[Bug 12120] [Block layer or SCSI] requests aborted too early during check_partition()

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12120





------- Comment #1 from anonymous@kernel-bugs.osdl.org  2008-11-29 07:12 -------
Reply-To: stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de

On 29 Nov, bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12120
> 
>            Summary: [Block layer or SCSI] requests aborted too early during
>                     check_partition()
>            Product: IO/Storage
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.28-rc
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: SCSI
>         AssignedTo: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
>         ReportedBy: stefan-r-bz@s5r6.in-berlin.de
> OtherBugsDependingO 11808
>              nThis:
>         Regression: 1
> 
> 
> Latest working kernel version: 2.6.27.4
> Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.28-rc6  (I didn't test earlier -rcs yet)
> 
> Hardware Environment: OxSemi 912 and 92x based FireWire harddisks
> 
> 
> See http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=122774022130397 --
> Disks may still spin their motor up when the kernel attempts to read
> partitions. In kernel 2.6.27, this was handled transparently.  But since
> 2.6.28-rc?, the kernel immediately aborts the associated requests and sets the
> new scsi_device offline.
> 
> 

I tried a workaround in firewire-sbp2:  Check whether the new sdev is
offline right after scsi_add_device.  If so, remove the sdev and try
everything again.  However,
  - a regression still remains because the addition of the HDD takes
    about 30...40 seconds instead of only a few seconds like in 2.6.27.
  - The workaround works with OXFW912 and OXUF922, but not with
    OXUF924DSB.  Login retries don't succeed with the latter at all.
  - The workaround would be very hard to implement in the older
    ieee1394/sbp2 driver.
  - Other hardware besides FireWire may be affected.


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