From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
To: Maxim Uvarov <maxim.uvarov@oracle.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org,
JBottomley@parallels.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi_prep_fn() check for empty queue
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:20:58 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <51CAB27A.3080805@acm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1372237363-5156-1-git-send-email-maxim.uvarov@oracle.com>
On 06/26/13 11:02, Maxim Uvarov wrote:
> This fix:
> end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 976576
> rport-0:0-3: blocked FC remote port time out: removing target and saving
> binding
> BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000400
> IP: [<ffffffff812f0cc2>] scsi_prep_state_check+0xe/0x99
> [<ffffffff812f1f9d>] scsi_setup_blk_pc_cmnd+0x1b/0x115
> [<ffffffff812f20c0>] scsi_prep_fn+0x29/0x3b
> [<ffffffff8121cfb9>] blk_peek_request+0xe1/0x1b3
> [<ffffffff812f1400>] scsi_request_fn+0x3a/0x4d2
> [<ffffffff8121d916>] __generic_unplug_device+0x32/0x36
> [<ffffffff81220f4b>] blk_execute_rq_nowait+0x77/0x9e
> [<ffffffff81221018>] blk_execute_rq+0xa6/0xde
> [<ffffffff8144f24b>] ? printk+0x41/0x46
> [<ffffffffa00a21c5>] ? get_rdac_req+0x81/0xe8 [scsi_dh_rdac]
> [<ffffffffa00a273a>] send_mode_select+0x29f/0x489 [scsi_dh_rdac]
> [<ffffffff810c5d9b>] ? probe_workqueue_execution+0xb1/0xce
> [<ffffffff81071e38>] worker_thread+0x1a9/0x237
> [<ffffffffa00a249b>] ? send_mode_select+0x0/0x489 [scsi_dh_rdac]
> [<ffffffff8107651b>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x39
> [<ffffffff81071c8f>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x237
> [<ffffffff81076222>] kthread+0x7f/0x87
> [<ffffffff81012d2a>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
> [<ffffffff810761a3>] ? kthread+0x0/0x87
> [<ffffffff81012d20>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x20
> Signed-off-by: Maxim Uvarov <maxim.uvarov@oracle.com>
> ---
> drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> index 86d5220..8e89ed9 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> @@ -1295,6 +1295,9 @@ int scsi_prep_fn(struct request_queue *q, struct request *req)
> struct scsi_device *sdev = q->queuedata;
> int ret = BLKPREP_KILL;
>
> + if (!sdev)
> + return ret;
> +
> if (req->cmd_type == REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC)
> ret = scsi_setup_blk_pc_cmnd(sdev, req);
> return scsi_prep_return(q, req, ret);
Sorry but this patch does not look like a proper fix to me. What you
probably need is a scsi_device_get() call in scsi_dh_rdac.c somewhere
before the queue_work(kmpath_rdacd, &ctlr->ms_work) call and a
scsi_device_put() call once send_mode_select() has finished using the sdev.
Bart.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-06-26 9:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-06-26 9:02 [PATCH] scsi_prep_fn() check for empty queue Maxim Uvarov
2013-06-26 9:20 ` Bart Van Assche [this message]
2013-06-27 8:47 ` Maxim Uvarov
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