Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] ibmvfc: make ibmvfc login to fabric
From: Dave Marquardt
Date: Mon Jun 15 2026 - 09:44:06 EST
Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On 6/8/26 11:30 AM, Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay wrote:
>> From: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Add support for fabric login in order to support the asynchronous
>> event queue with its own interrupt as required by NPIV specification
>> to support the asynchronous sub-queue and interrupt in order to
>> support full and extended FPIN messages.
>> ---
>> drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>> drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.h | 16 +++++++
>> 2 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
>> index 88386d7c9106..a18861808325 100644
>> --- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
>> +++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc.c
>> @@ -5244,6 +5244,86 @@ static void ibmvfc_discover_targets(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
>> ibmvfc_link_down(vhost, IBMVFC_LINK_DEAD);
>> }
>>
>> +static void ibmvfc_fabric_login_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
>> +{
>> + struct ibmvfc_fabric_login *rsp = &evt->xfer_iu->fabric_login;
>> + u32 mad_status = be16_to_cpu(rsp->common.status);
>> + struct ibmvfc_host *vhost = evt->vhost;
>> + int level = IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
>> +
>> + ENTER;
>> +
>> + switch (mad_status) {
>> + case IBMVFC_MAD_SUCCESS:
>> + fc_host_port_id(vhost->host) = be64_to_cpu(rsp->nport_id);
>> + ibmvfc_free_event(evt);
>> + break;
>> +
>> + case IBMVFC_MAD_FAILED:
>> + if (ibmvfc_retry_cmd(be16_to_cpu(rsp->status), be16_to_cpu(rsp->error)))
>> + level += ibmvfc_retry_host_init(vhost);
>> + else
>> + ibmvfc_link_down(vhost, IBMVFC_LINK_DEAD);
>> + ibmvfc_log(vhost, level, "Fabric Login failed: %s (%x:%x)\n",
>> + ibmvfc_get_cmd_error(be16_to_cpu(rsp->status), be16_to_cpu(rsp->error)),
>> + be16_to_cpu(rsp->status), be16_to_cpu(rsp->error));
>> + ibmvfc_free_event(evt);
>> + LEAVE;
>> + return;
>> +
>> + case IBMVFC_MAD_CRQ_ERROR:
>> + ibmvfc_retry_host_init(vhost);
>> + fallthrough;
>> +
>> + case IBMVFC_MAD_DRIVER_FAILED:
>> + ibmvfc_free_event(evt);
>> + LEAVE;
>> + return;
>> +
>> + default:
>> + dev_err(vhost->dev, "Invalid fabric Login response: 0x%x\n", mad_status);
>> + ibmvfc_link_down(vhost, IBMVFC_LINK_DEAD);
>> + ibmvfc_free_event(evt);
>> + LEAVE;
>> + return;
>> + }
>> +
>> + ibmvfc_set_host_action(vhost, IBMVFC_HOST_ACTION_QUERY);
>> + wake_up(&vhost->work_wait_q);
>> +
>> + LEAVE;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static void ibmvfc_fabric_login(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
>> +{
>> + struct ibmvfc_fabric_login *mad;
>> + struct ibmvfc_event *evt = ibmvfc_get_reserved_event(&vhost->crq);
>> + int level = IBMVFC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
>> +
>> + if (!evt) {
>> + ibmvfc_log(vhost, level, "Fabric Login failed: no available events\n");
>> + ibmvfc_hard_reset_host(vhost);
>> + return;
>> + }
>> +
>> + ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_fabric_login_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
>> + mad = &evt->iu.fabric_login;
>> + memset(mad, 0, sizeof(*mad));
>> + if (vhost->scsi_scrqs.protocol == IBMVFC_PROTO_SCSI)
>> + mad->common.opcode = cpu_to_be32(IBMVFC_FABRIC_LOGIN);
>> + else {
>> + ibmvfc_log(vhost, level, "Fabric Login failed: unknown protocol\n");
>> + return;
>> + }
>
> This check is pretty pedantic. Seeing as you are directly referencing the scsi
> sub-crqs. The protocol field exists so we can pass the sub-crqs blindly and the
> code once NVMf comes along can determine the protocol.
>
> Also, if somehow this was ever possibly the case you would leak the event
> structure. I think we can drop the check all together.
Okay, I'll drop this.
-Dave