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Date:      Sun, 1 Dec 2002 16:59:17 -0800 (PST)
From:      Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To:        Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: {da,sa,...}open bug?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0212011657400.1744-100000@root.org>
In-Reply-To: <20021129223817.D34288@comp.chem.msu.su>

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On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 12:10:14PM -0800, Nate Lawson wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Yar Tikhiy wrote:
> > 
> > > While preparing the fix, I noticed an additional couple of oddities.
> > > First, files under sys/cam/scsi are inconsistent as to the order of
> > > calling cam_periph_release() and cam_periph_unlock():  Some of them
> > > will call cam_periph_release() first, and the others will call it second.
> > > Then, there's a number of places in the code where cam_periph_unlock()
> > > won't be called before return on a cam_periph_acquire() error, though
> > > the "periph" has been locked.
> > 
> > I think this should be fixed.  Please submit a patch for this.
> 
> Here it is.  It a) reorders unlock()'s and release()'s where
> necessary, b) adds missing unlock()'s, and finally c) changes
> "return(error)" to "return(0)" where "error" will be always 0.
> The latter is essentially a style fix, but it is important
> WRT the discussed necessity to release a peripheral on errors.
> Having no "if (error) cam_periph_release(periph)" before such
> returns would be confusing.
> 
> To Nate: If the patch looks good to you, please just say OK, and
> I'll do the dirty work of obtaining the high approval and committing.

patch looks good to me.  pls run past ken@ to get a 2nd opinion and re@
for commit approval.  mfc after 1 week.

-Nate


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