linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] scsi: hisi_sas: Use libsas internal abort support

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Date:   Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:29:47 +0200
From:   Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>, jejb@...ux.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com, jinpu.wang@...ud.ionos.com,
        damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com
Cc:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ajish.Koshy@...rochip.com, linuxarm@...wei.com,
        Viswas.G@...rochip.com, hch@....de, liuqi115@...wei.com,
        chenxiang66@...ilicon.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] scsi: hisi_sas: Use libsas internal abort support

On 3/3/22 13:18, John Garry wrote:
> Use the common libsas internal abort functionality.
> 
> In addition, this driver has special handling for internal abort timeouts -
> specifically whether to reset the controller in that instance, so extend
> the API for that.
> 
Huh? Is there a reason _not_ to reset the controller once abort times out?
And why isn't that delegated to SCSI EH?

Cheers,

Hannes
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