[PATCH v15 10/11] scsi: ibmvfc: register and use asynchronous sub CRQ for events

From: Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay

Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 18:17:45 EST


From: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Wire the async sub-CRQ into the sub-CRQ lifecycle so it is allocated,
registered, and freed alongside the SCSI channel queues.

In ibmvfc_probe(), initialize vhost->async_scrqs with desired_queues=1,
max_queues=1, and protocol=IBMVFC_PROTO_ASYNC. Add
ibmvfc_release_channels() as a helper to free a channels array and its
queue buffers.

In ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(), allocate the async sub-CRQ via
ibmvfc_alloc_channels() before allocating the SCSI channels. Register it
with the VIOS via ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(). Either failure disables
multi-queue and aborts init. In ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(), also clear
vhost->mq_enabled on registration failure to prevent a host state
machine stall: without this, mq_enabled remaining set causes
ibmvfc_npiv_login_done() to enter the multi-queue branch while
do_enquiry is 0, bypassing both
ibmvfc_channel_enquiry() and the fallback that would wake up the work
queue, leaving the host indefinitely in IBMVFC_HOST_ACTION_INIT_WAIT.

Both mq_enabled and do_enquiry are bitfields packed into the same word
as other state flags such as using_channels. Writes to these fields
from ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs() and ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs() are performed
outside host_lock, while concurrent writers like
ibmvfc_channel_setup_done() hold host_lock when modifying other fields
in the same word. To prevent lost updates from concurrent
read-modify-write operations on the packed bitfield word, take
host_lock around all failure-path writes to mq_enabled, do_enquiry, and
nvme_enabled in ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs() and ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs().

In ibmvfc_alloc_channels(), select IBMVFC_ASYNC_SUB_CRQ_FMT for async
protocol channels instead of IBMVFC_SUB_CRQ_FMT, so the queue is sized
for ibmvfc_async_sub_crq entries. Zero active_queues on allocation
failure to ensure the field is always consistent with scrqs.

In ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(), ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(), and
ibmvfc_reset_crq(), deregister and re-register the async sub-CRQ
alongside the SCSI channel queues.

In ibmvfc_channel_setup_done(), compute async->active_queues from the
VIOS response: set it to 1 only when async->scrqs is non-NULL and the
response contains a non-zero async_sub_crq_handle, otherwise 0. Store
the handle in vhost->async_scrqs.scrqs[0].vios_cookie via the
active_queues loop. Clamp scsi->active_queues and nvme->active_queues
to their respective max_queues values before using them as loop bounds,
preventing out-of-bounds access to scrqs[] if the hypervisor returns a
larger value than was allocated. In ibmvfc_channel_setup(), guard the
access to async->scrqs[0].cookie behind a NULL check to prevent a
dereference when mq_enabled is 0 and async->scrqs was never allocated.

In ibmvfc_set_login_info(), advertise IBMVFC_USE_ASYNC_SUBQ,
IBMVFC_CAN_HANDLE_FPIN, and IBMVFC_YES_SCSI capabilities whenever
multi-queue channels are enabled. IBMVFC_YES_SCSI was previously only
set for NVMe-enabled configurations; move it to the common multi-queue
path so it is always advertised when channels are in use.

Signed-off-by: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
index 7e012281d368..0d603542fe34 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(vhost->dev);
unsigned long flags;

+ ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -986,6 +987,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
spin_unlock(vhost->crq.q_lock);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);

+ ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -1006,6 +1008,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_crq(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(vhost->dev);
struct ibmvfc_queue *crq = &vhost->crq;

+ ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -1042,6 +1045,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_crq(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
spin_unlock(vhost->crq.q_lock);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);

+ ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -1584,9 +1588,11 @@ static void ibmvfc_set_login_info(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)

if (vhost->mq_enabled || vhost->using_channels) {
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_USE_CHANNELS);
+ login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_USE_ASYNC_SUBQ);
+ login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_HANDLE_FPIN);
+ login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_YES_SCSI);
if (vhost->nvme_enabled) {
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_YES_NVMEOF);
- login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_YES_SCSI);
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_USE_WWPN_ALL);
}
}
@@ -5802,6 +5808,7 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
{
struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = evt->vhost;
struct ibmvfc_channel_setup *setup = vhost->channel_setup_buf;
+ struct ibmvfc_channels *async = &vhost->async_scrqs;
struct ibmvfc_channels *scsi = &vhost->scsi_scrqs;
struct ibmvfc_channels *nvme = &vhost->nvme_scrqs;
u32 mad_status = be16_to_cpu(evt->xfer_iu->channel_setup.common.status);
@@ -5815,8 +5822,11 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "Channel Setup succeeded\n");
flags = be32_to_cpu(setup->flags);
vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
- scsi->active_queues = be32_to_cpu(setup->num_scsi_subq_channels);
- nvme->active_queues = be32_to_cpu(setup->num_nvme_subq_channels);
+ scsi->active_queues = min(be32_to_cpu(setup->num_scsi_subq_channels),
+ scsi->max_queues);
+ nvme->active_queues = min(be32_to_cpu(setup->num_nvme_subq_channels),
+ nvme->max_queues);
+ async->active_queues = (async->scrqs && setup->async_sub_crq_handle) ? 1 : 0;

if (flags & IBMVFC_CHANNELS_CANCELED) {
ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "Channels Canceled\n");
@@ -5832,6 +5842,8 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
for (i = 0; i < nvme->active_queues; i++)
nvme->scrqs[i].vios_cookie =
be64_to_cpu(setup->channel_handles[scsi->active_queues + i]);
+ for (i = 0; i < async->active_queues; i++)
+ async->scrqs[i].vios_cookie = be64_to_cpu(setup->async_sub_crq_handle);

ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "Using %u SCSI channels\n",
scsi->active_queues);
@@ -5866,6 +5878,7 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
struct ibmvfc_event *evt = ibmvfc_get_reserved_event(&vhost->crq);
struct ibmvfc_channels *scsi = &vhost->scsi_scrqs;
struct ibmvfc_channels *nvme = &vhost->nvme_scrqs;
+ struct ibmvfc_channels *async = &vhost->async_scrqs;
unsigned int scsi_channels =
min(scsi->desired_queues, vhost->max_vios_scsi_channels);
unsigned int nvme_channels =
@@ -5891,6 +5904,8 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
for (i = 0; i < nvme_channels; i++)
setup_buf->channel_handles[scsi_channels + i] =
cpu_to_be64(nvme->scrqs[i].cookie);
+ if (async->scrqs)
+ setup_buf->async_sub_crq_handle = cpu_to_be64(async->scrqs[0].cookie);
}

ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_channel_setup_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
@@ -6738,6 +6753,9 @@ static int ibmvfc_alloc_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
queue->evt_depth = scsi_qdepth;
queue->reserved_depth = IBMVFC_NUM_INTERNAL_SUBQ_REQ;
break;
+ case IBMVFC_ASYNC_SUB_CRQ_FMT:
+ fmt_size = sizeof(*queue->msgs.async_scrq);
+ break;
default:
dev_warn(dev, "Unknown command/response queue message format: %d\n", fmt);
return -EINVAL;
@@ -6977,6 +6995,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_IF_KUNIT(ibmvfc_deregister_channel);
static void ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
struct ibmvfc_channels *channels)
{
+ unsigned long flags;
int i, j;

ENTER;
@@ -6987,7 +7006,10 @@ static void ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
if (ibmvfc_register_channel(vhost, channels, i)) {
for (j = i; j > 0; j--)
ibmvfc_deregister_channel(vhost, channels, j - 1);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
+ vhost->mq_enabled = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
return;
}
}
@@ -7014,16 +7036,21 @@ static int ibmvfc_alloc_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
struct ibmvfc_channels *channels)
{
struct ibmvfc_queue *scrq;
+ enum ibmvfc_msg_fmt fmt;
int i, j;
int rc = 0;

channels->scrqs = kzalloc_objs(*channels->scrqs, channels->max_queues);
- if (!channels->scrqs)
+ if (!channels->scrqs) {
+ channels->active_queues = 0;
return -ENOMEM;
+ }

+ fmt = (channels->protocol != IBMVFC_PROTO_ASYNC) ? IBMVFC_SUB_CRQ_FMT :
+ IBMVFC_ASYNC_SUB_CRQ_FMT;
for (i = 0; i < channels->max_queues; i++) {
scrq = &channels->scrqs[i];
- rc = ibmvfc_alloc_queue(vhost, scrq, IBMVFC_SUB_CRQ_FMT);
+ rc = ibmvfc_alloc_queue(vhost, scrq, fmt);
if (rc) {
for (j = i; j > 0; j--) {
scrq = &channels->scrqs[j - 1];
@@ -7039,30 +7066,6 @@ static int ibmvfc_alloc_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
return rc;
}

-static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
-{
- ENTER;
- if (!vhost->mq_enabled)
- return;
-
- if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs)) {
- vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
- vhost->mq_enabled = 0;
- return;
- }
-
- ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
-
- if (vhost->nvme_enabled) {
- if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs))
- vhost->nvme_enabled = 0;
- else
- ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);
- }
-
- LEAVE;
-}
-
static void ibmvfc_release_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
struct ibmvfc_channels *channels)
{
@@ -7081,9 +7084,53 @@ static void ibmvfc_release_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
}
}

+static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+
+ ENTER;
+ if (!vhost->mq_enabled)
+ return;
+
+ /* register async_sub_crq channel */
+ if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs))
+ goto out;
+
+ ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
+
+ if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs))
+ goto deregister_async_sub_crq;
+
+ ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
+
+ if (vhost->nvme_enabled) {
+ if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs)) {
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+ vhost->nvme_enabled = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+ } else
+ ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);
+ }
+
+ LEAVE;
+ return;
+
+deregister_async_sub_crq:
+ ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
+ ibmvfc_release_channels(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
+out:
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+ vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
+ vhost->mq_enabled = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vhost->host->host_lock, flags);
+}
+
static void ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
{
ENTER;
+ ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
+ ibmvfc_release_channels(vhost, &vhost->async_scrqs);
+
if (!vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs)
return;

@@ -7349,6 +7396,9 @@ static int ibmvfc_probe(struct vio_dev *vdev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
vhost->task_set = 1;

vhost->mq_enabled = mq_enabled;
+ vhost->async_scrqs.desired_queues = 1;
+ vhost->async_scrqs.max_queues = 1;
+ vhost->async_scrqs.protocol = IBMVFC_PROTO_ASYNC;
vhost->scsi_scrqs.desired_queues = min(shost->nr_hw_queues, nr_scsi_channels);
vhost->scsi_scrqs.max_queues = shost->nr_hw_queues;
vhost->scsi_scrqs.protocol = IBMVFC_PROTO_SCSI;

--
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