SCSI Interfaces Guide

Author:

James Bottomley

Author:

Rob Landley

Introduction

Protocol vs bus

Once upon a time, the Small Computer Systems Interface defined both aparallel I/O bus and a data protocol to connect a wide variety ofperipherals (disk drives, tape drives, modems, printers, scanners,optical drives, test equipment, and medical devices) to a host computer.

Although the old parallel (fast/wide/ultra) SCSI bus has largely fallenout of use, the SCSI command set is more widely used than ever tocommunicate with devices over a number of different buses.

TheSCSI protocol is a big-endianpeer-to-peer packet based protocol. SCSI commands are 6, 10, 12, or 16bytes long, often followed by an associated data payload.

SCSI commands can be transported over just about any kind of bus, andare the default protocol for storage devices attached to USB, SATA, SAS,Fibre Channel, FireWire, and ATAPI devices. SCSI packets are alsocommonly exchanged over Infiniband,TCP/IP (iSCSI), evenParallelports.

Design of the Linux SCSI subsystem

The SCSI subsystem uses a three layer design, with upper, mid, and lowlayers. Every operation involving the SCSI subsystem (such as reading asector from a disk) uses one driver at each of the 3 levels: one upperlayer driver, one lower layer driver, and the SCSI midlayer.

The SCSI upper layer provides the interface between userspace and thekernel, in the form of block and char device nodes for I/O and ioctl().The SCSI lower layer contains drivers for specific hardware devices.

In between is the SCSI mid-layer, analogous to a network routing layersuch as the IPv4 stack. The SCSI mid-layer routes a packet based dataprotocol between the upper layer’s /dev nodes and the correspondingdevices in the lower layer. It manages command queues, provides errorhandling and power management functions, and responds to ioctl()requests.

SCSI upper layer

The upper layer supports the user-kernel interface by providing devicenodes.

sd (SCSI Disk)

sd (sd_mod.o)

sr (SCSI CD-ROM)

sr (sr_mod.o)

st (SCSI Tape)

st (st.o)

sg (SCSI Generic)

sg (sg.o)

ch (SCSI Media Changer)

ch (ch.c)

SCSI mid layer

SCSI midlayer implementation

include/scsi/scsi_device.h

structscsi_vpd

SCSI Vital Product Data

Definition:

struct scsi_vpd {    struct rcu_head rcu;    int len;    unsigned char   data[];};

Members

rcu

Forkfree_rcu().

len

Length in bytes ofdata.

data

VPD data as defined in various T10 SCSI standard documents.

shost_for_each_device

shost_for_each_device(sdev,shost)

iterate over all devices of a host

Parameters

sdev

thestructscsi_device to use as a cursor

shost

thestructscsi_host to iterate over

Description

Iterator that returns each device attached toshost. This looptakes a reference on each device and releases it at the end. Ifyou break out of the loop, you must call scsi_device_put(sdev).

__shost_for_each_device

__shost_for_each_device(sdev,shost)

iterate over all devices of a host (UNLOCKED)

Parameters

sdev

thestructscsi_device to use as a cursor

shost

thestructscsi_host to iterate over

Description

Iterator that returns each device attached toshost. It does _not_take a reference on the scsi_device, so the whole loop must beprotected by shost->host_lock.

Note

The only reason to use this is because you need to access thedevice list in interrupt context. Otherwise you really want to useshost_for_each_device instead.

boolscsi_device_is_pseudo_dev(structscsi_device*sdev)

Whether a device is a pseudo SCSI device.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device to examine

Description

A pseudo SCSI device can be used to allocate SCSI commands but does not showup in sysfs. Additionally, the logical unit information in*sdev is made up.

This function tests the LUN number instead of comparingsdev withsdev->host->pseudo_sdev because this function may be called beforesdev->host->pseudo_sdev has been initialized.

intscsi_device_supports_vpd(structscsi_device*sdev)

test if a device supports VPD pages

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

thestructscsi_device to test

Description

If the ‘try_vpd_pages’ flag is set it takes precedence.Otherwise we will assume VPD pages are supported if theSCSI level is at least SPC-3 and ‘skip_vpd_pages’ is not set.

drivers/scsi/scsi.c

Main file for the SCSI midlayer.

intscsi_change_queue_depth(structscsi_device*sdev,intdepth)

change a device’s queue depth

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI Device in question

intdepth

number of commands allowed to be queued to the driver

Description

Sets the device queue depth and returns the new value.

intscsi_track_queue_full(structscsi_device*sdev,intdepth)

track QUEUE_FULL events to adjust queue depth

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI Device in question

intdepth

Current number of outstanding SCSI commands on this device,not counting the one returned as QUEUE_FULL.

Description

This function will track successive QUEUE_FULL events on a

specific SCSI device to determine if and when there is aneed to adjust the queue depth on the device.

Lock Status: None held on entry

Return

  • 0 - No change needed

  • >0 - Adjust queue depth to this new depth,

  • -1 - Drop back to untagged operation using host->cmd_per_lun as theuntagged command depth

Notes

Low level drivers may call this at any time and we will do

“The Right Thing.” We are interrupt context safe.

intscsi_get_vpd_page(structscsi_device*sdev,u8page,unsignedchar*buf,intbuf_len)

Get Vital Product Data from a SCSI device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

The device to ask

u8page

Which Vital Product Data to return

unsignedchar*buf

where to store the VPD

intbuf_len

number of bytes in the VPD buffer area

Description

SCSI devices may optionally supply Vital Product Data. Each ‘page’of VPD is defined in the appropriate SCSI document (eg SPC, SBC).If the device supports this VPD page, this routine fillsbufwith the data from that page and return 0. If the VPD page is notsupported or its content cannot be retrieved, -EINVAL is returned.

intscsi_report_opcode(structscsi_device*sdev,unsignedchar*buffer,unsignedintlen,unsignedcharopcode,unsignedshortsa)

Find out if a given command is supported

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device to query

unsignedchar*buffer

scratch buffer (must be at least 20 bytes long)

unsignedintlen

length of buffer

unsignedcharopcode

opcode for the command to look up

unsignedshortsa

service action for the command to look up

Description

Uses the REPORT SUPPORTED OPERATION CODES to check support for thecommand identified withopcode andsa. If the command does nothave a service action,sa must be 0. Returns -EINVAL if RSOC fails,0 if the command is not supported and 1 if the device claims tosupport the command.

intscsi_device_get(structscsi_device*sdev)

get an additional reference to a scsi_device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

device to get a reference to

Description

Gets a reference to the scsi_device and increments the use countof the underlying LLDD module. You must hold host_lock of theparent Scsi_Host or already have a reference when calling this.

This will fail if a device is deleted or cancelled, or when the LLD moduleis in the process of being unloaded.

voidscsi_device_put(structscsi_device*sdev)

release a reference to a scsi_device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

device to release a reference on.

Description

Release a reference to the scsi_device and decrements the usecount of the underlying LLDD module. The device is freed once the lastuser vanishes.

voidstarget_for_each_device(structscsi_target*starget,void*data,void(*fn)(structscsi_device*,void*))

helper to walk all devices of a target

Parameters

structscsi_target*starget

target whose devices we want to iterate over.

void*data

Opaque passed to each function call.

void(*fn)(structscsi_device*,void*)

Function to call on each device

Description

This traverses over each device ofstarget. The devices havea reference that must be released by scsi_host_put when breakingout of the loop.

void__starget_for_each_device(structscsi_target*starget,void*data,void(*fn)(structscsi_device*,void*))

helper to walk all devices of a target (UNLOCKED)

Parameters

structscsi_target*starget

target whose devices we want to iterate over.

void*data

parameter for callbackfn()

void(*fn)(structscsi_device*,void*)

callback function that is invoked for each device

Description

This traverses over each device ofstarget. It does _not_take a reference on the scsi_device, so the whole loop must beprotected by shost->host_lock.

Note

The only reason why drivers would want to use this is becausethey need to access the device list in irq context. Otherwise youreally want to use starget_for_each_device instead.

structscsi_device*__scsi_device_lookup_by_target(structscsi_target*starget,u64lun)

find a device given the target (UNLOCKED)

Parameters

structscsi_target*starget

SCSI target pointer

u64lun

SCSI Logical Unit Number

Description

Looks up the scsi_device with the specifiedlun for a givenstarget. The returned scsi_device does not have an additionalreference. You must hold the host’s host_lock over this call andany access to the returned scsi_device. A scsi_device in stateSDEV_DEL is skipped.

Note

The only reason why drivers should use this is becausethey need to access the device list in irq context. Otherwise youreally want to use scsi_device_lookup_by_target instead.

structscsi_device*scsi_device_lookup_by_target(structscsi_target*starget,u64lun)

find a device given the target

Parameters

structscsi_target*starget

SCSI target pointer

u64lun

SCSI Logical Unit Number

Description

Looks up the scsi_device with the specifiedlun for a givenstarget. The returned scsi_device has an additional reference thatneeds to be released with scsi_device_put once you’re done with it.

structscsi_device*__scsi_device_lookup(structScsi_Host*shost,uintchannel,uintid,u64lun)

find a device given the host (UNLOCKED)

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

SCSI host pointer

uintchannel

SCSI channel (zero if only one channel)

uintid

SCSI target number (physical unit number)

u64lun

SCSI Logical Unit Number

Description

Looks up the scsi_device with the specifiedchannel,id,lunfor a given host. The returned scsi_device does not have an additionalreference. You must hold the host’s host_lock over this call and any accessto the returned scsi_device.

