1 files changed, 37 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
index bbcd5e9206ee..70880be26015 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd_eckd.c
@@ -1534,6 +1534,10 @@ static void dasd_eckd_validate_server(struct dasd_device *device)
         struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
         int enable_pav;
 
+        private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
+        if (private->uid.type == UA_BASE_PAV_ALIAS ||
+            private->uid.type == UA_HYPER_PAV_ALIAS)
+                return;
         if (dasd_nopav || MACHINE_IS_VM)
                 enable_pav = 0;
         else
@@ -1542,11 +1546,28 @@ static void dasd_eckd_validate_server(struct dasd_device *device)
 
         /* may be requested feature is not available on server,
          * therefore just report error and go ahead */
-        private = (struct dasd_eckd_private *) device->private;
         DBF_EVENT_DEVID(DBF_WARNING, device->cdev, "PSF-SSC for SSID %04x "
                         "returned rc=%d", private->uid.ssid, rc);
 }
 
+/*
+ * worker to do a validate server in case of a lost pathgroup
+ */
+static void dasd_eckd_do_validate_server(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+        struct dasd_device *device = container_of(work, struct dasd_device,
+                                                  kick_validate);
+        dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
+        dasd_put_device(device);
+}
+
+static void dasd_eckd_kick_validate_server(struct dasd_device *device)
+{
+        dasd_get_device(device);
+        /* queue call to do_validate_server to the kernel event daemon. */
+        schedule_work(&device->kick_validate);
+}
+
 static u32 get_fcx_max_data(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_64BIT)
@@ -1588,10 +1609,13 @@ dasd_eckd_check_characteristics(struct dasd_device *device)
         struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
         struct dasd_block *block;
         struct dasd_uid temp_uid;
-        int is_known, rc, i;
+        int rc, i;
         int readonly;
         unsigned long value;
 
+        /* setup work queue for validate server*/
+        INIT_WORK(&device->kick_validate, dasd_eckd_do_validate_server);
+
         if (!ccw_device_is_pathgroup(device->cdev)) {
                 dev_warn(&device->cdev->dev,
                          "A channel path group could not be established\n");
@@ -1651,22 +1675,12 @@ dasd_eckd_check_characteristics(struct dasd_device *device)
                 block->base = device;
         }
 
-        /* register lcu with alias handling, enable PAV if this is a new lcu */
-        is_known = dasd_alias_make_device_known_to_lcu(device);
-        if (is_known < 0) {
-                rc = is_known;
+        /* register lcu with alias handling, enable PAV */
+        rc = dasd_alias_make_device_known_to_lcu(device);
+        if (rc)
                 goto out_err2;
-        }
-        /*
-         * dasd_eckd_validate_server is done on the first device that
-         * is found for an LCU. All later other devices have to wait
-         * for it, so they will read the correct feature codes.
-         */
-        if (!is_known) {
-                dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
-                dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete(device);
-        } else
-                dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup(device);
+
+        dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
 
         /* device may report different configuration data after LCU setup */
         rc = dasd_eckd_read_conf(device);
@@ -4098,7 +4112,7 @@ static int dasd_eckd_restore_device(struct dasd_device *device)
 {
         struct dasd_eckd_private *private;
         struct dasd_eckd_characteristics temp_rdc_data;
-        int is_known, rc;
+        int rc;
         struct dasd_uid temp_uid;
         unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -4121,14 +4135,10 @@ static int dasd_eckd_restore_device(struct dasd_device *device)
                 goto out_err;
 
         /* register lcu with alias handling, enable PAV if this is a new lcu */
-        is_known = dasd_alias_make_device_known_to_lcu(device);
-        if (is_known < 0)
-                return is_known;
-        if (!is_known) {
-                dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
-                dasd_alias_lcu_setup_complete(device);
-        } else
-                dasd_alias_wait_for_lcu_setup(device);
+        rc = dasd_alias_make_device_known_to_lcu(device);
+        if (rc)
+                return rc;
+        dasd_eckd_validate_server(device);
 
         /* RE-Read Configuration Data */
         rc = dasd_eckd_read_conf(device);
@@ -4270,6 +4280,7 @@ static struct dasd_discipline dasd_eckd_discipline = {
         .restore = dasd_eckd_restore_device,
         .reload = dasd_eckd_reload_device,
         .get_uid = dasd_eckd_get_uid,
+        .kick_validate = dasd_eckd_kick_validate_server,
 };
 
 static int __init