scsi: megaraid_sas: Limit the number of retries for the IOCTLs causing firmware fault
IOCTLs causing firmware fault may end up in failed controller resets and finally killing the adapter. This patch fixes this problem as stated below: In OCR sequence, driver will attempt refiring pended IOCTLs upto two times. If first two attempts fail, then in third attempt driver will return pended IOCTLs with EBUSY status to application. These changes are done to ensure if any of pended IOCTLs is causing firmware fault and resulting into OCR failure, then in last attempt of OCR driver will refrain firing it to firmware and saving adapter from being killed due to faulty IOCTL. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1579000882-20246-10-git-send-email-anand.lodnoor@broadcom.comSigned-off-by: Sumit Saxena <sumit.saxena@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Shivasharan S <shivasharan.srikanteshwara@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Chandrakanth Patil <chandrakanth.patil@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Anand Lodnoor <anand.lodnoor@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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