isci: workaround port task scheduler starvation issue
There is a condition whereby TCs (task contexts) can jump to the head of
the round robin queue causing indefinite starvation of pending tasks.
Posting a TC to a suspended RNC (remote node context) causes the
hardware to select that task first, but since the RNC is suspended the
scheduler proceeds to the next task in the expected round robin fashion,
restoring TC arbitration fairness.
Signed-off-by: Tomasz Chudy <tomasz.chudy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
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