Note

The only reason why drivers would want to use this is becausethey need to access the device list in irq context. Otherwise youreally want to use scsi_device_lookup instead.

structscsi_device*scsi_device_lookup(structScsi_Host*shost,uintchannel,uintid,u64lun)

find a device given the host

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

SCSI host pointer

uintchannel

SCSI channel (zero if only one channel)

uintid

SCSI target number (physical unit number)

u64lun

SCSI Logical Unit Number

Description

Looks up the scsi_device with the specifiedchannel,id,lunfor a given host. The returned scsi_device has an additional reference thatneeds to be released with scsi_device_put once you’re done with it.

drivers/scsi/scsicam.c

SCSI Common AccessMethod supportfunctions, for use with HDIO_GETGEO, etc.

unsignedchar*scsi_bios_ptable(structgendisk*dev)

Read PC partition table out of first sector of device.

Parameters

structgendisk*dev

from this device

Description

Reads the first sector from the device and returns0x42 bytes

starting at offset0x1be.

Return

partition table in kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) memory, or NULL on error.

boolscsi_partsize(structgendisk*disk,sector_tcapacity,intgeom[3])

Parse cylinders/heads/sectors from PC partition table

Parameters

structgendisk*disk

gendisk of the disk to parse

sector_tcapacity

size of the disk in sectors

intgeom[3]

output in form of [hds, cylinders, sectors]

Description

Determine the BIOS mapping/geometry used to create the partitiontable, storing the results ingeom.

Return

false on failure,true on success.

intscsicam_bios_param(structgendisk*disk,sector_tcapacity,int*ip)

Determine geometry of a disk in cylinders/heads/sectors.

Parameters

structgendisk*disk

which device

sector_tcapacity

size of the disk in sectors

int*ip

return value: ip[0]=heads, ip[1]=sectors, ip[2]=cylinders

Description

determine the BIOS mapping/geometry used for a drive in a

SCSI-CAM system, storing the results in ip as requiredby the HDIO_GETGEO ioctl().

Return

-1 on failure, 0 on success.

drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c

Common SCSI error/timeout handling routines.

voidscsi_schedule_eh(structScsi_Host*shost)

schedule EH for SCSI host

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

SCSI host to invoke error handling on.

Description

Schedule SCSI EH without scmd.

intscsi_block_when_processing_errors(structscsi_device*sdev)

Prevent cmds from being queued.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

Device on which we are performing recovery.

Description

We block until the host is out of error recovery, and then check tosee whether the host or the device is offline.

Return value:

0 when dev was taken offline by error recovery. 1 OK to proceed.

enumscsi_dispositionscsi_check_sense(structscsi_cmnd*scmd)

Examine scsi cmd sense

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

Cmd to have sense checked.

Description

Return value:

SUCCESS or FAILED or NEEDS_RETRY or ADD_TO_MLQUEUE

Notes

When a deferred error is detected the current command hasnot been executed and needs retrying.

voidscsi_eh_prep_cmnd(structscsi_cmnd*scmd,structscsi_eh_save*ses,unsignedchar*cmnd,intcmnd_size,unsignedsense_bytes)

Save a scsi command info as part of error recovery

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

SCSI command structure to hijack

structscsi_eh_save*ses

structure to save restore information

unsignedchar*cmnd

CDB to send. Can be NULL if no new cmnd is needed

intcmnd_size

size in bytes ofcmnd (must be <= MAX_COMMAND_SIZE)

unsignedsense_bytes

size of sense data to copy. or 0 (if != 0cmnd is ignored)

Description

This function is used to save a scsi command information before re-executionas part of the error recovery process. Ifsense_bytes is 0 the commandsent must be one that does not transfer any data. Ifsense_bytes != 0cmnd is ignored and this functions sets up a REQUEST_SENSE commandand cmnd buffers to readsense_bytes intoscmd->sense_buffer.

voidscsi_eh_restore_cmnd(structscsi_cmnd*scmd,structscsi_eh_save*ses)

Restore a scsi command info as part of error recovery

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

SCSI command structure to restore

structscsi_eh_save*ses

saved information from a coresponding call to scsi_eh_prep_cmnd

Description

Undo any damage done by abovescsi_eh_prep_cmnd().

voidscsi_eh_finish_cmd(structscsi_cmnd*scmd,structlist_head*done_q)

Handle a cmd that eh is finished with.

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

Original SCSI cmd that eh has finished.

structlist_head*done_q

Queue for processed commands.

Notes

We don’t want to use the normal command completion while we are arestill handling errors - it may cause other commands to be queued,and that would disturb what we are doing. Thus we really want tokeep a list of pending commands for final completion, and once weare ready to leave error handling we handle completion for real.

intscsi_eh_get_sense(structlist_head*work_q,structlist_head*done_q)

Get device sense data.

Parameters

structlist_head*work_q

Queue of commands to process.

structlist_head*done_q

Queue of processed commands.

Description

See if we need to request sense information. if so, then get itnow, so we have a better idea of what to do.

Notes

This has the unfortunate side effect that if a shost adapter doesnot automatically request sense information, we end up shuttingit down before we request it.

All drivers should request sense information internally these days,so for now all I have to say is tough noogies if you end up in here.

XXX: Long term this code should go away, but that needs an audit of

all LLDDs first.

voidscsi_eh_ready_devs(structScsi_Host*shost,structlist_head*work_q,structlist_head*done_q)

check device ready state and recover if not.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host to be recovered.

structlist_head*work_q

list_head for pending commands.

structlist_head*done_q

list_head for processed commands.

voidscsi_eh_flush_done_q(structlist_head*done_q)

finish processed commands or retry them.

Parameters

structlist_head*done_q

list_head of processed commands.

voidscsi_report_bus_reset(structScsi_Host*shost,intchannel)

report bus reset observed

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Host in question

intchannel

channel on which reset was observed.

Description

Utility function used by low-level drivers to report thatthey have observed a bus reset on the bus being handled.

Lock status: Host lock must be held.

Return

Nothing

Notes

This only needs to be called if the reset is one which

originates from an unknown location. Resets originatedby the mid-level itself don’t need to call this, but thereshould be no harm.

The main purpose of this is to make sure that a CHECK_CONDITIONis properly treated.

voidscsi_report_device_reset(structScsi_Host*shost,intchannel,inttarget)

report device reset observed

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Host in question

intchannel

channel on which reset was observed

inttarget

target on which reset was observed

Description

Utility function used by low-level drivers to report thatthey have observed a device reset on the device being handled.

Lock status: Host lock must be held

Return

Nothing

Notes

This only needs to be called if the reset is one which

originates from an unknown location. Resets originatedby the mid-level itself don’t need to call this, but thereshould be no harm.

The main purpose of this is to make sure that a CHECK_CONDITIONis properly treated.

boolscsi_get_sense_info_fld(constu8*sense_buffer,intsb_len,u64*info_out)

get information field from sense data (either fixed or descriptor format)

Parameters

constu8*sense_buffer

byte array of sense data

intsb_len

number of valid bytes in sense_buffer

u64*info_out

pointer to 64 integer where 8 or 4 byte informationfield will be placed if found.

Description

Return value:

true if information field found, false if not found.

drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c

Manage scsi_dev_info_list, which tracks blacklisted and whitelisteddevices.

intscsi_dev_info_list_add_keyed(intcompatible,char*vendor,char*model,char*strflags,blist_flags_tflags,enumscsi_devinfo_keykey)

add one dev_info list entry.

Parameters

intcompatible

if true, null terminate short strings. Otherwise space pad.

char*vendor

vendor string

char*model

model (product) string

char*strflags

integer string

blist_flags_tflags

if strflags NULL, use this flag value

enumscsi_devinfo_keykey

specify list to use

Description

Create and add one dev_info entry forvendor,model,strflags orflag in list specified bykey. Ifcompatible,add to the tail of the list, do not space pad, and setdevinfo->compatible. The scsi_static_device_list entries areadded withcompatible 1 andclfags NULL.

Return

0 OK, -error on failure.

blist_flags_tscsi_get_device_flags_keyed(structscsi_device*sdev,constunsignedchar*vendor,constunsignedchar*model,enumscsi_devinfo_keykey)

get device specific flags from the dynamic device list

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi_device to get flags for

constunsignedchar*vendor

vendor name

constunsignedchar*model

model name

enumscsi_devinfo_keykey

list to look up

Description

Search the scsi_dev_info_list specified bykey for an entrymatchingvendor andmodel, if found, return the matchingflags value, else return the host or global default settings.Called during scan time.

intscsi_dev_info_add_list(enumscsi_devinfo_keykey,constchar*name)

add a new devinfo list

Parameters

enumscsi_devinfo_keykey

key of the list to add

constchar*name

Name of the list to add (for /proc/scsi/device_info)

Description

Adds the requested list, returns zero on success, -EEXIST if thekey is already registered to a list, or other error on failure.

intscsi_dev_info_remove_list(enumscsi_devinfo_keykey)

destroy an added devinfo list

Parameters

enumscsi_devinfo_keykey

key of the list to destroy

Description

Iterates over the entire list first, freeing all the values, thenfrees the list itself. Returns 0 on success or -EINVAL if the keycan’t be found.

drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c

Handle ioctl() calls for SCSI devices.

intscsi_set_medium_removal(structscsi_device*sdev,charstate)

send command to allow or prevent medium removal

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

target scsi device

charstate

removal state to set (prevent or allow)

Return

  • 0 ifsdev is not removable or not lockable or successful.

