Re: [S390] Fix reboot hang on LPARs

From: Heiko Carstens
Date: Fri Dec 15 2006 - 16:16:31 EST


> +static int pgm_check_occured;
> +
> +static void cio_reset_pgm_check_handler(void)
> +{
> + pgm_check_occured = 1;
> +}
> +
> +static int stsch_reset(struct subchannel_id schid, volatile struct schib *addr)
> +{
> + int rc;
> +
> + pgm_check_occured = 0;
> + s390_reset_pgm_handler = cio_reset_pgm_check_handler;
> + rc = stsch(schid, addr);
> + s390_reset_pgm_handler = NULL;
> + if (pgm_check_occured)
> + return -EIO;
> + else
> + return rc;
> +}

This is broken. pgm_check_occured must be volatile, otherwise the -EIO path
in stsch_reset might get optimized away.
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