linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] libata: Use scsi cmnd budget token for qc tag for SAS host

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Date:   Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:10:14 +0900
From:   Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>, hch@....de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] libata: Use scsi cmnd budget token for qc tag for
 SAS host

On 4/6/22 16:12, John Garry wrote:
> On 06/04/2022 02:39, Damien Le Moal wrote:
>> On 4/4/22 23:53, John Garry wrote:
>>> For attaining a qc tag for a SAS host we need to allocate a bit in
>>> ata_port.sas_tag_allocated bitmap.
>>>
>>> However we already have a unique tag per device in range
>>> [0, ATA_MAX_QUEUE) in the scsi cmnd budget token, so just use that
>>> instead.
>>
>> The valid range is [0, ATA_MAX_QUEUE - 1]. Tag ATA_MAX_QUEUE is 
>> ATA_TAG_INTERNAL which is never allocated as a valid device tag but 
>> used directly in ata_exec_internal().
> 
> But that is what I have in [0, ATA_MAX_QUEUE), which is same as [0, 
> ATA_MAX_QUEUE - 1].

Oh ! I missed the ")" !
I would prefer an explicit [0, ATA_MAX_QUEUE - 1] to be clear :)

> 
> Thanks,
> john


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Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research