cxlflash: Fix to avoid potential deadlock on EEH

Ioctl threads that use scsi_execute() can run for an excessive amount
of time due to the fact that they have lengthy timeouts and retry logic
built in. Under normal operation this is not an issue. However, once EEH
enters the picture, a long execution time coupled with the possibility
that a timeout can trigger entry to the driver via registered reset
callbacks becomes a liability.

In particular, a deadlock can occur when an EEH event is encountered
while in running in scsi_execute(). As part of the recovery, the EEH
handler drains all currently running ioctls, waiting until they have
completed before proceeding with a reset. As the scsi_execute()'s are
situated on the ioctl path, the EEH handler will wait until they (and
the remainder of the ioctl handler they're associated with) have
completed. Normally this would not be much of an issue aside from the
longer recovery period. Unfortunately, the scsi_execute() triggers a
reset when it times out. The reset handler will see that the device is
already being reset and wait until that reset completed. This creates
a condition where the EEH handler becomes stuck, infinitely waiting for
the ioctl thread to complete.

To avoid this behavior, temporarily unmark the scsi_execute() threads
as an ioctl thread by releasing the ioctl read semaphore. This allows
the EEH handler to proceed with a recovery while the thread is still
running. Once the scsi_execute() returns, the ioctl read semaphore is
reacquired and the adapter state is rechecked in case it changed while
inside of scsi_execute(). The state check will wait if the adapter is
still being recovered or returns a failure if the recovery failed. In
the event that the adapter reset failed, the failure is simply returned
as the ioctl would be unable to continue.

Reported-by: Brian King <brking@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Matthew R. Ochs <mrochs@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Manoj N. Kumar <manoj@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Brian King <brking@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Axtens <dja@axtens.net>
Reviewed-by: Tomas Henzl <thenzl@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <JBottomley@Odin.com>

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
index b0eaf557cc2f..a53f583e2d7b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
@@ -400,6 +400,24 @@ static int init_vlun(struct llun_info *lli)
  * @lba:	Logical block address to start write same.
  * @nblks:	Number of logical blocks to write same.
  *
+ * The SCSI WRITE_SAME16 can take quite a while to complete. Should an EEH occur
+ * while in scsi_execute(), the EEH handler will attempt to recover. As part of
+ * the recovery, the handler drains all currently running ioctls, waiting until
+ * they have completed before proceeding with a reset. As this routine is used
+ * on the ioctl path, this can create a condition where the EEH handler becomes
+ * stuck, infinitely waiting for this ioctl thread. To avoid this behavior,
+ * temporarily unmark this thread as an ioctl thread by releasing the ioctl read
+ * semaphore. This will allow the EEH handler to proceed with a recovery while
+ * this thread is still running. Once the scsi_execute() returns, reacquire the
+ * ioctl read semaphore and check the adapter state in case it changed while
+ * inside of scsi_execute(). The state check will wait if the adapter is still
+ * being recovered or return a failure if the recovery failed. In the event that
+ * the adapter reset failed, simply return the failure as the ioctl would be
+ * unable to continue.
+ *
+ * Note that the above puts a requirement on this routine to only be called on
+ * an ioctl thread.
+ *
  * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure
  */
 static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
@@ -433,9 +451,20 @@ static int write_same16(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 		put_unaligned_be32(ws_limit < left ? ws_limit : left,
 				   &scsi_cmd[10]);
 
+		/* Drop the ioctl read semahpore across lengthy call */
+		up_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
 		result = scsi_execute(sdev, scsi_cmd, DMA_TO_DEVICE, cmd_buf,
 				      CMD_BUFSIZE, sense_buf, to, CMD_RETRIES,
 				      0, NULL);
+		down_read(&cfg->ioctl_rwsem);
+		rc = check_state(cfg);
+		if (rc) {
+			dev_err(dev, "%s: Failed state! result=0x08%X\n",
+				__func__, result);
+			rc = -ENODEV;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		if (result) {
 			dev_err_ratelimited(dev, "%s: command failed for "
 					    "offset %lld result=0x%x\n",