Linux 2.1.105 introduced the USLEEP_WAITLONG delay, apparently "needed for Mustek scanners". It is intended to stall the issue queue for 5 seconds. There are a number of problems with this. 1. Only g_NCR5380 enables the delay, which implies that the other five drivers using the NCR5380.c core driver remain incompatible with Mustek scanners. 2. The delay is not implemented by atari_NCR5380.c, which is problematic for re-unifying the two core driver forks. 3. The delay is implemented using NCR5380_set_timer() which makes it unreliable. A new command queued by the mid-layer cancels the delay. 4. The delay is applied indiscriminately in several situations in which NCR5380_select() returns -1. These are-- reselection by the target, failure of the target to assert BSY, and failure of the target to assert REQ. It's clear from the comments that USLEEP_WAITLONG is not relevant to the reselection case. And reportedly, these scanners do not disconnect. 5. atari_NCR5380.c was forked before Linux 2.1.105, so it was spared some of the damage done to NCR5380.c. In this case, the atari_NCR5380.c core driver was more standard-compliant and may not have needed any workaround like the USLEEP_WAITLONG kludge. The compliance issue was addressed in the previous patch. If these scanners still don't work, we need a better solution. Retrying selection until EH aborts a command offers equivalent robustness. Bugs in the existing driver prevent EH working correctly but this is addressed in a subsequent patch. Remove USLEEP_WAITLONG. Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c | 19 +++++-------------- drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c | 1 - 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:29:47.000000000 +1100 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:29:48.000000000 +1100 @@ -468,10 +468,6 @@ static void NCR5380_print_phase(struct S #ifndef USLEEP_POLL #define USLEEP_POLL msecs_to_jiffies(200) #endif -#ifndef USLEEP_WAITLONG -/* RvC: (reasonable time to wait on select error) */ -#define USLEEP_WAITLONG USLEEP_SLEEP -#endif /* * Function : int should_disconnect (unsigned char cmd) @@ -619,8 +615,8 @@ static void prepare_info(struct Scsi_Hos "can_queue %d, cmd_per_lun %d, " "sg_tablesize %d, this_id %d, " "flags { %s%s%s%s}, " -#if defined(USLEEP_POLL) && defined(USLEEP_WAITLONG) - "USLEEP_POLL %lu, USLEEP_WAITLONG %lu, " +#if defined(USLEEP_POLL) && defined(USLEEP_SLEEP) + "USLEEP_POLL %lu, USLEEP_SLEEP %lu, " #endif "options { %s} ", instance->hostt->name, instance->io_port, instance->n_io_port, @@ -631,8 +627,8 @@ static void prepare_info(struct Scsi_Hos hostdata->flags & FLAG_DTC3181E ? "DTC3181E " : "", hostdata->flags & FLAG_NO_PSEUDO_DMA ? "NO_PSEUDO_DMA " : "", hostdata->flags & FLAG_TOSHIBA_DELAY ? "TOSHIBA_DELAY " : "", -#if defined(USLEEP_POLL) && defined(USLEEP_WAITLONG) - USLEEP_POLL, USLEEP_WAITLONG, +#if defined(USLEEP_POLL) && defined(USLEEP_SLEEP) + USLEEP_POLL, USLEEP_SLEEP, #endif #ifdef AUTOPROBE_IRQ "AUTOPROBE_IRQ " @@ -1030,15 +1026,10 @@ static void NCR5380_main(struct work_str if (!NCR5380_select(instance, tmp)) { /* OK or bad target */ } else { - /* RvC: device failed, so we wait a long time - this is needed for Mustek scanners, that - do not respond to commands immediately - after a scan */ - printk(KERN_DEBUG "scsi%d: device %d did not respond in time\n", instance->host_no, tmp->device->id); LIST(tmp, hostdata->issue_queue); tmp->host_scribble = (unsigned char *) hostdata->issue_queue; hostdata->issue_queue = tmp; - NCR5380_set_timer(hostdata, USLEEP_WAITLONG); + done = 0; } } /* if hostdata->selecting */ if (hostdata->connected Index: linux/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:29:33.000000000 +1100 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/g_NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:29:48.000000000 +1100 @@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ /* settings for DTC3181E card with only Mustek scanner attached */ #define USLEEP_POLL msecs_to_jiffies(10) #define USLEEP_SLEEP msecs_to_jiffies(200) -#define USLEEP_WAITLONG msecs_to_jiffies(5000) #define AUTOPROBE_IRQ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html