linux-kernel - [Patch 1/1] cciss: bug fix, prevent cciss from loading in kdump kernel

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Date:	Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:59:06 -0500
From:	Mike Miller <mike.miller@...com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [Patch 1/1] cciss: bug fix, prevent cciss from loading in kdump kernel

Patch 1/1

If hpsa is selected as the Smart Array driver cciss may try to load in the
kdump kernel. When this happens kdump fails and a core file cannot be created.
This patch prevents cciss from trying to load in this scenario. This effects
primarily older Smart Array controllers.

From: Mike Miller <mike.miller@...com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Miller <mike.miller@...com>
---
 drivers/block/cciss.c |    6 ++++++
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/cciss.c b/drivers/block/cciss.c
index 1c1b8e5..a6c0973 100644
--- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
+++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
@@ -4960,6 +4960,12 @@ static int cciss_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	ctlr_info_t *h;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	/*
+	 * if this is the kdump kernel and the user has set the flags to
+	 * use hpsa rather than cciss just bail
+	 */
+	if ((reset_devices) && (cciss_allow_hpsa == 1))
+		return -ENODEV;
 	rc = cciss_init_reset_devices(pdev);
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc != -ENOTSUPP)
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