sd3(mpt0:0:1:0): unable to allocate scsipi_xfer
sd3: not queued, error 12
Havard Eidnes's analysis of this problem is that the scsipi_xfer pool is
competing for resources with other pools, including the the inode and vnode
pools which can grow quite large.
*_scsipi_cmd(): don't biodone the buffer if scsipi_make_xs() fails, let the
caller deal with the problem
start function of block devices drivers: dequeue the buffer after the
scsipi_command() call. If scsipi_command() fails with ENOMEM don't dequeue
the buffer, and schedule a callout to call the start function after
some delay.
scsipi_init(): prime the scsipi_xfer_pool with one page. This ensure that
there is always some scsipi_xfer to play with. If scsipi_command() fails
because of pool_get(), we're sure there will be resources available later,
when the pending commands have completed.
Reviewed by Jason Thorpe and Havard Eidnes.
Todo: remove the "unable to allocate scsipi_xfer" and "not queued, error %d"
printfs, but I choose to keep them for now, to help make sure the code does
what it should.
This is a completely rewritten scsipi_xfer execution engine, and the
associated changes to HBA drivers. Overview of changes & features:
- All xfers are queued in the mid-layer, rather than doing so in an
ad-hoc fashion in individual adapter drivers.
- Adapter/channel resource management in the mid-layer, avoids even trying
to start running an xfer if the adapter/channel doesn't have the resources.
- Better communication between the mid-layer and the adapters.
- Asynchronous event notification mechanism from adapter to mid-layer and
peripherals.
- Better peripheral queue management: freeze/thaw, sorted requeueing during
recovery, etc.
- Clean separation of peripherals, adapters, and adapter channels (no more
scsipi_link).
- Kernel thread for each scsipi_channel makes error recovery much easier
(no more dealing with interrupt context when recovering from an error).
- Mid-layer support for tagged queueing: commands can have the tag type
set explicitly, tag IDs are allocated in the mid-layer (thus eliminating
the need to use buggy tag ID allocation schemes in many adapter drivers).
- support for QUEUE FULL and CHECK CONDITION status in mid-layer; the command
will be requeued, or a REQUEST SENSE will be sent as appropriate.
Just before the merge syssrc has been tagged with thorpej_scsipi_beforemerge
(currently only CD-ROM drives on i386). The sys/dev/scsipi system provides 2
busses to which devices can attach (scsibus and atapibus). This needed to
change some include files and structure names in the low level scsi drivers.
perry