On 08/18/05 23:49, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 1) The fine-grained hooks of the SCSI layer are somewhat standard for
> block devices. The events they signify -- timeout, abort cmd, dev
> reset, bus reset, and host reset -- map precisely to the events that we
> must deal with at the ATA level.
"dev reset, bus reset" -- non existant, as I'm sure you're aware of,
depending on what _transport_ you use. ;-)
> 2) When libata SAT translation layer becomes optional, and libata drives
> a "true" block device,
Yes, this will be very cool! (when (S)ATA(PI) devices become true block
devices.
> use of ->eh_strategy_handler() will actually be
> an obstacle due to false sharing of code paths. ->eh_strategy_handler()
I fully agree.
> is indeed a single "do it all" EH entrypoint, but within that entrypoint
> you must perform several SCSI-specific tasks.
>
> 3) ->eh_strategy_handler() has continually proven to be a method of
> error handling poorly supported by the SCSI layer. There are many
> assumption coded into the SCSI layer that this is -not- the path taken
> by LLD EH code, and libata must constantly work around these assumptions.
I agree.
>
> 4) libata is the -only- user of ->eh_strategy_handler(), and oddballs
Not any more ;-)
Using the command time out hook and the strategy routine, gives _complete_
control over host recovery, and I really do mean _complete_.
Luben
> must be stomped out. It creates a maintenance burden on the SCSI layer
> that should be eliminated.
>
>
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