  • non-0 is a SCSI result code if > 0 or kernel error code if < 0.

  • Setssdev->locked to the new state on success.

boolscsi_cmd_allowed(unsignedchar*cmd,boolopen_for_write)

Check if the given command is allowed.

Parameters

unsignedchar*cmd

SCSI command to check

boolopen_for_write

is the file / block device opened for writing?

Description

Only a subset of commands are allowed for unprivileged users. Commands usedto format the media, update the firmware, etc. are not permitted.

Return

true if the cmd is allowed, otherwisefalse.

intscsi_ioctl(structscsi_device*sdev,boolopen_for_write,intcmd,void__user*arg)

Dispatch ioctl to scsi device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device receiving ioctl

boolopen_for_write

is the file / block device opened for writing?

intcmd

which ioctl is it

void__user*arg

data associated with ioctl

Description

Thescsi_ioctl() function differs from most ioctls in that itdoes not take a major/minor number as the dev field. Rather, it takesa pointer to astructscsi_device.

Return

varies depending on thecmd

intscsi_ioctl_block_when_processing_errors(structscsi_device*sdev,intcmd,boolndelay)

prevent commands from being queued

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

target scsi device

intcmd

which ioctl is it

boolndelay

no delay (non-blocking)

Description

We can process a reset even when a device isn’t fully operable.

Return

0 on success, <0 error code.

drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c

SCSI queuing library.

voidscsi_failures_reset_retries(structscsi_failures*failures)

reset all failures to zero

Parameters

structscsi_failures*failures

structscsi_failures with specific failure modes set

intscsi_execute_cmd(structscsi_device*sdev,constunsignedchar*cmd,blk_opf_topf,void*buffer,unsignedintbufflen,inttimeout,intml_retries,conststructscsi_exec_args*args)

insert request and wait for the result

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi_device

constunsignedchar*cmd

scsi command

blk_opf_topf

block layer request cmd_flags

void*buffer

data buffer

unsignedintbufflen

len of buffer

inttimeout

request timeout in HZ

intml_retries

number of times SCSI midlayer will retry request

conststructscsi_exec_args*args

Optional args. Seestructdefinition for field descriptions

Description

Returns the scsi_cmnd result field if a command was executed, or a negativeLinux error code if we didn’t get that far.

blk_status_tscsi_alloc_sgtables(structscsi_cmnd*cmd)

Allocate and initialize data and integrity scatterlists

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*cmd

SCSI command data structure to initialize.

Description

Initializescmd->sdb and alsocmd->prot_sdb if data integrity is enabledforcmd.

Return

  • BLK_STS_OK - on success

  • BLK_STS_RESOURCE - if the failure is retryable

  • BLK_STS_IOERR - if the failure is fatal

structrequest*scsi_alloc_request(structrequest_queue*q,blk_opf_topf,blk_mq_req_flags_tflags)

allocate a block request and partially initialize itsscsi_cmnd

Parameters

structrequest_queue*q

the device’s request queue

blk_opf_topf

the request operation code

blk_mq_req_flags_tflags

block layer allocation flags

Return

structrequest pointer on success orNULL on failure

structscsi_cmnd*scsi_get_internal_cmd(structscsi_device*sdev,enumdma_data_directiondata_direction,blk_mq_req_flags_tflags)

Allocate an internal SCSI command.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device from which to allocate the command

enumdma_data_directiondata_direction

Data direction for the allocated command

blk_mq_req_flags_tflags

request allocation flags, e.g. BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED orBLK_MQ_REQ_NOWAIT.

Description

Allocates a SCSI command for internal LLDD use.

voidscsi_put_internal_cmd(structscsi_cmnd*scmd)

Free an internal SCSI command.

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

SCSI command to be freed

structscsi_device*scsi_device_from_queue(structrequest_queue*q)

return sdev associated with a request_queue

Parameters

structrequest_queue*q

The request queue to return the sdev from

Description

Return the sdev associated with a request queue or NULL if therequest_queue does not reference a SCSI device.

voidscsi_block_requests(structScsi_Host*shost)

Utility function used by low-level drivers to prevent further commands from being queued to the device.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host in question

Description

There is no timer nor any other means by which the requests get unblockedother than the low-level driver callingscsi_unblock_requests().

voidscsi_unblock_requests(structScsi_Host*shost)

Utility function used by low-level drivers to allow further commands to be queued to the device.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host in question

Description

There is no timer nor any other means by which the requests get unblockedother than the low-level driver callingscsi_unblock_requests(). This is doneas an API function so that changes to the internals of the scsi mid-layerwon’t require wholesale changes to drivers that use this feature.

intscsi_mode_select(structscsi_device*sdev,intpf,intsp,unsignedchar*buffer,intlen,inttimeout,intretries,structscsi_mode_data*data,structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr)

issue a mode select

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device to be queried

intpf

Page format bit (1 == standard, 0 == vendor specific)

intsp

Save page bit (0 == don’t save, 1 == save)

unsignedchar*buffer

request buffer (may not be smaller than eight bytes)

intlen

length of request buffer.

inttimeout

command timeout

intretries

number of retries before failing

structscsi_mode_data*data

returns a structure abstracting the mode header data

structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr

place to put sense data (or NULL if no sense to be collected).must be SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE big.

Description

Returns zero if successful; negative error number or scsistatus on error

intscsi_mode_sense(structscsi_device*sdev,intdbd,intmodepage,intsubpage,unsignedchar*buffer,intlen,inttimeout,intretries,structscsi_mode_data*data,structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr)

issue a mode sense, falling back from 10 to six bytes if necessary.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device to be queried

intdbd

set to prevent mode sense from returning block descriptors

intmodepage

mode page being requested

intsubpage

sub-page of the mode page being requested

unsignedchar*buffer

request buffer (may not be smaller than eight bytes)

intlen

length of request buffer.

inttimeout

command timeout

intretries

number of retries before failing

structscsi_mode_data*data

returns a structure abstracting the mode header data

structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr

place to put sense data (or NULL if no sense to be collected).must be SCSI_SENSE_BUFFERSIZE big.

Description

Returns zero if successful, or a negative error number on failure

intscsi_test_unit_ready(structscsi_device*sdev,inttimeout,intretries,structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr)

test if unit is ready

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device to change the state of.

inttimeout

command timeout

intretries

number of retries before failing

structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr

outpout pointer for decoded sense information.

Description

Returns zero if successful or an error if TUR failed. Forremovable media, UNIT_ATTENTION sets ->changed flag.

intscsi_device_set_state(structscsi_device*sdev,enumscsi_device_statestate)

Take the given device through the device state model.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device to change the state of.

enumscsi_device_statestate

state to change to.

Description

Returns zero if successful or an error if the requestedtransition is illegal.

voidsdev_evt_send(structscsi_device*sdev,structscsi_event*evt)

send asserted event to uevent thread

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi_device event occurred on

structscsi_event*evt

event to send

Description

Assert scsi device event asynchronously.

structscsi_event*sdev_evt_alloc(enumscsi_device_eventevt_type,gfp_tgfpflags)

allocate a new scsi event

Parameters

enumscsi_device_eventevt_type

type of event to allocate

gfp_tgfpflags

GFP flags for allocation

Description

Allocates and returns a new scsi_event.

voidsdev_evt_send_simple(structscsi_device*sdev,enumscsi_device_eventevt_type,gfp_tgfpflags)

send asserted event to uevent thread

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi_device event occurred on

enumscsi_device_eventevt_type

type of event to send

gfp_tgfpflags

GFP flags for allocation

Description

Assert scsi device event asynchronously, given an event type.

intscsi_device_quiesce(structscsi_device*sdev)

Block all commands except power management.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device to quiesce.

Description

This works by trying to transition to the SDEV_QUIESCE state(which must be a legal transition). When the device is in thisstate, only power management requests will be accepted, all others willbe deferred.

Must be called with user context, may sleep.

Returns zero if successful or an error if not.

voidscsi_device_resume(structscsi_device*sdev)

Restart user issued commands to a quiesced device.

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device to resume.

Description

Moves the device from quiesced back to running and restarts thequeues.

Must be called with user context, may sleep.

intscsi_internal_device_block_nowait(structscsi_device*sdev)

try to transition to the SDEV_BLOCK state

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

device to block

Description

Pause SCSI command processing on the specified device. Does not sleep.

Returns zero if successful or a negative error code upon failure.

Notes

This routine transitions the device to the SDEV_BLOCK state (which must bea legal transition). When the device is in this state, command processingis paused until the device leaves the SDEV_BLOCK state. See alsoscsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait().

intscsi_internal_device_unblock_nowait(structscsi_device*sdev,enumscsi_device_statenew_state)

resume a device after a block request

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

device to resume

enumscsi_device_statenew_state

state to set the device to after unblocking

Description

Restart the device queue for a previously suspended SCSI device. Does notsleep.

Returns zero if successful or a negative error code upon failure.

Notes

This routine transitions the device to the SDEV_RUNNING state or to one ofthe offline states (which must be a legal transition) allowing the midlayerto goose the queue for this device.

voidscsi_block_targets(structScsi_Host*shost,structdevice*dev)

transition all SCSI child devices to SDEV_BLOCK state

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

the Scsi_Host to which this device belongs

structdevice*dev

a parent device of one or more scsi_target devices

Description

Iterate over all children ofdev, which should be scsi_target devices,and switch all subordinate scsi devices to SDEV_BLOCK state. Wait forongoingscsi_queue_rq() calls to finish. May sleep.

