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dm mpath: check if scsi_dh module already loaded before trying to load

If the requested scsi_dh module is already loaded then skip request_module(). Multipath table loads can hang in an unnecessary __request_module.

Mike Snitzer committed 14 years ago

Commit 510193a1 parent 7cab8bf1 file · +2 −2Browse files

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drivers/md/dm-mpath.c+2−2
@@ -718,8 +718,8 @@ static int parse_hw_handler(struct dm_arg_set *as, struct multipath *m) · 717 unmodified lines
718718 return 0;
719719
720720 m->hw_handler_name = kstrdup(dm_shift_arg(as), GFP_KERNEL);
721− request_module("scsi_dh_%s", m->hw_handler_name);
722− if (scsi_dh_handler_exist(m->hw_handler_name) == 0) {
721+ if (!try_then_request_module(scsi_dh_handler_exist(m->hw_handler_name),
722+ "scsi_dh_%s", m->hw_handler_name)) {
723723 ti->error = "unknown hardware handler type";
724724 ret = -EINVAL;
725725 goto fail;