version 3.18.44 to 3.18.45 introduced a bug in "drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c"

From: Dashi DS1 Cao
Date: Tue Dec 13 2016 - 05:57:03 EST


--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -1614,16 +1614,13 @@ megasas_queue_command(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
goto out_done;
}

- switch (scmd->cmnd[0]) {
- case SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE:
- /*
- * FW takes care of flush cache on its own
- * No need to send it down
- */
+ /*
+ * FW takes care of flush cache on its own for Virtual Disk.
+ * No need to send it down for VD. For JBOD send SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE to FW.
+ */
+ if ((scmd->cmnd[0] == SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE) && MEGASAS_IS_LOGICAL(scmd)) {
scmd->result = DID_OK << 16;
goto out_done;
- default:
- break;
}

if (instance->instancet->build_and_issue_cmd(instance, scmd)) {

MEGASAS_IS_LOGICAL is defined to be a macro with '?' operator, which has a lower precedence than '&&'.
The macro should have been defined as:
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ struct megasas_instance_template {
};

#define MEGASAS_IS_LOGICAL(scp) \
- (scp->device->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) ? 0 : 1
+ ((scp->device->channel < MEGASAS_MAX_PD_CHANNELS) ? 0 : 1)

#define MEGASAS_DEV_INDEX(inst, scp) \
((scp->device->channel % 2) * MEGASAS_MAX_DEV_PER_CHANNEL) + \

Dashi Cao