Note

dev must not itself be a scsi_target device.

intscsi_host_block(structScsi_Host*shost)

Try to transition all logical units to the SDEV_BLOCK state

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

device to block

Description

Pause SCSI command processing for all logical units associated with the SCSIhost and wait until pendingscsi_queue_rq() calls have finished.

Returns zero if successful or a negative error code upon failure.

void*scsi_kmap_atomic_sg(structscatterlist*sgl,intsg_count,size_t*offset,size_t*len)

find and atomically map an sg-elemnt

Parameters

structscatterlist*sgl

scatter-gather list

intsg_count

number of segments in sg

size_t*offset

offset in bytes into sg, on return offset into the mapped area

size_t*len

bytes to map, on return number of bytes mapped

Description

Returns virtual address of the start of the mapped page

voidscsi_kunmap_atomic_sg(void*virt)

atomically unmap a virtual address, previously mapped with scsi_kmap_atomic_sg

Parameters

void*virt

virtual address to be unmapped

intscsi_vpd_lun_id(structscsi_device*sdev,char*id,size_tid_len)

return a unique device identification

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device

char*id

buffer for the identification

size_tid_len

length of the buffer

Description

Copies a unique device identification intoid basedon the information in the VPD page 0x83 of the device.The string will be formatted as a SCSI name string.

Returns the length of the identification or error on failure.If the identifier is longer than the supplied buffer the actualidentifier length is returned and the buffer is not zero-padded.

intscsi_vpd_tpg_id(structscsi_device*sdev,int*rel_id)

return a target port group identifier

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device

int*rel_id

pointer to return relative target port in if notNULL

Description

Returns the Target Port Group identifier from the informationfrom VPD page 0x83 of the device.Optionally setsrel_id to the relative target port on success.

Return

the identifier or error on failure.

voidscsi_build_sense(structscsi_cmnd*scmd,intdesc,u8key,u8asc,u8ascq)

build sense data for a command

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

scsi command for which the sense should be formatted

intdesc

Sense format (non-zero == descriptor format,0 == fixed format)

u8key

Sense key

u8asc

Additional sense code

u8ascq

Additional sense code qualifier

drivers/scsi/scsi_lib_dma.c

SCSI library functions depending on DMA (map and unmap scatter-gatherlists).

intscsi_dma_map(structscsi_cmnd*cmd)

perform DMA mapping against command’s sg lists

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*cmd

scsi command

Description

Returns the number of sg lists actually used, zero if the sg listsis NULL, or -ENOMEM if the mapping failed.

voidscsi_dma_unmap(structscsi_cmnd*cmd)

unmap command’s sg lists mapped by scsi_dma_map

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*cmd

scsi command

drivers/scsi/scsi_proc.c

The functions in this file provide an interface between the PROC filesystem and the SCSI device drivers It is mainly used for debugging,statistics and to pass information directly to the lowlevel driver. I.E.plumbing to manage /proc/scsi/*

structscsi_proc_entry

(host template, SCSI proc dir) association

Definition:

struct scsi_proc_entry {    struct list_head        entry;    const struct scsi_host_template *sht;    struct proc_dir_entry   *proc_dir;    unsigned int            present;};

Members

entry

entry in scsi_proc_list.

sht

SCSI host template associated with the procfs directory.

proc_dir

procfs directory associated with the SCSI host template.

present

Number of SCSI hosts instantiated forsht.

structproc_dir_entry*scsi_template_proc_dir(conststructscsi_host_template*sht)

returns the procfs dir for a SCSI host template

Parameters

conststructscsi_host_template*sht

SCSI host template pointer.

intscsi_proc_hostdir_add(conststructscsi_host_template*sht)

Create directory in /proc for a scsi host

Parameters

conststructscsi_host_template*sht

owner of this directory

Description

Sets sht->proc_dir to the new directory.

voidscsi_proc_hostdir_rm(conststructscsi_host_template*sht)

remove directory in /proc for a scsi host

Parameters

conststructscsi_host_template*sht

owner of directory

voidscsi_proc_host_add(structScsi_Host*shost)

Add entry for this host to appropriate /proc dir

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host to add

voidscsi_proc_host_rm(structScsi_Host*shost)

remove this host’s entry from /proc

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

which host

intproc_print_scsidevice(structdevice*dev,void*data)

return data about this host

Parameters

structdevice*dev

A scsi device

void*data

structseq_file to output to.

Description

prints Host, Channel, Id, Lun, Vendor, Model, Rev, Type,and revision.

intscsi_add_single_device(uinthost,uintchannel,uintid,uintlun)

Respond to user request to probe for/add device

Parameters

uinthost

user-supplied decimal integer

uintchannel

user-supplied decimal integer

uintid

user-supplied decimal integer

uintlun

user-supplied decimal integer

Description

called by writing “scsi add-single-device” to /proc/scsi/scsi.

doesscsi_host_lookup() and eitheruser_scan() if that transporttype supports it, or elsescsi_scan_host_selected()

Note

this seems to be aimed exclusively at SCSI parallel busses.

intscsi_remove_single_device(uinthost,uintchannel,uintid,uintlun)

Respond to user request to remove a device

Parameters

uinthost

user-supplied decimal integer

uintchannel

user-supplied decimal integer

uintid

user-supplied decimal integer

uintlun

user-supplied decimal integer

Description

called by writing “scsi remove-single-device” to/proc/scsi/scsi. Does ascsi_device_lookup() andscsi_remove_device()

ssize_tproc_scsi_write(structfile*file,constchar__user*buf,size_tlength,loff_t*ppos)

handle writes to /proc/scsi/scsi

Parameters

structfile*file

not used

constchar__user*buf

buffer to write

size_tlength

length of buf, at most PAGE_SIZE

loff_t*ppos

not used

Description

this provides a legacy mechanism to add or remove devices byHost, Channel, ID, and Lun. To use,“echo ‘scsi add-single-device 0 1 2 3’ > /proc/scsi/scsi” or“echo ‘scsi remove-single-device 0 1 2 3’ > /proc/scsi/scsi” with“0 1 2 3” replaced by the Host, Channel, Id, and Lun.

Note

this seems to be aimed at parallel SCSI. Most modern busses (USB,SATA, Firewire, Fibre Channel, etc) dynamically assign these values toprovide a unique identifier and nothing more.

intproc_scsi_open(structinode*inode,structfile*file)

glue function

Parameters

structinode*inode

not used

structfile*file

passed tosingle_open()

Description

Associates proc_scsi_show with this file

intscsi_init_procfs(void)

create scsi and scsi/scsi in procfs

Parameters

void

no arguments

voidscsi_exit_procfs(void)

Remove scsi/scsi and scsi from procfs

Parameters

void

no arguments

drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c

Infrastructure to provide async events from transports to userspace vianetlink, using a single NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT protocol for alltransports. Seethe original patch submissionfor more details.

voidscsi_nl_rcv_msg(structsk_buff*skb)

Receive message handler.

Parameters

structsk_buff*skb

socket receive buffer

Description

Extracts message from a receive buffer.

Validates message header and calls appropriate transport message handler

voidscsi_netlink_init(void)

Called by SCSI subsystem to initialize the SCSI transport netlink interface

Parameters

void

no arguments

voidscsi_netlink_exit(void)

Called by SCSI subsystem to disable the SCSI transport netlink interface

Parameters

void

no arguments

drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c

Scan a host to determine which (if any) devices are attached. Thegeneral scanning/probing algorithm is as follows, exceptions are made toit depending on device specific flags, compilation options, and globalvariable (boot or module load time) settings. A specific LUN is scannedvia an INQUIRY command; if the LUN has a device attached, a scsi_deviceis allocated and setup for it. For every id of every channel on thegiven host, start by scanning LUN 0. Skip hosts that don’t respond atall to a scan of LUN 0. Otherwise, if LUN 0 has a device attached,allocate and setup a scsi_device for it. If target is SCSI-3 or up,issue a REPORT LUN, and scan all of the LUNs returned by the REPORT LUN;else, sequentially scan LUNs up until some maximum is reached, or a LUNis seen that cannot have a device attached to it.

voidscsi_sanitize_inquiry_string(unsignedchar*s,intlen)

remove non-graphical chars from an INQUIRY result string

Parameters

unsignedchar*s

INQUIRY result string to sanitize

intlen

length of the string

Description

The SCSI spec says that INQUIRY vendor, product, and revisionstrings must consist entirely of graphic ASCII characters,padded on the right with spaces. Since not all devices obeythis rule, we will replace non-graphic or non-ASCII characterswith spaces. Exception: a NUL character is interpreted as astring terminator, so all the following characters are set tospaces.

intscsi_add_device(structScsi_Host*host,uintchannel,uinttarget,u64lun)

creates a new SCSI (LU) instance

Parameters

structScsi_Host*host

theScsi_Host instance where the device is located

uintchannel

target channel number (rarely other than0)

uinttarget

target id number

u64lun

LUN of target device

Description

Probe for a specific LUN and add it if found.

Notes

This call is usually performed internally during a SCSIbus scan when an HBA is added (i.e.scsi_scan_host()). So itshould only be called if the HBA becomes aware of a new SCSIdevice (LU) afterscsi_scan_host() has completed. If successfulthis call can lead tosdev_init() andsdev_configure() callbacksinto the LLD.

