Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] nvme: trigger reset when keep alive fails

[Sagi Grimberg <sagi@grimberg.me>]

On 07/01/2025 16:38, Daniel Wagner wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2024 at 12:31:35PM +0200, Sagi Grimberg wrote:
>>> diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
>>> index bfd71511c85f8b1a9508c6ea062475ff51bf27fe..2a07c2c540b26c8cbe886711abaf6f0afbe6c4df 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
>>> @@ -1320,6 +1320,12 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_keep_alive_end_io(struct request *rq,
>>>    		dev_err(ctrl->device,
>>>    			"failed nvme_keep_alive_end_io error=%d\n",
>>>    				status);
>>> +		/*
>>> +		 * The driver reports that we lost the connection,
>>> +		 * trigger a recovery.
>>> +		 */
>>> +		if (status == BLK_STS_TRANSPORT)
>>> +			nvme_reset_ctrl(ctrl);
>>>    		return RQ_END_IO_NONE;
>>>    	}
>>>
>> A lengthy explanation that results in nvme core behavior that assumes a very
>> specific driver behavior.
> I tried to explain exactly what's going on, so we can discuss possible
> solutions without communicating past each other.
>
> In the meantime I started on a patch set for the TP4129 related changes
> in the spec (KATO Corrections and Clarifications). These changes would
> also depend on the kato timeout handler triggering a reset.
>
> I am fine with dropping this change for now and discuss it in the light
> of TP4129 if this is what you prefer?
>
>> Isn't the root of the problem that FC is willing to live
>> peacefully with a controller
>> without any queues/connectivity to it without periodically reconnecting?
> The root problem is that the connect lost event gets ignored in the
> CONNECTING state for the first connection attempt. All will work fine
> for RECONNECTING state.
>
> Maybe something like this instead? (untested)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
> index c4cbe3ce81f7..1f1d1d62a978 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
> @@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct nvme_fc_rport {
>   #define ASSOC_ACTIVE		0
>   #define ASSOC_FAILED		1
>   #define FCCTRL_TERMIO		2
> +#define CONNECTIVITY_LOST	3
>
>   struct nvme_fc_ctrl {
>   	spinlock_t		lock;
> @@ -785,6 +786,8 @@ nvme_fc_ctrl_connectivity_loss(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
>   		"NVME-FC{%d}: controller connectivity lost. Awaiting "
>   		"Reconnect", ctrl->cnum);
>
> +	set_bit(CONNECTIVITY_LOST, &ctrl->flags);
> +
>   	switch (nvme_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl)) {
>   	case NVME_CTRL_NEW:
>   	case NVME_CTRL_LIVE:
> @@ -3071,6 +3074,8 @@ nvme_fc_create_association(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
>   	if (nvme_fc_ctlr_active_on_rport(ctrl))
>   		return -ENOTUNIQ;
>
> +	clear_bit(CONNECTIVITY_LOST, &ctrl->flags);
> +
>   	dev_info(ctrl->ctrl.device,
>   		"NVME-FC{%d}: create association : host wwpn 0x%016llx "
>   		" rport wwpn 0x%016llx: NQN \"%s\"\n",
> @@ -3174,6 +3179,11 @@ nvme_fc_create_association(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl)
>
>   	changed = nvme_change_ctrl_state(&ctrl->ctrl, NVME_CTRL_LIVE);
>
> +	if (test_bit(CONNECTIVITY_LOST, &ctrl->flags)) {
> +		ret = -EIO;
> +		goto out_term_aeo_ops;
> +	}
> +
>   	ctrl->ctrl.nr_reconnects = 0;
>
>   	if (changed)

This looks a lot better to me.