Re: [PATCH] scsi: ufs: core: Fix setup_xfer_req invocation

[Rohit Ner]

On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 8:56 PM Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 2/22/24 00:27, Rohit Ner wrote:
> > Can we stick to the current approach of moving the .setup_xfer_req()
> > up, keeping in mind the following pros?
> > 1. Avoid redundant callbacks for setting up transfers
> > 2. Trim the duration for which hba->outstanding_lock is acquired unnecessarily
>
> No, we can't. The Exynos implementation of the .setup_xfer_req() callback
> is not thread-safe and relies on serialization by the caller. This patch
> breaks the Exynos driver. A better title for this patch would be "Break
> the setup_xfer_req() invocation".
It would be inaccurate to tag this patch as breaking as Can did
mention a vops use case in the hotpath for UFSHCI compliant drivers.

Having two different setup_xfer_req functions for mcq/lsdb mode just
because a particular vendor driver relies on serialization by the
caller defeats the purpose of having vops as the core logic is still
burdened with quirks.
>
> Bart.
>

Rohit.