linux-kernel - Re: [mpt3sas driver 04/10] mpt3sas: Never block the Enclosure device

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Message-ID: <56B35E07.4080909@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 2016 15:19:51 +0100
From:	Tomas Henzl <thenzl@...hat.com>
To:	Suganath prabu Subaramani 
	<suganath-prabu.subramani@...gotech.com>, jejb@...nel.org,
	hch@...radead.org
Cc:	martin.petersen@...cle.com, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	Sathya.Prakash@...gotech.com, kashyap.desai@...gotech.com,
	krishnaraddi.mankani@...gotech.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	chaitra.basappa@...gotech.com, sreekanth.reddy@...gotech.com
Subject: Re: [mpt3sas driver 04/10] mpt3sas: Never block the Enclosure device

On 28.1.2016 07:37, Suganath prabu Subaramani wrote:
> From: Suganath prabu Subramani <suganath-prabu.subramani@...gotech.com>
>
> Never block the SEP device (i.e. Never invoke the
> scsi_internal_device_block() API for SEP device) even for the delay not
> responding events. Blocking the SEP device will create a deadlock while
> adding any device to the OS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Suganath prabu Subramani <suganath-prabu.subramani@...gotech.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chaitra P B <chaitra.basappa@...gotech.com>

Reviewed-by: Tomas Henzl <thenzl@...hat.com>

Tomas