linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] fix / cleanup async scsi scanning

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Message-ID: <CABE8wwsw98KZS0W1sJghzrei0mSGLiMoh+7Wn5xOzdM54qiYqA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 30 May 2012 11:29:23 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	mroos@...ux.ee, JBottomley@...allels.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] fix / cleanup async scsi scanning

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:21:25AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
>> Commit a7a20d10 "[SCSI] sd: limit the scope of the async probe domain"
>> introduces a boot regression by moving sd probe work off of the global
>> async queue.  Using a local async domain hides the probe work from being
>> synchronized by wait_for_device_probe()->async_synchronize_full().
>>
>> Fix this by teaching async_synchronize_full() to flush all async work
>> regardless of domain, and take the opportunity to convert scsi scanning
>> to async_schedule().  This enables wait_for_device_probe() to flush scsi
>> scanning work.
>
> Looks like those fix a similar boot issue I reported earlier:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=133839683405526&w=2
>
> Should I give them a run or are they still in review?
>

They're ready for a run, but are likely 3.6 material.  For 3.5 I think
James is going with the smaller fix posted here:

http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=133796775807498&w=2

--
Dan
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