Re: [PATCH] SCSI IOCTL: Check for device deletion [was Re:__elv_add_request OOPS]

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Wed May 25 2011 - 15:14:40 EST


On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Jens Axboe <jaxboe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This is before you get that far, it's actually oopsing on inserting the
> request on sdev->sdev_queue that is now NULL. The prep state checking
> happens when sr/sd pulls the request off the queue for processing.

Ok, please just add a "sdev_alive(sdev)" helper that checks for sdev
&& sdev->sdev_queue. Apparently the issue isn't "this device is
SDEV_DEL, so don't send commands". Apparently the issue is literally
"don't oops".

Or maybe the prep state checking could be moved earlier. It seems
stupid to have a "can I do this command" function that is run too late
to actually catch the problems..

Linus
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