Return

0 on success or negative error code on failure

voidscsi_scan_target(structdevice*parent,unsignedintchannel,unsignedintid,u64lun,enumscsi_scan_moderescan)

scan a target id, possibly including all LUNs on the target.

Parameters

structdevice*parent

host to scan

unsignedintchannel

channel to scan

unsignedintid

target id to scan

u64lun

Specific LUN to scan or SCAN_WILD_CARD

enumscsi_scan_moderescan

passed to LUN scanning routines; SCSI_SCAN_INITIAL forno rescan, SCSI_SCAN_RESCAN to rescan existing LUNs,and SCSI_SCAN_MANUAL to force scanning even if‘scan=manual’ is set.

Description

Scan the target id onparent,channel, andid. Scan at least LUN 0,and possibly all LUNs on the target id.

First try a REPORT LUN scan, if that does not scan the target, do asequential scan of LUNs on the target id.

voidscsi_scan_host(structScsi_Host*shost)

scan the given adapter

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

adapter to scan

Notes

Should be called afterscsi_add_host()

drivers/scsi/scsi_sysctl.c

Set up the sysctl entry: “/dev/scsi/logging_level”(DEV_SCSI_LOGGING_LEVEL) which sets/returns scsi_logging_level.

drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c

SCSI sysfs interface routines.

voidscsi_remove_device(structscsi_device*sdev)

unregister a device from the scsi bus

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi_device to unregister

voidscsi_remove_target(structdevice*dev)

try to remove a target and all its devices

Parameters

structdevice*dev

generic starget or parent of generic stargets to be removed

Note

This is slightly racy. It is possible that if the userrequests the addition of another device then the target won’t beremoved.

drivers/scsi/hosts.c

mid to lowlevel SCSI driver interface

voidscsi_remove_host(structScsi_Host*shost)

remove a scsi host

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

a pointer to a scsi host to remove

intscsi_add_host_with_dma(structScsi_Host*shost,structdevice*dev,structdevice*dma_dev)

add a scsi host with dma device

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

scsi host pointer to add

structdevice*dev

astructdevice of type scsi class

structdevice*dma_dev

dma device for the host

Note

You rarely need to worry about this unless you’re in avirtualised host environments, so use the simplerscsi_add_host()function instead.

Return value:

0 on success / != 0 for error

structScsi_Host*scsi_host_alloc(conststructscsi_host_template*sht,intprivsize)

register a scsi host adapter instance.

Parameters

conststructscsi_host_template*sht

pointer to scsi host template

intprivsize

extra bytes to allocate for driver

Note

Allocate a new Scsi_Host and perform basic initialization.The host is not published to the scsi midlayer until scsi_add_hostis called.

Return value:

Pointer to a new Scsi_Host

structScsi_Host*scsi_host_lookup(unsignedinthostnum)

get a reference to a Scsi_Host by host no

Parameters

unsignedinthostnum

host number to locate

Description

Return value:

A pointer to located Scsi_Host or NULL.

The caller must do ascsi_host_put() to drop the referencethatscsi_host_get() took. Theput_device() below droppedthe reference fromclass_find_device().

structScsi_Host*scsi_host_get(structScsi_Host*shost)

inc a Scsi_Host ref count

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Pointer to Scsi_Host to inc.

intscsi_host_busy(structScsi_Host*shost)

Return the count of in-flight commands

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Pointer to Scsi_Host

voidscsi_host_put(structScsi_Host*shost)

dec a Scsi_Host ref count

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Pointer to Scsi_Host to dec.

intscsi_queue_work(structScsi_Host*shost,structwork_struct*work)

Queue work to the Scsi_Host workqueue.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Pointer to Scsi_Host.

structwork_struct*work

Work to queue for execution.

Description

Return value:

1 - work queued for execution0 - work is already queued-EINVAL - work queue doesn’t exist

voidscsi_flush_work(structScsi_Host*shost)

Flush a Scsi_Host’s workqueue.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Pointer to Scsi_Host.

voidscsi_host_complete_all_commands(structScsi_Host*shost,enumscsi_host_statusstatus)

Terminate all running commands

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Scsi Host on which commands should be terminated

enumscsi_host_statusstatus

Status to be set for the terminated commands

Description

There is no protection against modification of the numberof outstanding commands. It is the responsibility of thecaller to ensure that concurrent I/O submission and/orcompletion is stopped when calling this function.

voidscsi_host_busy_iter(structScsi_Host*shost,bool(*fn)(structscsi_cmnd*,void*),void*priv)

Iterate over all busy commands

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Pointer to Scsi_Host.

bool(*fn)(structscsi_cmnd*,void*)

Function to call on each busy command

void*priv

Data pointer passed tofn

Description

If locking against concurrent command completions is requiredithas to be provided by the caller

drivers/scsi/scsi_common.c

general support functions

constchar*scsi_device_type(unsignedtype)

Return 17-char string indicating device type.

Parameters

unsignedtype

type number to look up

u64scsilun_to_int(structscsi_lun*scsilun)

convert a scsi_lun to an int

Parameters

structscsi_lun*scsilun

structscsi_lun to be converted.

Description

Convertscsilun from astructscsi_lun to a four-byte host byte-orderedinteger, and return the result. The caller must check fortruncation before using this function.

Notes

For a description of the LUN format, post SCSI-3 see the SCSIArchitecture Model, for SCSI-3 see the SCSI Controller Commands.

Given astructscsi_lun of: d2 04 0b 03 00 00 00 00, this functionreturns the integer: 0x0b03d204

This encoding will return a standard integer LUN for LUNs smallerthan 256, which typically use a single level LUN structure withaddressing method 0.

voidint_to_scsilun(u64lun,structscsi_lun*scsilun)

reverts an int into a scsi_lun

Parameters

u64lun

integer to be reverted

structscsi_lun*scsilun

structscsi_lun to be set.

Description

Reverts the functionality of the scsilun_to_int, which packedan 8-byte lun value into an int. This routine unpacks the intback into the lun value.

Notes

Given an integer : 0x0b03d204, this function returns astructscsi_lun of: d2 04 0b 03 00 00 00 00

boolscsi_normalize_sense(constu8*sense_buffer,intsb_len,structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr)

normalize main elements from either fixed or descriptor sense data format into a common format.

Parameters

constu8*sense_buffer

byte array containing sense data returned by device

intsb_len

number of valid bytes in sense_buffer

structscsi_sense_hdr*sshdr

pointer to instance of structure that commonelements are written to.

Notes

The “main elements” from sense data are: response_code, sense_key,asc, ascq and additional_length (only for descriptor format).

Typically this function can be called after a device hasresponded to a SCSI command with the CHECK_CONDITION status.

Return value:

true if valid sense data information found, else false;

constu8*scsi_sense_desc_find(constu8*sense_buffer,intsb_len,intdesc_type)

search for a given descriptor type in descriptor sense data format.

Parameters

constu8*sense_buffer

byte array of descriptor format sense data

intsb_len

number of valid bytes in sense_buffer

intdesc_type

value of descriptor type to find(e.g. 0 -> information)

Notes

only valid when sense data is in descriptor format

Return value:

pointer to start of (first) descriptor if found else NULL

voidscsi_build_sense_buffer(intdesc,u8*buf,u8key,u8asc,u8ascq)

build sense data in a buffer

Parameters

intdesc

Sense format (non-zero == descriptor format,0 == fixed format)

u8*buf

Where to build sense data

u8key

Sense key

u8asc

Additional sense code

u8ascq

Additional sense code qualifier

intscsi_set_sense_information(u8*buf,intbuf_len,u64info)

set the information field in a formatted sense data buffer

Parameters

u8*buf

Where to build sense data

intbuf_len

buffer length

u64info

64-bit information value to be set

Description

Return value:

0 on success or -EINVAL for invalid sense buffer length

intscsi_set_sense_field_pointer(u8*buf,intbuf_len,u16fp,u8bp,boolcd)

set the field pointer sense key specific information in a formatted sense data buffer

Parameters

u8*buf

Where to build sense data

intbuf_len

buffer length

u16fp

field pointer to be set

u8bp

bit pointer to be set

boolcd

command/data bit

Description

Return value:

0 on success or -EINVAL for invalid sense buffer length

Transport classes

Transport classes are service libraries for drivers in the SCSI lowerlayer, which expose transport attributes in sysfs.

