Re: [PATCH resend] libata:fix kernel panic when hotplug

[Tejun Heo]

Hello,

On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 05:15:32PM +0800, DingXiang wrote:
> From: Miao Xie <miaoxie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> In normal condition,if we use sas protocol and hotplug a sata disk on a port,
> the sas driver will send event "PORTE_BYTES_DMAED" and call function "sas_porte_bytes_dmaed".
> But if a sata disk is run io and unplug it,then plug a new sata disk,this operation may cause
> a kernel panic like this:

Can you please flow the text so that it fits inside 80 column?

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> Signed-off-by:Dingxiang <dingxiang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by:Chenqilin <chenqilin2@xxxxxxxxxx>

Can you please put a space between the first and last names?

Please also cc linux-scsi and people who are more familiar with SAS.

> diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
> index 61dc7a9..ac5ec4d 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
> @@ -816,8 +816,12 @@ void ata_scsi_port_error_handler(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct ata_port *ap)
>  
>  	if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_LOADING)
>  		ap->pflags &= ~ATA_PFLAG_LOADING;
> -	else if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG)
> -		schedule_delayed_work(&ap->hotplug_task, 0);
> +	else if (ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG){
> +		if(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SAS_HOST)
> +			ap->pflags &= ~ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG;
> +		else
> +			schedule_delayed_work(&ap->hotplug_task, 0);
> +	}

ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG is cleared below anyway, so the above can be

	else if ((ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_SCSI_HOTPLUG) &&
		 !(ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_SAS_HOST))

Thanks.

-- 
tejun