[PATCH v7 7/8] scsi: ibmvfc: register and use asynchronous sub CRQ for events

From: Dave Marquardt via B4 Relay

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 17:31:13 EST


From: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Wire the async sub-CRQ into the sub-CRQ lifecycle so it is allocated,
registered, and freed alongside the SCSI channel queues.

In ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(), allocate the async sub-CRQ queue buffer via
ibmvfc_alloc_queue() before allocating the SCSI channels. Register it
with the VIOS by calling ibmvfc_register_channel() with index -1 (the
negative-index sentinel introduced in the previous commit). Either
failure disables multi-queue and aborts init.

In ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(), deregister and free the async sub-CRQ
before tearing down the SCSI channels.

In ibmvfc_channel_setup_done(), capture the async sub-CRQ handle
returned by the VIOS in the channel setup response and store it in
vhost->async_sub_crq.vios_cookie.

In ibmvfc_set_login_info(), advertise IBMVFC_USE_ASYNC_SUBQ,
IBMVFC_CAN_HANDLE_FPIN, and IBMVFC_YES_SCSI capabilities whenever
multi-queue channels are enabled. IBMVFC_YES_SCSI was previously only
set for NVMe-enabled configurations; move it to the common multi-queue
path so it is always advertised when channels are in use.

Signed-off-by: Dave Marquardt <davemarq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
index cc1ef8258060..adc730af67d2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvfc-core.c
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ static void ibmvfc_tgt_move_login(struct ibmvfc_target *);

static void ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *, struct ibmvfc_channels *);
static void ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *, struct ibmvfc_channels *);
+static void ibmvfc_deregister_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *, struct ibmvfc_channels *, int);
+static int ibmvfc_register_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *, struct ibmvfc_channels *, int);

static const char *unknown_error = "unknown error";

@@ -964,6 +966,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(vhost->dev);
unsigned long flags;

+ ibmvfc_deregister_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -986,6 +989,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reenable_crq_queue(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
spin_unlock(vhost->crq.q_lock);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);

+ ibmvfc_register_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -1006,6 +1010,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_crq(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(vhost->dev);
struct ibmvfc_queue *crq = &vhost->crq;

+ ibmvfc_deregister_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_dereg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -1042,6 +1047,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_reset_crq(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
spin_unlock(vhost->crq.q_lock);
spin_unlock_irqrestore(vhost->host->host_lock, flags);

+ ibmvfc_register_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->nvme_scrqs);

@@ -1584,9 +1590,11 @@ static void ibmvfc_set_login_info(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)

if (vhost->mq_enabled || vhost->using_channels) {
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_USE_CHANNELS);
+ login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_USE_ASYNC_SUBQ);
+ login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_HANDLE_FPIN);
+ login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_YES_SCSI);
if (vhost->nvme_enabled) {
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_YES_NVMEOF);
- login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_YES_SCSI);
login_info->capabilities |= cpu_to_be64(IBMVFC_CAN_USE_WWPN_ALL);
}
}
@@ -5800,6 +5808,7 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup_done(struct ibmvfc_event *evt)
for (i = 0; i < nvme->active_queues; i++)
nvme->scrqs[i].vios_cookie =
be64_to_cpu(setup->channel_handles[scsi->active_queues + i]);
+ vhost->async_sub_crq.vios_cookie = be64_to_cpu(setup->async_sub_crq_handle);

ibmvfc_dbg(vhost, "Using %u SCSI channels\n",
scsi->active_queues);
@@ -5859,6 +5868,7 @@ static void ibmvfc_channel_setup(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
for (i = 0; i < nvme_channels; i++)
setup_buf->channel_handles[scsi_channels + i] =
cpu_to_be64(nvme->scrqs[i].cookie);
+ setup_buf->async_sub_crq_handle = cpu_to_be64(vhost->async_sub_crq.cookie);
}

ibmvfc_init_event(evt, ibmvfc_channel_setup_done, IBMVFC_MAD_FORMAT);
@@ -6823,6 +6833,7 @@ static int ibmvfc_register_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
bool is_async = index < 0;
struct ibmvfc_queue *scrq = !is_async ? &channels->scrqs[index] : &vhost->async_sub_crq;
int rc = -ENOMEM;
+ int hcall_rc;

ENTER;

@@ -6890,8 +6901,8 @@ static int ibmvfc_register_channel(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,

irq_failed:
do {
- rc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_FREE_SUB_CRQ, vdev->unit_address, scrq->cookie);
- } while (rc == H_BUSY || H_IS_LONG_BUSY(rc));
+ hcall_rc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_FREE_SUB_CRQ, vdev->unit_address, scrq->cookie);
+ } while (hcall_rc == H_BUSY || H_IS_LONG_BUSY(hcall_rc));
reg_failed:
LEAVE;
return rc;
@@ -6957,7 +6968,9 @@ static void ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
for (i = 0; i < channels->max_queues; i++) {
if (ibmvfc_register_channel(vhost, channels, i)) {
for (j = i; j > 0; j--)
- ibmvfc_deregister_channel(vhost, channels, j - 1);
+ ibmvfc_deregister_channel(
+ vhost, channels, j - 1);
+
vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
return;
}
@@ -7012,16 +7025,26 @@ static int ibmvfc_alloc_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,

static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
{
+ int rc = 0;
+
ENTER;
if (!vhost->mq_enabled)
return;

- if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs)) {
+ rc = ibmvfc_alloc_queue(vhost, &vhost->async_sub_crq, IBMVFC_SUB_CRQ_FMT);
+ if (rc) {
vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
vhost->mq_enabled = 0;
return;
}

+ /* register async_sub_crq channel */
+ if (ibmvfc_register_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1))
+ goto free_async_sub_crq;
+
+ if (ibmvfc_alloc_channels(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs))
+ goto deregister_async_sub_crq;
+
ibmvfc_reg_sub_crqs(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs);

if (vhost->nvme_enabled) {
@@ -7032,6 +7055,15 @@ static void ibmvfc_init_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
}

LEAVE;
+ return;
+
+ deregister_async_sub_crq:
+ ibmvfc_deregister_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1);
+free_async_sub_crq:
+ ibmvfc_free_queue(vhost, &vhost->async_sub_crq);
+ vhost->do_enquiry = 0;
+ vhost->mq_enabled = 0;
+ return;
}

static void ibmvfc_release_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
@@ -7055,6 +7087,9 @@ static void ibmvfc_release_channels(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost,
static void ibmvfc_release_sub_crqs(struct ibmvfc_host *vhost)
{
ENTER;
+ ibmvfc_deregister_channel(vhost, &vhost->scsi_scrqs, -1);
+ ibmvfc_free_queue(vhost, &vhost->async_sub_crq);
+
if (!vhost->scsi_scrqs.scrqs)
return;


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