linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.19 060/118] nvme-pci: shutdown on timeout during deletion

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Date:   Sun, 16 Jun 2019 21:57:32 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     pavel@....cz
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Yufen Yu <yuyufen@...wei.com>,
        Keith Busch <keith.busch@...el.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.19 060/118] nvme-pci: shutdown on timeout during
 deletion


On Thu 2019-06-13 10:33:18, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> [ Upstream commit 9dc1a38ef1925d23c2933c5867df816386d92ff8 ]
> 
> We do not restart a controller in a deleting state for timeout errors.
> When in this state, unblock potential request dispatchers with failed
> completions by shutting down the controller on timeout detection.
> 
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
> index 377f6fff420d..c8eeecc58115 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
> @@ -1132,6 +1132,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
>  	struct nvme_dev *dev = nvmeq->dev;
>  	struct request *abort_req;
>  	struct nvme_command cmd;
> +	bool shutdown = false;
>  	u32 csts = readl(dev->bar + NVME_REG_CSTS);
>  
>  	/* If PCI error recovery process is happening, we cannot reset or
> @@ -1168,12 +1169,14 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nvme_timeout(struct request *req, bool reserved)
>  	 * shutdown, so we return BLK_EH_DONE.
>  	 */
>  	switch (dev->ctrl.state) {
> +	case NVME_CTRL_DELETING:
> +		shutdown = true;
>  	case NVME_CTRL_CONNECTING:
>  	case NVME_CTRL_RESETTING:

Would it make sense to add /* fallthrough */ comment to indicate it is
intentional?

Best regards,
										Pavel
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