Fibre Channel transport

The file drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c defines transport attributesfor Fibre Channel.

u32fc_get_event_number(void)

Obtain the next sequential FC event number

Parameters

void

no arguments

Notes

We could have inlined this, but it would have required fc_event_seq tobe exposed. For now, live with the subroutine call.Atomic used to avoid lock/unlock...

voidfc_host_post_fc_event(structScsi_Host*shost,u32event_number,enumfc_host_event_codeevent_code,u32data_len,char*data_buf,u64vendor_id)

routine to do the work of posting an event on an fc_host.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host the event occurred on

u32event_number

fc event number obtained fromget_fc_event_number()

enumfc_host_event_codeevent_code

fc_host event being posted

u32data_len

amount, in bytes, of event data

char*data_buf

pointer to event data

u64vendor_id

value for Vendor id

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

voidfc_host_post_event(structScsi_Host*shost,u32event_number,enumfc_host_event_codeevent_code,u32event_data)

called to post an even on an fc_host.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host the event occurred on

u32event_number

fc event number obtained fromget_fc_event_number()

enumfc_host_event_codeevent_code

fc_host event being posted

u32event_data

32bits of data for the event being posted

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

voidfc_host_post_vendor_event(structScsi_Host*shost,u32event_number,u32data_len,char*data_buf,u64vendor_id)

called to post a vendor unique event on an fc_host

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host the event occurred on

u32event_number

fc event number obtained fromget_fc_event_number()

u32data_len

amount, in bytes, of vendor unique data

char*data_buf

pointer to vendor unique data

u64vendor_id

Vendor id

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

structfc_rport*fc_find_rport_by_wwpn(structScsi_Host*shost,u64wwpn)

find the fc_rport pointer for a given wwpn

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host the fc_rport is associated with

u64wwpn

wwpn of the fc_rport device

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

voidfc_host_fpin_rcv(structScsi_Host*shost,u32fpin_len,char*fpin_buf,u8event_acknowledge)

routine to process a received FPIN.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

host the FPIN was received on

u32fpin_len

length of FPIN payload, in bytes

char*fpin_buf

pointer to FPIN payload

u8event_acknowledge

1, if LLDD handles this event.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

enumscsi_timeout_actionfc_eh_timed_out(structscsi_cmnd*scmd)

FC Transport I/O timeout intercept handler

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

The SCSI command which timed out

Description

This routine protects against error handlers getting invoked while arport is in a blocked state, typically due to a temporarily loss ofconnectivity. If the error handlers are allowed to proceed, requeststo abort i/o, reset the target, etc will likely fail as there is no wayto communicate with the device to perform the requested function. Thesefailures may result in the midlayer taking the device offline, requiringmanual intervention to restore operation.

This routine, called whenever an i/o times out, validates the state ofthe underlying rport. If the rport is blocked, it returnsEH_RESET_TIMER, which will continue to reschedule the timeout.Eventually, either the device will return, or devloss_tmo will fire,and when the timeout then fires, it will be handled normally.If the rport is not blocked, normal error handling continues.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

voidfc_remove_host(structScsi_Host*shost)

called to terminate any fc_transport-related elements for a scsi host.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

WhichScsi_Host

Description

This routine is expected to be called immediately preceding thea driver’s call toscsi_remove_host().

WARNING: A driver utilizing the fc_transport, which fails to call

this routine prior toscsi_remove_host(), will leave danglingobjects in /sys/class/fc_remote_ports. Access to any of theseobjects can result in a system crash !!!

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

structfc_rport*fc_remote_port_add(structScsi_Host*shost,intchannel,structfc_rport_identifiers*ids)

notify fc transport of the existence of a remote FC port.

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

scsi host the remote port is connected to.

intchannel

Channel on shost port connected to.

structfc_rport_identifiers*ids

The world wide names, fc address, and FC4 portroles for the remote port.

Description

The LLDD calls this routine to notify the transport of the existenceof a remote port. The LLDD provides the unique identifiers (wwpn,wwn)of the port, it’s FC address (port_id), and the FC4 roles that areactive for the port.

For ports that are FCP targets (aka scsi targets), the FC transportmaintains consistent target id bindings on behalf of the LLDD.A consistent target id binding is an assignment of a target id toa remote port identifier, which persists while the scsi host isattached. The remote port can disappear, then later reappear, andit’s target id assignment remains the same. This allows for shiftsin FC addressing (if binding by wwpn or wwnn) with no apparentchanges to the scsi subsystem which is based on scsi host number andtarget id values. Bindings are only valid during the attachment ofthe scsi host. If the host detaches, then later re-attaches, targetid bindings may change.

This routine is responsible for returning a remote port structure.The routine will search the list of remote ports it maintainsinternally on behalf of consistent target id mappings. If found, theremote port structure will be reused. Otherwise, a new remote portstructure will be allocated.

Whenever a remote port is allocated, a new fc_remote_port classdevice is created.

Should not be called from interrupt context.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

voidfc_remote_port_delete(structfc_rport*rport)

notifies the fc transport that a remote port is no longer in existence.

Parameters

structfc_rport*rport

The remote port that no longer exists

Description

The LLDD calls this routine to notify the transport that a remoteport is no longer part of the topology. Note: Although a portmay no longer be part of the topology, it may persist in the remoteports displayed by the fc_host. We do this under 2 conditions:

  1. If the port was a scsi target, we delay its deletion by “blocking” it.This allows the port to temporarily disappear, then reappear withoutdisrupting the SCSI device tree attached to it. During the “blocked”period the port will still exist.

  2. If the port was a scsi target and disappears for longer than weexpect, we’ll delete the port and the tear down the SCSI device treeattached to it. However, we want to semi-persist the target id assignedto that port if it eventually does exist. The port structure willremain (although with minimal information) so that the target idbindings also remain.

If the remote port is not an FCP Target, it will be fully torn downand deallocated, including the fc_remote_port class device.

If the remote port is an FCP Target, the port will be placed in atemporary blocked state. From the LLDD’s perspective, the rport nolonger exists. From the SCSI midlayer’s perspective, the SCSI targetexists, but all sdevs on it are blocked from further I/O. The followingis then expected.

If the remote port does not return (signaled by a LLDD call tofc_remote_port_add()) within the dev_loss_tmo timeout, then thescsi target is removed - killing all outstanding i/o and removing thescsi devices attached to it. The port structure will be marked NotPresent and be partially cleared, leaving only enough information torecognize the remote port relative to the scsi target id binding ifit later appears. The port will remain as long as there is a validbinding (e.g. until the user changes the binding type or unloads thescsi host with the binding).

If the remote port returns within the dev_loss_tmo value (and matchesaccording to the target id binding type), the port structure will bereused. If it is no longer a SCSI target, the target will be torndown. If it continues to be a SCSI target, then the target will beunblocked (allowing i/o to be resumed), and a scan will be activatedto ensure that all luns are detected.

Called from normal process context only - cannot be called from interrupt.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

voidfc_remote_port_rolechg(structfc_rport*rport,u32roles)

notifies the fc transport that the roles on a remote may have changed.

Parameters

structfc_rport*rport

The remote port that changed.

u32roles

New roles for this port.

Description

The LLDD calls this routine to notify the transport that theroles on a remote port may have changed. The largest effect of this isif a port now becomes a FCP Target, it must be allocated ascsi target id. If the port is no longer a FCP target, anyscsi target id value assigned to it will persist in case therole changes back to include FCP Target. No changes in the scsimidlayer will be invoked if the role changes (in the expectationthat the role will be resumed. If it doesn’t normal error processingwill take place).

Should not be called from interrupt context.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

intfc_block_rport(structfc_rport*rport)

Block SCSI eh thread for blocked fc_rport.

Parameters

structfc_rport*rport

Remote port that scsi_eh is trying to recover.

Description

This routine can be called from a FC LLD scsi_eh callback. Itblocks the scsi_eh thread until the fc_rport leaves theFC_PORTSTATE_BLOCKED, or the fast_io_fail_tmo fires. This isnecessary to avoid the scsi_eh failing recovery actions for blockedrports which would lead to offlined SCSI devices.

Return

0 if the fc_rport left the state FC_PORTSTATE_BLOCKED.FAST_IO_FAIL if the fast_io_fail_tmo fired, this should bepassed back to scsi_eh.

intfc_block_scsi_eh(structscsi_cmnd*cmnd)

Block SCSI eh thread for blocked fc_rport

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*cmnd

SCSI command that scsi_eh is trying to recover

Description

This routine can be called from a FC LLD scsi_eh callback. Itblocks the scsi_eh thread until the fc_rport leaves theFC_PORTSTATE_BLOCKED, or the fast_io_fail_tmo fires. This isnecessary to avoid the scsi_eh failing recovery actions for blockedrports which would lead to offlined SCSI devices.

Return

0 if the fc_rport left the state FC_PORTSTATE_BLOCKED.FAST_IO_FAIL if the fast_io_fail_tmo fired, this should bepassed back to scsi_eh.

structfc_vport*fc_vport_create(structScsi_Host*shost,intchannel,structfc_vport_identifiers*ids)

Admin App or LLDD requests creation of a vport

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

scsi host the virtual port is connected to.

intchannel

channel on shost port connected to.

structfc_vport_identifiers*ids

The world wide names, FC4 port roles, etc forthe virtual port.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

intfc_vport_terminate(structfc_vport*vport)

Admin App or LLDD requests termination of a vport

Parameters

structfc_vport*vport

fc_vport to be terminated

Description

Calls the LLDDvport_delete() function, then deallocates and removesthe vport from the shost and object tree.

