Re: [PATCH libata-dev-2.6 05/05] libata: rework how CCs generated

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Brett Russ wrote:
> 05_libata_split_ata_to_sense_error.patch
> 
> 	This patch fixes several bugs as well as reorganizes the way
> 	check conditions are generated.  Bugs fixed: 1) in
> 	ata_scsi_qc_complete(), ATA_12/16 commands wouldn't call
> 	ata_pass_thru_cc() on error status; 2) ata_pass_thru_cc()
> 	wouldn't put the SK, ASC, and ASCQ from ata_to_sense_error()
> 	in the correct place in the sense block because
> 	ata_to_sense_error() was writing a fixed sense block.
> 
> 	Per the recommendations in the comments, ata_to_sense_error()
> 	is now split into 3 parts.  The existing fcn is only used for
> 	outputting a sense key/ASC/ASCQ triplicate.  A new function
> 	ata_dump_status() was created to print the error info, similar
> 	to the ide variety.  A third function ata_gen_fixed_sense()
> 	was created to generate a fixed length sense block.  I added
> 	the use of the info field for 28b LBAs only.
> 	ata_pass_thru_cc() renamed to ata_gen_ata_desc_sense() to
> 	match naming convention, presumably to include another
> 	descriptor format function in the future (see question 2
> 	below).
> 
> 	Questions:
> 
> 	1) I made the ata_gen_..._sense() routines read the status
>            register themselves rather than use the drv_stat values
>            that used to be passed in?  These values seemed
>            unreliable/useless since they were often hard coded (see
>            calls to ata_qc_complete() for origins of most drv_stat
>            variables).  Sound ok?
> 
> 	2) the SAT spec has little about error handling and sense
>            information, sepcifically what descriptor format is valid
>            for use by SAT commands.  I want to use descriptor type 00
>            (information) in my next patch until a spec says
>            differently.  Sound ok?
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brett Russ <russb@emc.com>

Patch in general is OK, but I would prefer that it be split up a bit 
more.  Suggested split:

* whitespace changes (obscures reviewing the code)
* create and use ata_dump_status()
* the rest of the changes

Regards,

	Jeff