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From: Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net>
To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Cc: hch@infradead.org
Subject: scsi_add_host() context
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:26:38 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3DD841CE.3010309@torque.net> (raw)

While examining the various calls in the mid level that
can be called from a LLD, most are designed to
be called from an interrupt or related context
(e.g. scsi_adjust_queue_depth() ).

However, the detection of a new host requires a LLD to call 
scsi_register() and scsi_add_host(). The latter call does
a SCSI bus scan which takes time and sends commands like
INQUIRY and REPORT_LUNS back through the LLD. So scsi_add_host()
should not be called from an interrupt context. Can this be
guaranteed in a hotplug environment? Is a worker thread
required?

Doug Gilbert


             reply	other threads:[~2002-11-18  1:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-11-18  1:26 Douglas Gilbert [this message]
2002-11-19  0:02 ` scsi_add_host() context Christoph Hellwig

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