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Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2015 00:13:05 +0100
From: Ondrej Zary <linux@...nbow-software.org>
To: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@...n.com>,
Michael Schmitz <schmitzmic@...il.com>,
linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 22/71] ncr5380: Eliminate selecting state
On Thursday 26 November 2015 23:32:46 Finn Thain wrote:
>
> On Thu, 26 Nov 2015, Ondrej Zary wrote:
>
> >
> > [ 156.014234] scsi host2: Generic NCR5380/NCR53C400 SCSI, io_port 0x0, n_io_port 0, base 0xd8000, irq 0, can_queue 16, cmd_per_lun 2, sg_tablesize 128, this_id 7, flags { NO_DMA_FIXUP }, options { AUTOPROBE_IRQ PSEUDO_DMA }
> > [ 156.020369] scsi host2: scsi_scan_host_selected: <4294967295:4294967295:18446744073709551615>
> > [ 156.020777] scsi 2:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 156.022046] scsi host2: main: dequeued de045600
> > [ 156.022109] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 00
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 156.022451] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 156.022740] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 156.022806] scsi host2: selecting target 0
> > [ 171.097450] scsi host2: target did not respond within 250ms
> > [ 171.097508] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 171.099554] scsi 2:0:0:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY failed with code 0x40000
>
> This is very helpful, thanks.
>
> The problem has to be this:
>
> err = NCR5380_poll_politely(instance, STATUS_REG, SR_BSY, SR_BSY,
> msecs_to_jiffies(250));
>
> which would suggest a problem with the busy wait loop. It seems that 5380
> register accesses are much more expensive on PC than the platforms I've
> tested.
>
> > [ 171.103200] scsi 2:0:1:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 171.105246] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9f00
> > [ 171.105350] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 171.105664] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 171.105752] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 171.105822] scsi host2: selecting target 1
> > [ 171.105977] scsi host2: target 1 selected, going into MESSAGE OUT phase.
> > [ 171.106042] scsi host2: nexus established.
> > [ 171.106093] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 171.106145] scsi host2: main: performing information transfer
> > [ 171.108531] scsi 2:0:1:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0
> > [ 171.108639] scsi 2:0:1:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 2 length 130
> > [ 171.109401] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9f00
> > [ 171.109485] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 171.109779] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 171.109878] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 171.109954] scsi host2: selecting target 1
> > [ 171.110112] scsi host2: target 1 selected, going into MESSAGE OUT phase.
> > [ 171.110181] scsi host2: nexus established.
> > [ 171.110236] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 171.110286] scsi host2: main: performing information transfer
> > [ 171.114811] scsi 2:0:1:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0
> > [ 171.114928] scsi 2:0:1:0: Direct-Access QUANTUM LP240S GM240S01X 4.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
> > [ 171.115011] scsi target2:0:1: scsi scan: Sequential scan
> > [ 171.115856] scsi 2:0:1:1: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 171.116008] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9800
> > [ 171.116039] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 171.116736] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 171.116843] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 171.116898] scsi host2: selecting target 1
> > [ 171.117117] scsi host2: target 1 selected, going into MESSAGE OUT phase.
> > [ 171.117182] scsi host2: nexus established.
> > [ 171.117234] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 171.117287] scsi host2: main: performing information transfer
> > [ 171.119674] scsi 2:0:1:1: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0
> > [ 171.119781] scsi 2:0:1:1: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 2 length 130
> > [ 171.119898] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9800
> > [ 171.119962] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 171.121426] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 171.121537] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 171.121592] scsi host2: selecting target 1
> > [ 171.121766] scsi host2: target 1 selected, going into MESSAGE OUT phase.
> > [ 171.121834] scsi host2: nexus established.
> > [ 171.121889] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 171.121940] scsi host2: main: performing information transfer
> > [ 171.126361] scsi 2:0:1:1: scsi scan: INQUIRY successful with code 0x0
> > [ 171.126470] scsi 2:0:1:1: scsi scan: peripheral qualifier of 3, device not added
> > [ 171.127735] scsi 2:0:2:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 171.127920] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9800
> > [ 171.127982] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 171.128648] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 171.128754] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 171.128811] scsi host2: selecting target 2
> > [ 186.203734] scsi host2: target did not respond within 250ms
> > [ 186.203794] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 186.205355] scsi 2:0:2:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY failed with code 0x40000
> > [ 186.208989] scsi 2:0:3:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 186.209178] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9f00
> > [ 186.209242] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 186.209570] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 186.209660] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 186.209731] scsi host2: selecting target 3
> > [ 201.284666] scsi host2: target did not respond within 250ms
> > [ 201.284726] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 201.286193] scsi 2:0:3:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY failed with code 0x40000
> > [ 201.287455] scsi 2:0:4:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 201.287609] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9900
> > [ 201.287673] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 201.287973] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 201.288766] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 201.288855] scsi host2: selecting target 4
> > [ 216.363793] scsi host2: target did not respond within 250ms
> > [ 216.363853] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 216.363947] scsi 2:0:4:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY failed with code 0x40000
> > [ 216.366469] scsi 2:0:5:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 216.366633] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9f00
> > [ 216.366696] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 216.366997] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 216.367153] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 216.367208] scsi host2: selecting target 5
> > [ 231.442079] scsi host2: target did not respond within 250ms
> > [ 231.442136] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 231.442214] scsi 2:0:5:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY failed with code 0x40000
> > [ 231.445050] scsi 2:0:6:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY pass 1 length 36
> > [ 231.445329] scsi host2: main: dequeued df6b9c00
> > [ 231.445392] STATUS_REG: 00
> > BASR: 08
> > ICR: 00
> > MODE: 00
> > [ 231.445682] scsi host2: starting arbitration, id = 7
> > [ 231.445784] scsi host2: won arbitration
> > [ 231.445855] scsi host2: selecting target 6
> > [ 246.521110] scsi host2: target did not respond within 250ms
> > [ 246.521171] scsi host2: main: select complete
> > [ 246.521253] scsi 2:0:6:0: scsi scan: INQUIRY failed with code 0x40000
> > [ 246.525098] sd 2:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
> >
> >
> > > [...] Which card(s) are affected?
> >
> > All of them: HP C2502 (53C400A), Canon FG2-5202 (53C400) and DTCT-436P.
> >
>
> OK.
>
> > > Aside from trying to figure out why the chip behaves oddly, we could also
> > > try to figure out whether the driver and its main loop is causing problems
> > > for other tasks i.e. timekeeping watchdog. Does this patch make any
> > > difference?
> >
> > The timekeeping warning does not appear when all 71 patches are applied.
> > Reverse-bisected it - the warning disappears after:
> > [PATCH 50/71] ncr5380: Change instance->host_lock to hostdata->lock
> >
>
> Makes sense. I think that this should solve the problem:
Yes, it does!
[ 48.119367] scsi host2: Generic NCR5380/NCR53C400 SCSI, io_port 0x0, n_io_port 0, base 0xd8000, irq 0, can_queue 16, cmd_per_lun 2, sg_tablesize 128, this_id 7, flags { NO_DMA_FIXUP }, options { AUTOPROBE_IRQ PSEUDO_DMA }
[ 49.715388] scsi 2:0:1:0: Direct-Access QUANTUM LP240S GM240S01X 4.6 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 CCS
[ 57.653737] sd 2:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
[ 57.672524] sd 2:0:1:0: [sdb] 479350 512-byte logical blocks: (245 MB/234 MiB)
[ 57.675632] sd 2:0:1:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 57.679534] sd 2:0:1:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 57.724617] sdb: sdb1
[ 57.741620] sd 2:0:1:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
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Ondrej Zary
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