linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH block#for-2.6.31] scsi: fix resid_len mis-conversion in scsi_end

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Date:	Tue, 12 May 2009 08:49:46 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH block#for-2.6.31] scsi: fix resid_len mis-conversion in
	scsi_end_request()

On Tue, May 12 2009, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Commit c3a4d78c580de4edc9ef0f7c59812fb02ceb037f introduced
> rq->data_len and converted residual count users to it.  While
> converting, it mistakenly converted scsi_end_request() to finish
> requests with residual count when it wants to do is fully complete the
> request.  Fix it by using blk_end_request_all() instead.
> 
> This bug was spotted by Boaz Harrosh.

Added, thanks.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Spotted-by: Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@...asas.com>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
> Cc: FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>
> Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c |    7 +------
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> index a54bec9..e410d66 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
> @@ -546,14 +546,9 @@ static struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_end_request(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, int error,
>  	 * to queue the remainder of them.
>  	 */
>  	if (blk_end_request(req, error, bytes)) {
> -		int leftover = blk_rq_bytes(req);
> -
> -		if (blk_pc_request(req))
> -			leftover = req->resid_len;
> -
>  		/* kill remainder if no retrys */
>  		if (error && scsi_noretry_cmd(cmd))
> -			blk_end_request(req, error, leftover);
> +			blk_end_request_all(req, error);
>  		else {
>  			if (requeue) {
>  				/*
> 

-- 
Jens Axboe

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