linux-kernel - version 3.18.44 to 3.18.45 introduced a bug in "drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas

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Message-ID: <23B7B563BA4E9446B962B142C86EF24ADB6F24@CNMAILEX03.lenovo.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:56:45 +0000
From:   Dashi DS1 Cao <caods1@...ovo.com>
To:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: version 3.18.44 to 3.18.45 introduced a bug in
 "drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c"

--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -1614,16 +1614,13 @@ megasas_queue_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
                goto out_done;
        }

-       switch (scmd->cmnd[0]) {
-       case SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE:
-               /*
-                * FW takes care of flush cache on its own
-                * No need to send it down
-                */
+       /*
+        * FW takes care of flush cache on its own for Virtual Disk.
+        * No need to send it down for VD. For JBOD send SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE to FW.
+        */
+       if ((scmd->cmnd[0] == SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE) && MEGASAS_IS_LOGICAL(scmd)) {
                scmd->result = DID_OK << 16;
                goto out_done;
-       default:
-               break;
        }

        if (instance->instancet->build_and_issue_cmd(instance, scmd)) {

MEGASAS_IS_LOGICAL is defined to be a macro with '?' operator, which has a lower precedence than '&&'.
The macro should have been defined as:
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ struct megasas_instance_template {
 };

 #define MEGASAS_IS_LOGICAL(scp)                                                \
-       (scp->device->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) ? 0 : 1
+       ((scp->device->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) ? 0 : 1)

 #define MEGASAS_DEV_INDEX(inst, scp)                                   \
        ((scp->device->channel % 2) * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) +    \

Dashi Cao