When there is a queued command and no connected command, NCR5380_select() is called and arbitration begins. The chip waits for BUS FREE once the MR_ARBITRATE bit in the mode register is enabled. That means there is no need to wait for BUS FREE after disconnecting. There is presently no polling for BUS FREE after sending an ABORT or other message that might lead to disconnection. It only happens after COMMAND COMPLETE or DISCONNECT messages, which seems inconsistent. Remove the polling for !BSY in the COMMAND COMPLETE and DISCONNECT cases. BTW, the comments say "avoid nasty timeouts" and perhaps BUS FREE polling was somehow helpful back in Linux v0.99.14u, when it was introduced. The relevant timeout is presently 1 second (for bus arbitration). Signed-off-by: Finn Thain --- drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c | 7 ------- drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c | 11 ----------- 2 files changed, 18 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c 2015-11-18 19:33:47.000000000 +1100 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c 2015-11-18 19:33:48.000000000 +1100 @@ -1969,9 +1969,6 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer * arbitration can resume. */ NCR5380_write(TARGET_COMMAND_REG, 0); - - while ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & SR_BSY) && !hostdata->connected) - barrier(); return; case MESSAGE_REJECT: /* Accept message by clearing ACK */ @@ -2004,10 +2001,6 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer /* Enable reselect interrupts */ NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask); - /* Wait for bus free to avoid nasty timeouts - FIXME timeout !*/ - /* NCR538_poll_politely(instance, STATUS_REG, SR_BSY, 0, 30 * HZ); */ - while ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & SR_BSY) && !hostdata->connected) - barrier(); return; } /* Index: linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c 2015-11-18 19:33:47.000000000 +1100 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c 2015-11-18 19:33:48.000000000 +1100 @@ -2207,7 +2207,6 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer "completed\n", HOSTNO, cmd->device->id, cmd->device->lun); local_irq_save(flags); - hostdata->retain_dma_intr++; hostdata->connected = NULL; #ifdef SUPPORT_TAGS cmd_free_tag(cmd); @@ -2276,8 +2275,6 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer cmd->scsi_done(cmd); } - local_irq_restore(flags); - NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask); /* * Restore phase bits to 0 so an interrupted selection, @@ -2285,11 +2282,6 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer */ NCR5380_write(TARGET_COMMAND_REG, 0); - while ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & SR_BSY) && !hostdata->connected) - barrier(); - - local_irq_save(flags); - hostdata->retain_dma_intr--; /* ++roman: For Falcon SCSI, release the lock on the * ST-DMA here if no other commands are waiting on the * disconnected queue. @@ -2343,9 +2335,6 @@ static void NCR5380_information_transfer /* Enable reselect interrupts */ NCR5380_write(SELECT_ENABLE_REG, hostdata->id_mask); - /* Wait for bus free to avoid nasty timeouts */ - while ((NCR5380_read(STATUS_REG) & SR_BSY) && !hostdata->connected) - barrier(); #ifdef SUN3_SCSI_VME dregs->csr |= CSR_DMA_ENABLE; #endif -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/