Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: allow I/O in target port unavailable and standby states

2017-07-11 Thread Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
On 07/11/2017 12:32 PM, Mauricio Faria de Oliveira wrote: Also, it seems the Unavailable/Standby states would not be logged without a recheck from alua_check_sense(), since the only callers of alua_rtpg_queue() are alua_activate() and alua_check[_sense]() Well, actually it does get logged if wh

Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: allow I/O in target port unavailable and standby states

2017-07-11 Thread Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
On 07/11/2017 06:18 AM, Hannes Reinecke wrote: NACK. The whole_point_ of having device handlers is to_avoid_ I/O errors during booting. And the ALUA checker is prepared to handle this situation properly. The directio checker of course doesn't know about this, but then no-one expected the dire

Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: allow I/O in target port unavailable and standby states

2017-07-11 Thread Hannes Reinecke
On 07/11/2017 12:47 AM, Mauricio Faria de Oliveira wrote: > According to SPC-4 (5.15.2.4.5 Unavailable state), the unavailable > state may (or may not) transition to other states (e.g., microcode > downloading or hardware error, which may be temporary or permanent). > > But, scsi_dh_alua currently

[PATCH v2 1/4] scsi: scsi_dh_alua: allow I/O in target port unavailable and standby states

2017-07-10 Thread Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
According to SPC-4 (5.15.2.4.5 Unavailable state), the unavailable state may (or may not) transition to other states (e.g., microcode downloading or hardware error, which may be temporary or permanent). But, scsi_dh_alua currently fails I/O requests early on once that state occurs (in alua_prep_fn