linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata: fix a race condition when internal cmd time out

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Date:   Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:45:49 +0300
From:   Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:     Jason Yan <yanaijie@...wei.com>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        tj@...nel.org, axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata: fix a race condition when internal cmd time out

Hello!

On 16.02.2019 6:42, Jason Yan wrote:

> For internal cmds, we will unmap DMA memory associated with the cmd
> before we abort the cmd. If DMA transfering data before the aborting,

    Transferring.

> bus error will occured.

    Occur.

> ata_exec_internal_sg
>    ->ata_port_freeze if timeout
>      ->ata_qc_complete
>        ->ata_sg_clean
>                                        dma transfering data = bus error
>    ->ap->ops->post_internal_cmd
>      ->sas_ata_post_internal
>        ->sas_ata_internal_abort
>          ->abort the cmd
> 
> Fix this by move post_internal_cmd() before unmapping the DMA memory

    Moving.

> when time out. Notice that we have to set ATA_QCFLAG_FAILED flag before
> calling post_internal_cmd() so that the aborting will work.
> 
> Reported-by: luojian <luojian5@...wei.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Yan <yanaijie@...wei.com>
[...]

MBR, Sergei