linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/11] scsi: Convert struct Scsi_Host->cmd_serial_number to atomic

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Date:	Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:02:28 -0700
From:	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
To:	Christof Schmitt <christof.schmitt@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Mike Christie <michaelc@...wisc.edu>,
	Joe Eykholt <jeykholt@...co.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Vasu Dev <vasu.dev@...ux.intel.com>,
	Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...ux.intel.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...e.de>,
	James Smart <james.smart@...lex.com>,
	Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@...gic.com>,
	FUJITA Tomonori <fujita.tomonori@....ntt.co.jp>,
	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/11] scsi: Convert struct
	Scsi_Host->cmd_serial_number to atomic_t

On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 16:05 +0200, Christof Schmitt wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 12:57:58PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> > On Fri, 2010-09-17 at 21:45 -0500, Mike Christie wrote:
> > > On 09/17/2010 02:03 PM, Joe Eykholt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > How about instead of adding use_serial_number, let's just have the
> > > > drivers that want a serial number call scsi_cmd_get_serial()
> > > 
> > > I think this sounds better.
> > > 
> > 
> > In that case I will go ahead and add explict scsi_cmd_get_serial() calls
> > to the LLDs that use struct scsi_cmnd->serial_number in anything beyond
> > an obvious and simple informational purpose.
> > 
> > > You could also convert drivers to the host tagging if you needed a 
> > > unique id for each command sent to a host.
> > 
> > Hmmm, what does this entail again..?
> > 
> > > 
> > > > and stop calling it from scsi_dispatch_cmd()?   AFAICT, it's only
> > > > used in debug messages in some drivers.  I didn't find other usages
> > > > but didn't do an exhaustive search.
> > > 
> > > The comments for serial_number say that it is only supposed to be used 
> > > for debugging printks and most drivers use it for that.
> > 
> > So I would suppose it would be OK for those drivers to continue to
> > printk serial_number to show the internal serial_number allocation is
> > now disabled by default.
> > 

<SNIP>

> > > 
> > > zfcp looks like it copies it. It does not look like the driver needs it.
> > > 
> > 
> > Ok, I will look at removing it's usage in zfcp or if necessary add an
> > the explict scsi_cmd_get_serial() call.
> 
> In zfcp, the serial_number is only accessed for writing it to debug
> traces. With the change that the driver has to request the serial
> number through use_serial_number, simply remove the serial number from
> zfcp.

Hi Christof,

So since the use of struct scsi_cmnd->serial_number is purely
informational for some LLDs (including zfcp) , I have been putting the
conversion of these LLDs as a low priority ATM.   I would happily accept
a patch to remove these.  8-)

Best,

--nab


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