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authorBjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>2016-08-01 17:34:01 (GMT)
committerBjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>2016-08-01 17:34:01 (GMT)
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parenta04bee8285a71cdbb9076c3dc38be1f0b9a6b4b3 (diff)
parent4ef33685aa0957d771e068b60a5f3ca6b47ade1c (diff)
downloadlinux-9454c23852ca6d7aec89fd6fd46a046c323caac3.tar.xz
Merge branch 'pci/msi-affinity' into next
Conflicts: drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.txt b/Documentation/scsi/scsi_eh.txt
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@@ -263,19 +263,23 @@ scmd->allowed.
3. scmd recovered
ACTION: scsi_eh_finish_cmd() is invoked to EH-finish scmd
- - shost->host_failed--
- clear scmd->eh_eflags
- scsi_setup_cmd_retry()
- move from local eh_work_q to local eh_done_q
LOCKING: none
+ CONCURRENCY: at most one thread per separate eh_work_q to
+ keep queue manipulation lockless
4. EH completes
ACTION: scsi_eh_flush_done_q() retries scmds or notifies upper
- layer of failure.
+ layer of failure. May be called concurrently but must have
+ a no more than one thread per separate eh_work_q to
+ manipulate the queue locklessly
- scmd is removed from eh_done_q and scmd->eh_entry is cleared
- if retry is necessary, scmd is requeued using
scsi_queue_insert()
- otherwise, scsi_finish_command() is invoked for scmd
+ - zero shost->host_failed
LOCKING: queue or finish function performs appropriate locking