Calling NCR5380_select() from the abort handler causes various problems.
Firstly, it means potentially re-entering NCR5380_select(). Secondly, it
means that the lock is released, which permits the EH handlers to be
re-entered. The combination results in crashes. Don't do it.

Fixes: 8b00c3d5d40d ("ncr5380: Implement new eh_abort_handler")
Reported-and-tested-by: Michael Schmitz <schmitz...@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fth...@telegraphics.com.au>

---
 drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c       |   16 ++++++++--------
 drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c |   16 ++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Index: linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c   2016-02-23 10:06:57.000000000 +1100
+++ linux/drivers/scsi/NCR5380.c        2016-02-23 10:06:58.000000000 +1100
@@ -2302,6 +2302,9 @@ static bool list_del_cmd(struct list_hea
  * If cmd was not found at all then presumably it has already been completed,
  * in which case return SUCCESS to try to avoid further EH measures.
  * If the command has not completed yet, we must not fail to find it.
+ *
+ * The lock protects driver data structures, but EH handlers also use it
+ * to serialize their own execution and prevent their own re-entry.
  */
 
 static int NCR5380_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
@@ -2338,14 +2341,11 @@ static int NCR5380_abort(struct scsi_cmn
        if (list_del_cmd(&hostdata->disconnected, cmd)) {
                dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance,
                         "abort: removed %p from disconnected list\n", cmd);
-               cmd->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
-               if (!hostdata->connected)
-                       NCR5380_select(instance, cmd);
-               if (hostdata->connected != cmd) {
-                       complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
-                       result = FAILED;
-                       goto out;
-               }
+               /* Can't call NCR5380_select() and send ABORT because that
+                * means releasing the lock. Need a bus reset.
+                */
+               result = FAILED;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        if (hostdata->connected == cmd) {
Index: linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c     2016-02-23 10:06:57.000000000 
+1100
+++ linux/drivers/scsi/atari_NCR5380.c  2016-02-23 10:06:58.000000000 +1100
@@ -2497,6 +2497,9 @@ static bool list_del_cmd(struct list_hea
  * If cmd was not found at all then presumably it has already been completed,
  * in which case return SUCCESS to try to avoid further EH measures.
  * If the command has not completed yet, we must not fail to find it.
+ *
+ * The lock protects driver data structures, but EH handlers also use it
+ * to serialize their own execution and prevent their own re-entry.
  */
 
 static int NCR5380_abort(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
@@ -2533,14 +2536,11 @@ static int NCR5380_abort(struct scsi_cmn
        if (list_del_cmd(&hostdata->disconnected, cmd)) {
                dsprintk(NDEBUG_ABORT, instance,
                         "abort: removed %p from disconnected list\n", cmd);
-               cmd->result = DID_ERROR << 16;
-               if (!hostdata->connected)
-                       NCR5380_select(instance, cmd);
-               if (hostdata->connected != cmd) {
-                       complete_cmd(instance, cmd);
-                       result = FAILED;
-                       goto out;
-               }
+               /* Can't call NCR5380_select() and send ABORT because that
+                * means releasing the lock. Need a bus reset.
+                */
+               result = FAILED;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        if (hostdata->connected == cmd) {


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