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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: retrieve cache mode using ATA_16 if normal routine fails
Hello.

On 03-02-2012 16:59, Amit Sahrawat wrote:

> It has been observed that a number of USB HDD's do not respond correctly

Why are you working around this in libata-scsi.c then if it's USB HDD?

> to SCSI mode sense command(retrieve caching pages) which results in their
> Write Cache being discarded by queue requests i.e., WCE if left set to
> '0'(disabled).
> This results in a number of Filesystem corruptions, when the device
> is unplugged abruptly.

> So, in order to identify the devices correctly - give it
> a last try using ATA_16 after failure from normal routine.

Shouldn't this be done in drivers/usb/storage somewhere?

> Signed-off-by: Amit Sahrawat<a.sahrawat@samsung.com>
> Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon<namjae.jeon@samsung.com>

[...]

> diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
> index 508a60b..d5b00e6 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
> +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c
> @@ -562,6 +562,57 @@ error:
> }
>
> /**
> + * ata_get_cachestatus - Handler for to get WriteCache Status
> + * using ATA_16 scsi command
> + * @scsidev: Device to which we are issuing command
> + *
> + * LOCKING:
> + * Defined by the SCSI layer. We don't really care.
> + *
> + * RETURNS:
> + * '0' for Write Cache Disabled and on any error.
> + * '1' for Write Cache enabled
> + */
> +int ata_get_cachestatus(struct scsi_device *scsidev)
> +{
> + int rc = 0;
> + u8 scsi_cmd[MAX_COMMAND_SIZE] = {0};
> + u8 *sensebuf = NULL, *argbuf = NULL;

No need to initialize them.

> + enum dma_data_direction data_dir;
> +
> + sensebuf = kzalloc(SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE, GFP_NOIO);
> + if (!sensebuf)
> + return rc;
> +
> + argbuf = kmalloc(ATA_SECT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (argbuf == NULL)

Could you use an uniform NULL-check, either '!x' or 'x == NULL'?

> + goto error;
> +
> + scsi_cmd[0] = ATA_16;
> + scsi_cmd[1] = (4<< 1); /* PIO Data-in */
> + scsi_cmd[2] = 0x0e; /* no off.line or cc, read from dev,
> + block count in sector count field */
> + data_dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
> + scsi_cmd[14] = ATA_IDENTIFY_DEV;
> +
> + if (!scsi_execute(scsidev, scsi_cmd, data_dir, argbuf, ATA_SECT_SIZE,
> + sensebuf, (10*HZ), 5, 0, NULL)) {
> + /*
> + * '6th' Bit in Word 85 Corresponds to Write Cache

No need for apostrophes here.

> + * being Enabled/disabled, Word 85 represnets the
> + * features supported
> + */
> + if (le16_to_cpu(((unsigned short *)argbuf)[85])& 0x20)
> + rc = 1;
> + }
> +
> +error:
> + kfree(sensebuf);
> + kfree(argbuf);
> + return rc;
> +}
> +
> +/**
> * ata_task_ioctl - Handler for HDIO_DRIVE_TASK ioctl
> * @scsidev: Device to which we are issuing command
> * @arg: User provided data for issuing command
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> index c691fb5..a6b887d 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> @@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
> #include<linux/string_helpers.h>
> #include<linux/async.h>
> #include<linux/slab.h>
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ATA

#ifdef not necessary here.

> +#include<linux/libata.h>
> +#endif
> +
> #include<linux/pm_runtime.h>
> #include<asm/uaccess.h>
> #include<asm/unaligned.h>
> @@ -2129,7 +2134,11 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
> if (modepage == 0x3F) {
> sd_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "No Caching mode page "
> "present\n");
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ATA
> + goto WCE_USING_ATA;

Yikes.

> +#else
> goto defaults;
> +#endif
> } else if ((buffer[offset]& 0x3f) != modepage) {
> sd_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "Got wrong page\n");
> goto defaults;
> @@ -2149,6 +2158,14 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
> "Uses READ/WRITE(6), disabling FUA\n");
> sdkp->DPOFUA = 0;
> }
> +#ifdef CONFIG_ATA
> +WCE_USING_ATA:
> + if (!sdp->removable && !sdkp->WCE) {
> + sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Try to check write cache "
> + "enable/disable using ATA command\n");
> + sdkp->WCE = ata_get_cachestatus(sdp);
> + }
> +#endif
>
> if (sdkp->first_scan || old_wce != sdkp->WCE ||
> old_rcd != sdkp->RCD || old_dpofua != sdkp->DPOFUA)
> diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
> index cafc09a..33fc73f 100644
> --- a/include/linux/libata.h
> +++ b/include/linux/libata.h
> @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
> } \
> })
>
> +#define ATA_IDENTIFY_DEV 0xEC
> +

This is alerady #defined in <linux/ata.h> as ATA_CMD_ID_ATA.

MBR, Sergei


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