linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 6/6] staging: hv: Gracefully handle SCSI resets

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Message-ID: <8AFC7968D54FB448A30D8F38F259C56223FE7AE9@TK5EX14MBXC114.redmond.corp.microsoft.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Aug 2010 04:28:17 +0000
From:	Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"'devel@...verdev.osuosl.org'" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"'virtualization@...ts.osdl.org'" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"Haiyang Zhang" <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 6/6] staging: hv: Gracefully handle SCSI resets

And then Greg spoke;
>>On Tue, Aug 03, 2010 at 05:31:56PM +0000, Hank Janssen wrote:
>> From: Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>
>> 
>> If we get a SCSI host bus reset we now gracefully handle it, and we take the device offline. 
>> This before sometimes caused hangs.
>
>Is this a problem for all older versions as well?  If so, should it be backported to the -stable kernel releases?

Yes, this should be backported to all stable kernel releases that have the Hyper-V drivers
In them.  This fixes a VM freeze.

All patches I submitted in the batch of 6 (Except for the TODO patch) fix bugs. This one
Fixes the worst one.

Thanks,

Hank.


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