@@ -1107,9 +1107,20 @@ static void nvmet_start_ctrl(struct nvme
{
lockdep_assert_held(&ctrl->lock);
- if (nvmet_cc_iosqes(ctrl->cc) != NVME_NVM_IOSQES ||
- nvmet_cc_iocqes(ctrl->cc) != NVME_NVM_IOCQES ||
- nvmet_cc_mps(ctrl->cc) != 0 ||
+ /*
+ * Only I/O controllers should verify iosqes,iocqes.
+ * Strictly speaking, the spec says a discovery controller
+ * should verify iosqes,iocqes are zeroed, however that
+ * would break backwards compatibility, so don't enforce it.
+ */
+ if (ctrl->subsys->type != NVME_NQN_DISC &&
+ (nvmet_cc_iosqes(ctrl->cc) != NVME_NVM_IOSQES ||
+ nvmet_cc_iocqes(ctrl->cc) != NVME_NVM_IOCQES)) {
+ ctrl->csts = NVME_CSTS_CFS;
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (nvmet_cc_mps(ctrl->cc) != 0 ||
nvmet_cc_ams(ctrl->cc) != 0 ||
nvmet_cc_css(ctrl->cc) != 0) {
ctrl->csts = NVME_CSTS_CFS;