1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index f5d3b96890dc..fa45a1a66867 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -567,15 +567,18 @@ static inline int scsi_host_is_busy(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
  */
 static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 {
-        struct scsi_device *starved_head = NULL, *sdev = q->queuedata;
+        struct scsi_device *sdev = q->queuedata;
         struct Scsi_Host *shost = sdev->host;
+        LIST_HEAD(starved_list);
         unsigned long flags;
 
         if (scsi_target(sdev)->single_lun)
                 scsi_single_lun_run(sdev);
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(shost->host_lock, flags);
-        while (!list_empty(&shost->starved_list) && !scsi_host_is_busy(shost)) {
+        list_splice_init(&shost->starved_list, &starved_list);
+
+        while (!list_empty(&starved_list)) {
                 int flagset;
 
                 /*
@@ -588,24 +591,18 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
                  * scsi_request_fn must get the host_lock before checking
                  * or modifying starved_list or starved_entry.
                  */
-                sdev = list_entry(shost->starved_list.next,
-                                          struct scsi_device, starved_entry);
-                /*
-                 * The *queue_ready functions can add a device back onto the
-                 * starved list's tail, so we must check for a infinite loop.
-                 */
-                if (sdev == starved_head)
+                if (scsi_host_is_busy(shost))
                         break;
-                if (!starved_head)
-                        starved_head = sdev;
 
+                sdev = list_entry(starved_list.next,
+                                  struct scsi_device, starved_entry);
+                list_del_init(&sdev->starved_entry);
                 if (scsi_target_is_busy(scsi_target(sdev))) {
                         list_move_tail(&sdev->starved_entry,
                                        &shost->starved_list);
                         continue;
                 }
 
-                list_del_init(&sdev->starved_entry);
                 spin_unlock(shost->host_lock);
 
                 spin_lock(sdev->request_queue->queue_lock);
@@ -621,6 +618,8 @@ static void scsi_run_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 
                 spin_lock(shost->host_lock);
         }
+        /* put any unprocessed entries back */
+        list_splice(&starved_list, &shost->starved_list);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(shost->host_lock, flags);
 
         blk_run_queue(q);