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| author | Khazhismel Kumykov <khazhy@google.com> | 2022-02-18 16:16:01 -0800 |
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| committer | Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com> | 2022-02-27 21:32:28 -0500 |
| commit | 5c139ce9e1c2737a37454b607912da619d09637e (patch) | |
| tree | dca0231d760d83ed7766aa67f4638544b2744574 | |
| parent | e3af2e3b0019d9040f7cce39a8992cb4c03a087b (diff) | |
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scsi: core: docs: Update notes about scsi_times_out
Most importantly: eh_timed_out() is not limited by scmd->allowed, and can
reset timer forever.
Fixes: c829c394165f ("[SCSI] FC transport : Avoid device offline cases by stalling aborts until device unblocked")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220219001601.3534043-1-khazhy@google.com
Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
Signed-off-by: Khazhismel Kumykov <khazhy@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.rst | 15 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.rst b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.rst index 7d78c2475615..885395dc1f15 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.rst +++ b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.rst @@ -95,19 +95,18 @@ function - BLK_EH_RESET_TIMER This indicates that more time is required to finish the - command. Timer is restarted. This action is counted as a - retry and only allowed scmd->allowed + 1(!) times. Once the - limit is reached, action for BLK_EH_DONE is taken instead. + command. Timer is restarted. - BLK_EH_DONE eh_timed_out() callback did not handle the command. Step #2 is taken. - 2. scsi_abort_command() is invoked to schedule an asynchrous abort. - Asynchronous abort are not invoked for commands which the - SCSI_EH_ABORT_SCHEDULED flag is set (this indicates that the command - already had been aborted once, and this is a retry which failed), - or when the EH deadline is expired. In these case Step #3 is taken. + 2. scsi_abort_command() is invoked to schedule an asynchronous abort which may + issue a retry scmd->allowed + 1 times. Asynchronous aborts are not invoked + for commands for which the SCSI_EH_ABORT_SCHEDULED flag is set (this + indicates that the command already had been aborted once, and this is a + retry which failed), when retries are exceeded, or when the EH deadline is + expired. In these cases Step #3 is taken. 3. scsi_eh_scmd_add(scmd, SCSI_EH_CANCEL_CMD) is invoked for the command. See [1-4] for more information. |