Notes

This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.

iSCSI transport class

The file drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c defines transportattributes for the iSCSI class, which sends SCSI packets over TCP/IPconnections.

structiscsi_endpoint*iscsi_lookup_endpoint(u64handle)

get ep from handle

Parameters

u64handle

endpoint handle

Description

Caller must do a iscsi_put_endpoint.

structiscsi_bus_flash_session*iscsi_create_flashnode_sess(structScsi_Host*shost,intindex,structiscsi_transport*transport,intdd_size)

Add flashnode session entry in sysfs

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

pointer to host data

intindex

index of flashnode to add in sysfs

structiscsi_transport*transport

pointer to transport data

intdd_size

total size to allocate

Description

Adds a sysfs entry for the flashnode session attributes

Return

pointer to allocated flashnode sess on successNULL on failure

structiscsi_bus_flash_conn*iscsi_create_flashnode_conn(structScsi_Host*shost,structiscsi_bus_flash_session*fnode_sess,structiscsi_transport*transport,intdd_size)

Add flashnode conn entry in sysfs

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

pointer to host data

structiscsi_bus_flash_session*fnode_sess

pointer to the parent flashnode session entry

structiscsi_transport*transport

pointer to transport data

intdd_size

total size to allocate

Description

Adds a sysfs entry for the flashnode connection attributes

Return

pointer to allocated flashnode conn on successNULL on failure

structdevice*iscsi_find_flashnode_sess(structScsi_Host*shost,constvoid*data,device_match_tfn)

finds flashnode session entry

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

pointer to host data

constvoid*data

pointer to data containing value to use for comparison

device_match_tfn

function pointer that does actual comparison

Description

Finds the flashnode session object comparing the data passed using logicdefined in passed function pointer

Return

pointer to found flashnode session device object on successNULL on failure

structdevice*iscsi_find_flashnode_conn(structiscsi_bus_flash_session*fnode_sess)

finds flashnode connection entry

Parameters

structiscsi_bus_flash_session*fnode_sess

pointer to parent flashnode session entry

Description

Finds the flashnode connection object comparing the data passed using logicdefined in passed function pointer

Return

pointer to found flashnode connection device object on successNULL on failure

voidiscsi_destroy_flashnode_sess(structiscsi_bus_flash_session*fnode_sess)

destroy flashnode session entry

Parameters

structiscsi_bus_flash_session*fnode_sess

pointer to flashnode session entry to be destroyed

Description

Deletes the flashnode session entry and all children flashnode connectionentries from sysfs

voidiscsi_destroy_all_flashnode(structScsi_Host*shost)

destroy all flashnode session entries

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

pointer to host data

Description

Destroys all the flashnode session entries and all corresponding childrenflashnode connection entries from sysfs

intiscsi_block_scsi_eh(structscsi_cmnd*cmd)

block scsi eh until session state has transistioned

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*cmd

scsi cmd passed to scsi eh handler

Description

If the session is down this function will wait for the recoverytimer to fire or for the session to be logged back in. If therecovery timer fires then FAST_IO_FAIL is returned. The callershould pass this error value to the scsi eh.

voidiscsi_unblock_session(structiscsi_cls_session*session)

set a session as logged in and start IO.

Parameters

structiscsi_cls_session*session

iscsi session

Description

Mark a session as ready to accept IO.

voidiscsi_force_destroy_session(structiscsi_cls_session*session)

destroy a session from the kernel

Parameters

structiscsi_cls_session*session

session to destroy

Description

Force the destruction of a session from the kernel. This should only beused when userspace is no longer running during system shutdown.

structiscsi_cls_conn*iscsi_alloc_conn(structiscsi_cls_session*session,intdd_size,uint32_tcid)

alloc iscsi class connection

Parameters

structiscsi_cls_session*session

iscsi cls session

intdd_size

private driver data size

uint32_tcid

connection id

intiscsi_add_conn(structiscsi_cls_conn*conn)

add iscsi class connection

Parameters

structiscsi_cls_conn*conn

iscsi cls connection

Description

This will expose iscsi_cls_conn to sysfs so make sure the relatedresources for sysfs attributes are initialized before calling this.

voidiscsi_remove_conn(structiscsi_cls_conn*conn)

remove iscsi class connection from sysfs

Parameters

structiscsi_cls_conn*conn

iscsi cls connection

Description

Remove iscsi_cls_conn from sysfs, and wait for previousread/write of iscsi_cls_conn’s attributes in sysfs to finish.

intiscsi_session_event(structiscsi_cls_session*session,enumiscsi_uevent_eevent)

send session destr. completion event

Parameters

structiscsi_cls_session*session

iscsi class session

enumiscsi_uevent_eevent

type of event

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) transport class

The file drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_sas.c defines transportattributes for Serial Attached SCSI, a variant of SATA aimed at largehigh-end systems.

The SAS transport class contains common code to deal with SAS HBAs, anapproximated representation of SAS topologies in the driver model, andvarious sysfs attributes to expose these topologies and managementinterfaces to userspace.

In addition to the basic SCSI core objects this transport classintroduces two additional intermediate objects: The SAS PHY asrepresented bystructsas_phy defines an “outgoing” PHY on a SAS HBA orExpander, and the SAS remote PHY represented bystructsas_rphy definesan “incoming” PHY on a SAS Expander or end device. Note that this ispurely a software concept, the underlying hardware for a PHY and aremote PHY is the exactly the same.

There is no concept of a SAS port in this code, users can see what PHYsform a wide port based on the port_identifier attribute, which is thesame for all PHYs in a port.

voidsas_remove_children(structdevice*dev)

tear down a devices SAS data structures

Parameters

structdevice*dev

device belonging to the sas object

Description

Removes all SAS PHYs and remote PHYs for a given object

voidsas_remove_host(structScsi_Host*shost)

tear down a Scsi_Host’s SAS data structures

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Scsi Host that is torn down

Description

Removes all SAS PHYs and remote PHYs for a given Scsi_Host and remove theScsi_Host as well.

Note

Do not callscsi_remove_host() on the Scsi_Host any more, as it isalready removed.

u64sas_get_address(structscsi_device*sdev)

return the SAS address of the device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device

Description

Returns the SAS address of the scsi device

unsignedintsas_tlr_supported(structscsi_device*sdev)

checking TLR bit in vpd 0x90

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device struct

Description

Check Transport Layer Retries are supported or not.If vpd page 0x90 is present, TRL is supported.

voidsas_disable_tlr(structscsi_device*sdev)

setting TLR flags

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device struct

Description

Seting tlr_enabled flag to 0.

voidsas_enable_tlr(structscsi_device*sdev)

setting TLR flags

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device struct

Description

Seting tlr_enabled flag 1.

boolsas_ata_ncq_prio_supported(structscsi_device*sdev)

Check for ATA NCQ command priority support

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

SCSI device

Description

Check if an ATA device supports NCQ priority using VPD page 89h (ATAInformation). Since this VPD page is implemented only for ATA devices,this function always returns false for SCSI devices.

structsas_phy*sas_phy_alloc(structdevice*parent,intnumber)

allocates and initialize a SAS PHY structure

Parameters

structdevice*parent

Parent device

intnumber

Phy index

Description

Allocates an SAS PHY structure. It will be added in the device treebelow the device specified byparent, which has to be either a Scsi_Hostor sas_rphy.

Return

SAS PHY allocated orNULL if the allocation failed.

intsas_phy_add(structsas_phy*phy)

add a SAS PHY to the device hierarchy

Parameters

structsas_phy*phy

The PHY to be added

Description

Publishes a SAS PHY to the rest of the system.

voidsas_phy_free(structsas_phy*phy)

free a SAS PHY

Parameters

structsas_phy*phy

SAS PHY to free

Description

Frees the specified SAS PHY.

Note

This function must only be called on a PHY that has notsuccessfully been added usingsas_phy_add().

voidsas_phy_delete(structsas_phy*phy)

remove SAS PHY

Parameters

structsas_phy*phy

SAS PHY to remove

Description

Removes the specified SAS PHY. If the SAS PHY has anassociated remote PHY it is removed before.

intscsi_is_sas_phy(conststructdevice*dev)

check if astructdevice represents a SAS PHY

Parameters

conststructdevice*dev

device to check

Return

1 if the device represents a SAS PHY,0 else

structsas_port*sas_port_alloc(structdevice*parent,intport_id)

allocate and initialize a SAS port structure

Parameters

structdevice*parent

parent device

intport_id

port number

Description

Allocates a SAS port structure. It will be added to the device treebelow the device specified byparent which must be either a Scsi_Hostor a sas_expander_device.

Return

NULL on error

structsas_port*sas_port_alloc_num(structdevice*parent)

allocate and initialize a SAS port structure

Parameters

structdevice*parent

parent device

Description

Allocates a SAS port structure and a number to go with it. Thisinterface is really for adapters where the port number has nomeansing, so the sas class should manage them. It will be added tothe device tree below the device specified byparent which must beeither a Scsi_Host or a sas_expander_device.

Return

NULL on error

intsas_port_add(structsas_port*port)

add a SAS port to the device hierarchy

Parameters

structsas_port*port

port to be added

Description

publishes a port to the rest of the system

voidsas_port_free(structsas_port*port)

free a SAS PORT

Parameters

structsas_port*port

SAS PORT to free

Description

Frees the specified SAS PORT.

Note

This function must only be called on a PORT that has notsuccessfully been added usingsas_port_add().

voidsas_port_delete(structsas_port*port)

remove SAS PORT

Parameters

structsas_port*port

SAS PORT to remove

Description

Removes the specified SAS PORT. If the SAS PORT has anassociated phys, unlink them from the port as well.

intscsi_is_sas_port(conststructdevice*dev)

check if astructdevice represents a SAS port

Parameters

conststructdevice*dev

device to check

Return

1 if the device represents a SAS Port,0 else

structsas_phy*sas_port_get_phy(structsas_port*port)

try to take a reference on a port member

Parameters

structsas_port*port

port to check

voidsas_port_add_phy(structsas_port*port,structsas_phy*phy)

add another phy to a port to form a wide port

Parameters

structsas_port*port

port to add the phy to

structsas_phy*phy

phy to add

Description

When a port is initially created, it is empty (has no phys). Allports must have at least one phy to operated, and all wide portsmust have at least two. The current code makes no differencebetween ports and wide ports, but the only object that can beconnected to a remote device is a port, so ports must be formed onall devices with phys if they’re connected to anything.

voidsas_port_delete_phy(structsas_port*port,structsas_phy*phy)

remove a phy from a port or wide port

Parameters

structsas_port*port

port to remove the phy from

structsas_phy*phy

phy to remove

Description

This operation is used for tearing down ports again. It must bedone to every port or wide port before calling sas_port_delete.

structsas_rphy*sas_end_device_alloc(structsas_port*parent)

allocate an rphy for an end device

Parameters

structsas_port*parent

which port

Description

Allocates an SAS remote PHY structure, connected toparent.

