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From: Christof Schmitt <christof.schmitt@de.ibm.com>
To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: eh_abort_handler and calling scsi_done
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:41:38 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090324114137.GA8616@schmichrtp.de.ibm.com> (raw)

I am investigating what is required from a LLD when SCSI commands time
out and the SCSI EH calls the eh_abort_handler. The documentation in
scsi_eh.txt states:

    <<scsi_eh_abort_cmds>>

	This action is taken for each timed out command.
	hostt->eh_abort_handler() is invoked for each scmd.  The
	handler returns SUCCESS if it has succeeded to make LLDD and
	all related hardware forget about the scmd.

>From this and from looking at the code, i would conclude:

1) If the LLD returns FAILED from the eh_abort_handler, then the
   command is still allowed to be active in the LLD and the LLD can
   call scsi_done any time later (probably latest when the
   eh_host_reset_handler flushes everything that is still pending).

2) While the abort is pending, but before returning SUCCESS from
   eh_abort_handler, the LLD can still call scsi_done for the SCSI
   command to be aborted (the SCSI command might be returned with a
   status "aborted" if the abort succeeds, or "good" if it was
   completed just before the abort reached the storage system).

Is this correct? Are there any more limitations a SCSI LLD has to be
aware of?

--
Christof Schmitt

             reply	other threads:[~2009-03-24 11:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-03-24 11:41 Christof Schmitt [this message]
2009-03-24 13:29 ` eh_abort_handler and calling scsi_done Brian King
2009-03-24 14:34   ` Christof Schmitt
2009-03-24 17:46   ` Mike Anderson
2009-03-25  8:52     ` Christof Schmitt
2009-03-25 13:52       ` Brian King

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