On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 09:46:06PM -0800, Andrew Vasquez wrote: > On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 15:24 -0800, Andrew Vasquez wrote: > > When the qla2xxx driver managed command queuing internally, a NOT_READY > > status would cause the lun-queue to be frozen for some period time while > > the storage settled-down. > > Returning back DID_IMM_RETRY for these 'transport' related conditions > would of course help in this issue -- but at the same time bring with it > several side-effects which may not be desirable. > > So, beyond this particular circumstance, what would be considered a > 'proper' return status for this type of event?
I suspect the 'proper' return status for this kind of event would be to get the cmd back to the block layer asap so it can be retried down a different path if we have multiple paths to the device. Not that I'm an expert ... -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
