Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] scsi: libsas: Add sas_ata_device_link_abort()

[John Garry]

Hi Damien,

> > > But the pm8001 manual and current driver indicate that the
> > > OPC_INB_SATA_ABORT command should be sent after read log ext when
> > > handling NCQ error, regardless of an autopsy. I send OPC_INB_SATA_ABORT
> > > in ata_eh_reset() -> pm8001_I_T_nexus_reset() -> pm8001_send_abort_all()
> > You lost me: ata_eh_recover() will call ata_eh_reset() only if the 
> > ATA_EH_RESET
> > action flag is set. So are you saying that even though it is not 
> > needed, you
> > still need to set ATA_EH_RESET for pm8001 ?
>
> As below, it was the only location I found suitable to call 
> pm8001_send_abort_all().
>
> However I am not really sure it is required now. For pm8001 NCQ error 
> handling we require 2x steps:
> - read log ext
> - Send OPC_INB_SATA_ABORT - we do this in pm8001_send_abort_all()
>
> pm8001_send_abort_all() sends OPC_INB_SATA_ABORT in "device abort all" 
> mode, meaning any IO in the HBA is aborted for the device. But we are 
> also earlier in EH sending OPC_INB_SATA_ABORT for individual IOs in 
> sas_eh_handle_sas_errors() -> sas_scsi_find_task() -> 
> pm8001_abort_task() -> sas_execute_internal_abort_single() -> ... 
> send_abort_task()
>
> So I don't think that the pm8001_send_abort_all() call has any effect, 
> as we're already aborting any outstanding IO earlier.
>
> Admittedly the order of the 2x steps is different, but 
> OPC_INB_SATA_ABORT does not send any protocol message to the disk, so 
> would not affect anything subsequently read with read log ext.
>
> Having said all that, it may be wise to still send 
> pm8001_send_abort_all()..

Have you had a chance to consider all this yet?

I am now starting to think that it is not necessary to call 
pm8001_send_abort_all(), and instead rely only on 
sas_eh_handle_sas_errors() -> sas_scsi_find_task() -> 
pm8001_abort_task() -> sas_execute_internal_abort_single() -> ... -> 
send_abort_task() to abort each outstanding IO. Then we would not have 
the issue of forcing the reset in $subject (to lead to calling 
pm8001_send_abort_all()).

This idea could simply be tested by stubbing pm8001_send_abort_all()
(and dropping the |= ATA_EH_RESET in $subject).

Thanks,
John