turnon_irq(). There is no guarantee that atari_scsi 
>>>> still holds the ST DMA lock during EH, so atari_turnoff/turnon_irq() 
>>>> could end up dropping an IDE or floppy interrupt.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c |   72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>>>>  drivers/scsi/atari_scsi.c    |   47 ++++++++++------------------
>>>>  2 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> Index: linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
>>>> ===================================================================
>>>> --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c	2014-10-27 16:25:54.000000000 +1100
>>>> +++ linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c	2014-10-27 16:25:55.000000000 +1100
>>>> @@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static int NCR5380_queue_command(struct
>>>>  	 * alter queues and touch the lock.
>>>>  	 */
>>>>  	/* perhaps stop command timer here */
>>>> -	if (!falcon_get_lock())
>>>> +	if (!NCR5380_acquire_dma_irq(instance))
>>>>  		return SCSI_MLQUEUE_HOST_BUSY;
>>>>  	/* perhaps restart command timer here */
>>>>  
>>>> @@ -962,6 +962,18 @@ static int NCR5380_queue_command(struct
>>>>  	return 0;
>>>>  }
>>>>  
>>>> +static inline void maybe_release_dma_irq(struct Scsi_Host *instance)
>>>> +{
>>>> +	struct NCR5380_hostdata *hostdata = shost_priv(instance);
>>>> +
>>>> +	/* Caller does the locking needed to set & test these data atomically */
>>>> +	if (!hostdata->disconnected_queue &&
>>>> +	    !hostdata->issue_queue &&
>>>> +	    !hostdata->connected &&
>>>> +	    !hostdata->retain_dma_intr)
>>>> +		NCR5380_release_dma_irq(instance);
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>>  /*
>>>>   * Function : NCR5380_main (void)
>>>>   *
>>>> @@ -1084,9 +1096,11 @@ static void NCR5380_main(struct work_str
>>>>  					cmd_get_tag(tmp, tmp->cmnd[0] != REQUEST_SENSE);
>>>>  #endif
>>>>  					if (!NCR5380_select(instance, tmp)) {
>>>> +						local_irq_disable();
>>>>  						hostdata->retain_dma_intr--;
>>>>  						/* release if target did not response! */
>>>> -						falcon_release_lock_if_possible(hostdata);
>>>> +						maybe_release_dma_irq(instance);
>>>> +						local_irq_restore(flags);
>>>>  						break;
>>>>  					} else {
>>>>  						local_irq_disable();
>>>> @@ -2085,11 +2099,12 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer
>>>>  				case COMMAND_COMPLETE:
>>>>  					/* Accept message by clearing ACK */
>>>>  					NCR5380_write(INITIATOR_COMMAND_REG, ICR_BASE);
>>>> -					/* ++guenther: possible race with Falcon locking */
>>>> -					hostdata->retain_dma_intr++;
>>>> -					hostdata->connected = NULL;
>>>>  					dprintk(NDEBUG_QUEUES, "scsi%d: command for target %d, lun %llu "
>>>>  						  "completed\n", HOSTNO, cmd->device->id, cmd->device->lun);
>>>> +
>>>> +					local_irq_save(flags);
>>>> +					hostdata->retain_dma_intr++;
>>>> +					hostdata->connected = NULL;
>>>>  #ifdef SUPPORT_TAGS
>>>>  					cmd_free_tag(cmd);
>>>>  					if (status_byte(cmd->SCp.Status) == QUEUE_FULL) {
>>>> @@ -2148,17 +2163,17 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer
>>>>  
>>>>  						dprintk(NDEBUG_AUTOSENSE, "scsi%d: performing request sense\n", HOSTNO);
>>>>  
>>>> -						local_irq_save(flags);
>>>>  						LIST(cmd,hostdata->issue_queue);
>>>>  						SET_NEXT(cmd, hostdata->issue_queue);
>>>>  						hostdata->issue_queue = (struct scsi_cmnd *) cmd;
>>>> -						local_irq_restore(flags);
>>>>  						dprintk(NDEBUG_QUEUES, "scsi%d: REQUEST SENSE added to head of "
>>>>  							  "issue queue\n", H_NO(cmd));
>>>>  					} else {
>>>>  						cmd->scsi_done(cmd);
>>>>  					}
>>>>  
>>>> +					local_irq_restore(flags);
>>>> +
>>>>  					NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask);
>>>>  					/*
>>>>  					 * Restore phase bits to 0 so an interrupted selection,
>>> Probably a stupid question, but you're disabling local interrupts.
>>> scsi_done() OTOH is triggering a soft irq.
>>
>> Isn't that how all bottom halves work?
>>
>>> Does this work?
>>
>> Yes, I've tested that particular code. I'm pretty sure Michael has too.
>>
>> A quick search turned up another example of this in 
>> zfcp_fsf_fcp_cmnd_handler().
>>
>>> Shouldn't we enable interrupts before calling scsi_done() ?
>>
>> I don't see anything in the scsi_done() implementation in scsi_lib.c that 
>> would be problematic. The description says "This function is interrupt 
>> context safe". The same would have to apply to scsi_eh_done().
>>
>>
Ah. I thought I've had it answered, but apparently I ran into one of
our network hickups.

Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@xxxxxxx>

Cheers,
Hannes
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