be2iscsi: Fix soft lockup in mgmt_get_all_if_id path using bmbx
We are taking mbox_lock spinlock which disables pre-emption before we
poll for mbox completion. Waiting there with spinlock held in excess of
20s will cause soft lockup.
Actual fix is to change mbox_lock to mutex. The changes are done in
phases. This is the first part.
1. Changed mgmt_get_all_if_id to use MCC where after posting lock is
released.
2. Changed be_mbox_db_ready_wait to busy wait for 12s max and removed
wait_event_timeout. Added error handling code for IO reads.
OPCODE_COMMON_QUERY_FIRMWARE_CONFIG mbox command takes 8s time when
unreachable boot targets configured.
Signed-off-by: Jitendra Bhivare <jitendra.bhivare@avagotech.com>
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.com>
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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