The rps_resp buffer in ata_device is a DMA target, but it isn't
explicitly cacheline aligned. Due to this, adjacent fields can be
overwritten with stale data from memory on non-coherent architectures.
As a result, the kernel is sometimes unable to communicate with an
SATA device behind a SAS expander.
Fix this by ensuring that the rps_resp buffer is cacheline aligned.
This issue is similar to that fixed by Commit 84bda12af31f93 ("libata:
align ap->sector_buf") and Commit 4ee34ea3a12396f35b26 ("libata: Align
ata_device's id on a cacheline").
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Huacai Chen <chenhc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/scsi/libsas.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/scsi/libsas.h b/include/scsi/libsas.h
index 0f9cbf9..6df6fe0 100644
--- a/include/scsi/libsas.h
+++ b/include/scsi/libsas.h
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ struct expander_device {
struct sata_device {
unsigned int class;
- struct smp_resp rps_resp; /* report_phy_sata_resp */
u8 port_no; /* port number, if this is a PM (Port) */
struct ata_port *ap;
struct ata_host ata_host;
+ struct smp_resp rps_resp ____cacheline_aligned; /* report_phy_sata_resp */
u8 fis[ATA_RESP_FIS_SIZE];
};
--
2.7.0