If NCR5380_select() returns -1, it means arbitration was lost or selection failed and should be retried. If the main loop simply terminates when there are still commands on the issue queue, they will remain queued until they expire. Fix this by clearing the 'done' flag after selection failure or lost arbitration. The "else break" clause in NCR5380_main() that gets removed here appears to be a vestige of a long-gone loop that iterated over host instances. See commit 491447e1fcff ("[PATCH] next NCR5380 updates") in history/history.git. Signed-off-by: Finn Thain --- drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c | 3 +-- drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:29:56.000000000 +1100 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:30:00.000000000 +1100 @@ -1047,8 +1047,7 @@ static void NCR5380_main(struct work_str NCR5380_information_transfer(instance); dprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, "scsi%d : main() : done set false\n", instance->host_no); done = 0; - } else - break; + } } while (!done); spin_unlock_irq(instance->host_lock); Index: linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c =================================================================== --- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:29:56.000000000 +1100 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c 2015-12-06 12:30:00.000000000 +1100 @@ -1176,6 +1176,7 @@ static void NCR5380_main(struct work_str #endif hostdata->retain_dma_intr--; local_irq_restore(flags); + done = 0; dprintk(NDEBUG_MAIN, "scsi%d: main(): select() failed, " "returned to issue_queue\n", HOSTNO); } -- 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/