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authorJu, Seokmann <Seokmann.Ju@lsil.com>2006-04-27 13:33:06 +0400
committerJames Bottomley <jejb@mulgrave.il.steeleye.com>2006-04-27 23:08:53 +0400
commitc005fb4fb2d23ba29ad21dee5042b2f8451ca8ba (patch)
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downloadlinux-c005fb4fb2d23ba29ad21dee5042b2f8451ca8ba.tar.xz
[SCSI] megaraid_{mm,mbox}: fix a bug in reset handler
When abort failed, the driver gets reset handleer called. In the reset handler, driver calls 'scsi_done()' callback for same SCSI command packet (struct scsi_cmnd) multiple times if there are multiple SCSI command packet in the pend_list. More over, if there are entry in the pend_lsit with IOCTL packet associated, the driver returns it to wrong free_list so that, in turn, the driver could end up with 'NULL pointer dereference..' during I/O command building with incorrect resource. Also, the patch contains several minor/cosmetic changes besides this. Signed-off-by: Seokmann Ju <seokmann.ju@lsil.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
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+Release Date : Mon Apr 11 12:27:22 EST 2006 - Seokmann Ju <sju@lsil.com>
+Current Version : 2.20.4.8 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
+Older Version : 2.20.4.7 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
+
+1. Fixed a bug in megaraid_reset_handler().
+ Customer reported "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
+ at virtual address 00000000" when system goes to reset condition
+ for some reason. It happened randomly.
+ Root Cause: in the megaraid_reset_handler(), there is possibility not
+ returning pending packets in the pend_list if there are multiple
+ pending packets.
+ Fix: Made the change in the driver so that it will return all packets
+ in the pend_list.
+
+2. Added change request.
+ As found in the following URL, rmb() only didn't help the
+ problem. I had to increase the loop counter to 0xFFFFFF. (6 F's)
+ http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-scsi&m=110971060502497&w=2
+
+ I attached a patch for your reference, too.
+ Could you check and get this fix in your driver?
+
+ Best Regards,
+ Jun'ichi Nomura
+
Release Date : Fri Nov 11 12:27:22 EST 2005 - Seokmann Ju <sju@lsil.com>
Current Version : 2.20.4.7 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
Older Version : 2.20.4.6 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)