[PATCH 13/18] nvme-fc: perform error recovery directly from ioerr_work
From: Mohamed Khalfella
Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 14:19:22 EST
Now that nvme_fc_start_ioerr_recovery() moves the controller to
RESETTING before queueing ioerr_work, the nvme_reset_ctrl() call in
nvme_fc_error_recovery() fails with -EBUSY and no recovery runs.
Do the recovery in the work itself instead: stop the controller, tear
down the association, move to CONNECTING and schedule a reconnect,
same as nvme_fc_reset_ctrl_work(). If the CONNECTING transition fails
the controller is being deleted and the delete path finishes the job.
This is how rdma and tcp structure their error recovery too.
The work now re-checks the controller state when it runs. A work
queued while CONNECTING can execute after the connect succeeded and
the controller went LIVE (a timed out connect command that completes
right after the timeout fires). Claim RESETTING in that case; if that
fails, a concurrent reset or delete owns the controller and will
complete the outstanding IOs.
Signed-off-by: Mohamed Khalfella <mkhalfella@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/nvme/host/fc.c | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index 6181cb7ea8ce..5a530aa37641 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ static struct device *fc_udev_device;
static void nvme_fc_complete_rq(struct request *rq);
static void nvme_fc_start_ioerr_recovery(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl,
char *errmsg);
+static void __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl,
+ bool start_queues);
/* *********************** FC-NVME Port Management ************************ */
@@ -987,7 +989,7 @@ fc_dma_unmap_sg(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg, int nents,
static void nvme_fc_ctrl_put(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *);
static int nvme_fc_ctrl_get(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *);
-static void nvme_fc_error_recovery(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, char *errmsg);
+static void nvme_fc_error_recovery(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl);
static void
__nvme_fc_finish_ls_req(struct nvmefc_ls_req_op *lsop)
@@ -1873,8 +1875,44 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_ioerr_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl =
container_of(work, struct nvme_fc_ctrl, ioerr_work);
+ enum nvme_ctrl_state state = nvme_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl);
+
+ /*
+ * if an error (io timeout, etc) while (re)connecting, the remote
+ * port requested terminating of the association (disconnect_ls)
+ * or an error (timeout or abort) occurred on an io while creating
+ * the controller. Abort any ios on the association and let the
+ * create_association error path resolve things.
+ */
+ if (state == NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) {
+ __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(ctrl, true);
+ dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
+ "NVME-FC{%d}: transport error during (re)connect\n",
+ ctrl->cnum);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Tear the association down only if this work owns recovery via a
+ * RESETTING claim, or if the delete path is waiting for IOs to
+ * complete.
+ */
+ if (state == NVME_CTRL_LIVE &&
+ nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_RESETTING))
+ state = NVME_CTRL_RESETTING;
- nvme_fc_error_recovery(ctrl, "transport detected io error");
+ switch (state) {
+ case NVME_CTRL_RESETTING:
+ case NVME_CTRL_DELETING:
+ case NVME_CTRL_DELETING_NOIO:
+ nvme_fc_error_recovery(ctrl);
+ break;
+ default:
+ dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
+ "NVME-FC{%d}: error recovery skipped, state %d owns recovery\n",
+ ctrl->cnum, nvme_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl));
+ break;
+ }
}
/*
@@ -2533,39 +2571,6 @@ __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, bool start_queues)
nvme_unquiesce_admin_queue(&ctrl->ctrl);
}
-static void
-nvme_fc_error_recovery(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl, char *errmsg)
-{
- enum nvme_ctrl_state state = nvme_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl);
-
- /*
- * if an error (io timeout, etc) while (re)connecting, the remote
- * port requested terminating of the association (disconnect_ls)
- * or an error (timeout or abort) occurred on an io while creating
- * the controller. Abort any ios on the association and let the
- * create_association error path resolve things.
- */
- if (state == NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING) {
- __nvme_fc_abort_outstanding_ios(ctrl, true);
- dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
- "NVME-FC{%d}: transport error during (re)connect\n",
- ctrl->cnum);
- return;
- }
-
- /* Otherwise, only proceed if in LIVE state - e.g. on first error */
- if (state != NVME_CTRL_LIVE)
- return;
-
- dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
- "NVME-FC{%d}: transport association event: %s\n",
- ctrl->cnum, errmsg);
- dev_warn(ctrl->ctrl.device,
- "NVME-FC{%d}: resetting controller\n", ctrl->cnum);
-
- nvme_reset_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
-}
-
static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_fc_timeout(struct request *rq)
{
struct nvme_fc_fcp_op *op = blk_mq_rq_to_pdu(rq);
@@ -3389,6 +3394,27 @@ nvme_fc_reset_ctrl_work(struct work_struct *work)
}
}
+static void
+nvme_fc_error_recovery(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
+{
+ nvme_stop_keep_alive(&ctrl->ctrl);
+ flush_work(&ctrl->ctrl.async_event_work);
+
+ /* will block while waiting for io to terminate */
+ nvme_fc_delete_association(ctrl);
+ nvme_stop_ctrl(&ctrl->ctrl);
+
+ /* Do not reconnect if controller is being deleted */
+ if (!nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING))
+ return;
+
+ if (ctrl->rport->remoteport.port_state == FC_OBJSTATE_ONLINE) {
+ queue_delayed_work(nvme_wq, &ctrl->connect_work, 0);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ nvme_fc_reconnect_or_delete(ctrl, -ENOTCONN);
+}
static const struct nvme_ctrl_ops nvme_fc_ctrl_ops = {
.name = "fc",
--
2.55.0