linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ipr: Fix sync scsi scan

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Date:	Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:44:07 +1000
From:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:	Brian King <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	"aneesh.kumar\@linux.vnet.ibm.com" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipr: Fix sync scsi scan

Brian King <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:

> On 08/08/2016 05:02 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com> writes:
>> 
>>> This is seven basic fixes (plus one MAINTAINERS update) which came in
>>> close to the merge window.
>>>
>>> The patch is available here:
>>>
>>> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi.git scsi-misc
>>>
>>> The short changelog is:
>>>
>>> Brian King (1):
>>>       ipr: Wait to do async scan until scsi host is initialized
>> 
>> This commit seems to be causing a ~10 minute pause during boot on my
>> powerpc boxes which have an IPR, eg:
>
> Sorry about that. I fixed up async scan and managed to break sync scan...
>
> This patch fixes it on my box. Does it fix the issue for you as well?

Yes, thanks!

If you like here's a:

Tested-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>


It would be good if we can we get that to Linus sooner rather than later.

cheers