From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hannes Reinecke Subject: Re: [PATCH] [SCSI] scsi_dh_alua: Attach to UNAVAILABLE/OFFLINE AAS devices Date: Mon, 02 May 2011 08:00:32 +0200 Message-ID: <4DBE4880.8090303@suse.de> References: <201104261827.06024.marting@netapp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from cantor.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:42785 "EHLO mx1.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753325Ab1EBGDc (ORCPT ); Mon, 2 May 2011 02:03:32 -0400 In-Reply-To: <201104261827.06024.marting@netapp.com> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Martin George Cc: James Bottomley , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, Mike Christie On 04/26/2011 02:57 PM, Martin George wrote: > The SCSI ALUA handler currently fails to attach to devices > reporting an UNAVAILABLE/OFFLINE AAS. But given that an > UNAVAILABLE/OFFLINE AAS can transition to other states > like ACTIVE/OPTIMIZED, ACTIVE/NON-OPTIMIZED, etc. as per > SPC4, this ALUA handler behavior should be rectified so > as to attach to devices which also report an > UNAVAILABLE/OFFLINE AAS. > > The below patch enables the same. > > Signed-off-by: Martin George Patch is correct. Even a path in state 'UNAVAILABLE' or 'OFFLINE' responds to ALUA commands and thus should be handle by the alua device_handler. Acked-by: Hannes Reinecke Cheers, Hannes --=20 Dr. Hannes Reinecke zSeries & Storage hare@suse.de +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 N=FCrnberg GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG N=FCrnberg) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html