linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/18] scsi: scsi_error: Introduce new error handle mechanism

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Date:   Thu, 7 Sep 2023 20:38:56 +0800
From:   Wenchao Hao <haowenchao2@...wei.com>
To:     Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <louhongxiang@...wei.com>, <lixiaokeng@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/18] scsi: scsi_error: Introduce new error handle
 mechanism

On 2023/9/6 23:56, Mike Christie wrote:
> On 9/6/23 6:15 AM, haowenchao (C) wrote:
>>>
>>> If the driver supports performing multiple TMFs/resets in parallel then why
>>> not always enable it?
>>>
>>
>> Not all hardware/drivers support performing multiple TMFs/resets in parallel,
>> so I think it is necessary to call scsi_device_setup_eh/scsi_device_clear_eh
>> in specific drivers.
> 
> Ah shoot sorry. I edited my email before I sent it and dropped part of it.
> 
> For the scsi_device_setup_eh/scsi_device_clear_eh comment I just meant it could
> be a scsi_host_template field. scsi-ml would then see it and do the
> scsi_device_setup_eh/scsi_device_clear_eh calls for the driver. The drivers
> then don't have to deal with doing slave callouts and handling errors.
> 
> Also for the error handling case I think we want to still proceed if
> scsi_device_setup_eh fails. Just use the old EH in that case.

It looks better to add setup_eh/clear_eh in scsi_host_template, I would update in
next version.