Return

SAS PHY allocated orNULL if the allocation failed.

structsas_rphy*sas_expander_alloc(structsas_port*parent,enumsas_device_typetype)

allocate an rphy for an end device

Parameters

structsas_port*parent

which port

enumsas_device_typetype

SAS_EDGE_EXPANDER_DEVICE or SAS_FANOUT_EXPANDER_DEVICE

Description

Allocates an SAS remote PHY structure, connected toparent.

Return

SAS PHY allocated orNULL if the allocation failed.

intsas_rphy_add(structsas_rphy*rphy)

add a SAS remote PHY to the device hierarchy

Parameters

structsas_rphy*rphy

The remote PHY to be added

Description

Publishes a SAS remote PHY to the rest of the system.

voidsas_rphy_free(structsas_rphy*rphy)

free a SAS remote PHY

Parameters

structsas_rphy*rphy

SAS remote PHY to free

Description

Frees the specified SAS remote PHY.

Note

This function must only be called on a remotePHY that has not successfully been added usingsas_rphy_add() (or has beensas_rphy_remove()’d)

voidsas_rphy_delete(structsas_rphy*rphy)

remove and free SAS remote PHY

Parameters

structsas_rphy*rphy

SAS remote PHY to remove and free

Description

Removes the specified SAS remote PHY and frees it.

voidsas_rphy_unlink(structsas_rphy*rphy)

unlink SAS remote PHY

Parameters

structsas_rphy*rphy

SAS remote phy to unlink from its parent port

Description

Removes port reference to an rphy

voidsas_rphy_remove(structsas_rphy*rphy)

remove SAS remote PHY

Parameters

structsas_rphy*rphy

SAS remote phy to remove

Description

Removes the specified SAS remote PHY.

intscsi_is_sas_rphy(conststructdevice*dev)

check if astructdevice represents a SAS remote PHY

Parameters

conststructdevice*dev

device to check

Return

1 if the device represents a SAS remote PHY,0 else

structscsi_transport_template*sas_attach_transport(structsas_function_template*ft)

instantiate SAS transport template

Parameters

structsas_function_template*ft

SAS transport class function template

voidsas_release_transport(structscsi_transport_template*t)

release SAS transport template instance

Parameters

structscsi_transport_template*t

transport template instance

SATA transport class

The SATA transport is handled by libata, which has its own book ofdocumentation in this directory.

Parallel SCSI (SPI) transport class

The file drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_spi.c defines transportattributes for traditional (fast/wide/ultra) SCSI buses.

voidspi_dv_device(structscsi_device*sdev)

Do Domain Validation on the device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

scsi device to validate

Description

Performs the domain validation on the given device in thecurrent execution thread. Since DV operations may sleep,the current thread must have user context. Also no SCSIrelated locks that would deadlock I/O issued by the DV maybe held.

voidspi_schedule_dv_device(structscsi_device*sdev)

schedule domain validation to occur on the device

Parameters

structscsi_device*sdev

The device to validate

Description

Identical tospi_dv_device() above, except that the DV will bescheduled to occur in a workqueue later. All memory allocationsare atomic, so may be called from any context including those holdingSCSI locks.

voidspi_display_xfer_agreement(structscsi_target*starget)

Print the current target transfer agreement

Parameters

structscsi_target*starget

The target for which to display the agreement

Description

Each SPI port is required to maintain a transfer agreement for eachother port on the bus. This function prints a one-line summary ofthe current agreement; more detailed information is available in sysfs.

intspi_populate_tag_msg(unsignedchar*msg,structscsi_cmnd*cmd)

place a tag message in a buffer

Parameters

unsignedchar*msg

pointer to the area to place the tag

structscsi_cmnd*cmd

pointer to the scsi command for the tag

Notes

designed to create the correct type of tag message for theparticular request. Returns the size of the tag message.May return 0 if TCQ is disabled for this device.

SCSI RDMA (SRP) transport class

The file drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_srp.c defines transportattributes for SCSI over Remote Direct Memory Access.

intsrp_tmo_valid(intreconnect_delay,intfast_io_fail_tmo,longdev_loss_tmo)

check timeout combination validity

Parameters

intreconnect_delay

Reconnect delay in seconds.

intfast_io_fail_tmo

Fast I/O fail timeout in seconds.

longdev_loss_tmo

Device loss timeout in seconds.

Description

The combination of the timeout parameters must be such that SCSI commandsare finished in a reasonable time. Hence do not allow the fast I/O failtimeout to exceed SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT nor allow dev_loss_tmo toexceed that limit if failing I/O fast has been disabled. Furthermore, theseparameters must be such that multipath can detect failed paths timely.Hence do not allow all three parameters to be disabled simultaneously.

voidsrp_start_tl_fail_timers(structsrp_rport*rport)

start the transport layer failure timers

Parameters

structsrp_rport*rport

SRP target port.

Description

Start the transport layer fast I/O failure and device loss timers. Do notmodify a timer that was already started.

intsrp_reconnect_rport(structsrp_rport*rport)

reconnect to an SRP target port

Parameters

structsrp_rport*rport

SRP target port.

Description

Blocks SCSI command queueing before invokingreconnect() such thatqueuecommand() won’t be invoked concurrently withreconnect() from outsidethe SCSI EH. This is important since areconnect() implementation mayreallocate resources needed byqueuecommand().

Notes

  • This function neither waits until outstanding requests have finished nortries to abort these. It is the responsibility of thereconnect()function to finish outstanding commands before reconnecting to the targetport.

  • It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that the resourcesreallocated by thereconnect() function won’t be used while this functionis in progress. One possible strategy is to invoke this function fromthe context of the SCSI EH thread only. Another possible strategy is tolock the rport mutex inside each SCSI LLD callback that can be invoked bythe SCSI EH (the scsi_host_template.eh_*() functions and also thescsi_host_template.queuecommand() function).

enumscsi_timeout_actionsrp_timed_out(structscsi_cmnd*scmd)

SRP transport intercept of the SCSI timeout EH

Parameters

structscsi_cmnd*scmd

SCSI command.

Description

If a timeout occurs while an rport is in the blocked state, ask the SCSIEH to continue waiting (SCSI_EH_RESET_TIMER). Otherwise let the SCSI corehandle the timeout (SCSI_EH_NOT_HANDLED).

Note

This function is called from soft-IRQ context and with the requestqueue lock held.

voidsrp_rport_get(structsrp_rport*rport)

increment rport reference count

Parameters

structsrp_rport*rport

SRP target port.

voidsrp_rport_put(structsrp_rport*rport)

decrement rport reference count

Parameters

structsrp_rport*rport

SRP target port.

structsrp_rport*srp_rport_add(structScsi_Host*shost,structsrp_rport_identifiers*ids)

add a SRP remote port to the device hierarchy

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

scsi host the remote port is connected to.

structsrp_rport_identifiers*ids

The port id for the remote port.

Description

Publishes a port to the rest of the system.

voidsrp_rport_del(structsrp_rport*rport)

remove a SRP remote port

Parameters

structsrp_rport*rport

SRP remote port to remove

Description

Removes the specified SRP remote port.

voidsrp_remove_host(structScsi_Host*shost)

tear down a Scsi_Host’s SRP data structures

Parameters

structScsi_Host*shost

Scsi Host that is torn down

Description

Removes all SRP remote ports for a given Scsi_Host.Must be called just before scsi_remove_host for SRP HBAs.

voidsrp_stop_rport_timers(structsrp_rport*rport)

stop the transport layer recovery timers

Parameters

structsrp_rport*rport

SRP remote port for which to stop the timers.

Description

Must be called aftersrp_remove_host() andscsi_remove_host(). The callermust hold a reference on the rport (rport->dev) and on the SCSI host(rport->dev.parent).

structscsi_transport_template*srp_attach_transport(structsrp_function_template*ft)

instantiate SRP transport template

Parameters

structsrp_function_template*ft

SRP transport class function template

voidsrp_release_transport(structscsi_transport_template*t)

release SRP transport template instance

Parameters

structscsi_transport_template*t

transport template instance

SCSI lower layer

Host Bus Adapter transport types

Many modern device controllers use the SCSI command set as a protocol tocommunicate with their devices through many different types of physicalconnections.

In SCSI language a bus capable of carrying SCSI commands is called a“transport”, and a controller connecting to such a bus is called a “hostbus adapter” (HBA).

Debug transport

The file drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c simulates a host adapter with avariable number of disks (or disk like devices) attached, sharing acommon amount of RAM. Does a lot of checking to make sure that we arenot getting blocks mixed up, and panics the kernel if anything out ofthe ordinary is seen.

To be more realistic, the simulated devices have the transportattributes of SAS disks.

For documentation seehttp://sg.danny.cz/sg/scsi_debug.html

todo

Parallel (fast/wide/ultra) SCSI, USB, SATA, SAS, Fibre Channel,FireWire, ATAPI devices, Infiniband, Parallel ports,netlink...