Merge tag 'v4.9.76' into 4.9-1.0.x-imx-stable-merge

This is the 4.9.76 stable release

Resolved conflicts
      drivers/clk/imx/clk-imx6q.c
      drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c

15 files changed, 87 insertions, 58 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c
index 8dcd8c70c7ee..05f523971348 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad_debugfs.c
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ bfad_debugfs_write_regrd(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 	struct bfad_s *bfad = port->bfad;
 	struct bfa_s *bfa = &bfad->bfa;
 	struct bfa_ioc_s *ioc = &bfa->ioc;
-	int addr, len, rc, i;
+	int addr, rc, i;
+	u32 len;
 	u32 *regbuf;
 	void __iomem *rb, *reg_addr;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ bfad_debugfs_write_regrd(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
 		return PTR_ERR(kern_buf);
 
 	rc = sscanf(kern_buf, "%x:%x", &addr, &len);
-	if (rc < 2) {
+	if (rc < 2 || len > (UINT_MAX >> 2)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO
 			"bfad[%d]: %s failed to read user buf\n",
 			bfad->inst_no, __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
index 0039bebaa9e2..358ec32927ba 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxgbi/cxgb4i/cxgb4i.c
@@ -1347,6 +1347,7 @@ static void release_offload_resources(struct cxgbi_sock *csk)
 		csk, csk->state, csk->flags, csk->tid);
 
 	cxgbi_sock_free_cpl_skbs(csk);
+	cxgbi_sock_purge_write_queue(csk);
 	if (csk->wr_cred != csk->wr_max_cred) {
 		cxgbi_sock_purge_wr_queue(csk);
 		cxgbi_sock_reset_wr_list(csk);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
index a1d6ab76a514..99623701fc3d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.c
@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@ static int hpsa_send_reset(struct ctlr_info *h, unsigned char *scsi3addr,
 	/* fill_cmd can't fail here, no data buffer to map. */
 	(void) fill_cmd(c, reset_type, h, NULL, 0, 0,
 			scsi3addr, TYPE_MSG);
-	rc = hpsa_scsi_do_simple_cmd(h, c, reply_queue, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
+	rc = hpsa_scsi_do_simple_cmd(h, c, reply_queue, NO_TIMEOUT);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev, "Failed to send reset command\n");
 		goto out;
@@ -3686,7 +3686,7 @@ exit_failed:
  *  # (integer code indicating one of several NOT READY states
  *     describing why a volume is to be kept offline)
  */
-static int hpsa_volume_offline(struct ctlr_info *h,
+static unsigned char hpsa_volume_offline(struct ctlr_info *h,
 					unsigned char scsi3addr[])
 {
 	struct CommandList *c;
@@ -3707,7 +3707,7 @@ static int hpsa_volume_offline(struct ctlr_info *h,
 					DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
 	if (rc) {
 		cmd_free(h, c);
-		return 0;
+		return HPSA_VPD_LV_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
 	}
 	sense = c->err_info->SenseInfo;
 	if (c->err_info->SenseLen > sizeof(c->err_info->SenseInfo))
@@ -3718,19 +3718,13 @@ static int hpsa_volume_offline(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	cmd_status = c->err_info->CommandStatus;
 	scsi_status = c->err_info->ScsiStatus;
 	cmd_free(h, c);
-	/* Is the volume 'not ready'? */
-	if (cmd_status != CMD_TARGET_STATUS ||
-		scsi_status != SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION ||
-		sense_key != NOT_READY ||
-		asc != ASC_LUN_NOT_READY)  {
-		return 0;
-	}
 
 	/* Determine the reason for not ready state */
 	ldstat = hpsa_get_volume_status(h, scsi3addr);
 
 	/* Keep volume offline in certain cases: */
 	switch (ldstat) {
+	case HPSA_LV_FAILED:
 	case HPSA_LV_UNDERGOING_ERASE:
 	case HPSA_LV_NOT_AVAILABLE:
 	case HPSA_LV_UNDERGOING_RPI:
@@ -3752,7 +3746,7 @@ static int hpsa_volume_offline(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return HPSA_LV_OK;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3825,10 +3819,10 @@ static int hpsa_update_device_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	/* Do an inquiry to the device to see what it is. */
 	if (hpsa_scsi_do_inquiry(h, scsi3addr, 0, inq_buff,
 		(unsigned char) OBDR_TAPE_INQ_SIZE) != 0) {
-		/* Inquiry failed (msg printed already) */
 		dev_err(&h->pdev->dev,
-			"hpsa_update_device_info: inquiry failed\n");
-		rc = -EIO;
+			"%s: inquiry failed, device will be skipped.\n",
+			__func__);
+		rc = HPSA_INQUIRY_FAILED;
 		goto bail_out;
 	}
 
@@ -3857,15 +3851,19 @@ static int hpsa_update_device_info(struct ctlr_info *h,
 	if ((this_device->devtype == TYPE_DISK ||
 		this_device->devtype == TYPE_ZBC) &&
 		is_logical_dev_addr_mode(scsi3addr)) {
-		int volume_offline;
+		unsigned char volume_offline;
 
 		hpsa_get_raid_level(h, scsi3addr, &this_device->raid_level);
 		if (h->fw_support & MISC_FW_RAID_OFFLOAD_BASIC)
 			hpsa_get_ioaccel_status(h, scsi3addr, this_device);
 		volume_offline = hpsa_volume_offline(h, scsi3addr);
-		if (volume_offline < 0 || volume_offline > 0xff)
-			volume_offline = HPSA_VPD_LV_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
-		this_device->volume_offline = volume_offline & 0xff;
+		if (volume_offline == HPSA_LV_FAILED) {
+			rc = HPSA_LV_FAILED;
+			dev_err(&h->pdev->dev,
+				"%s: LV failed, device will be skipped.\n",
+				__func__);
+			goto bail_out;
+		}
 	} else {
 		this_device->raid_level = RAID_UNKNOWN;
 		this_device->offload_config = 0;
@@ -4353,8 +4351,7 @@ static void hpsa_update_scsi_devices(struct ctlr_info *h)
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (rc) {
-			dev_warn(&h->pdev->dev,
-				"Inquiry failed, skipping device.\n");
+			h->drv_req_rescan = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -5532,7 +5529,7 @@ static void hpsa_scan_complete(struct ctlr_info *h)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&h->scan_lock, flags);
 	h->scan_finished = 1;
-	wake_up_all(&h->scan_wait_queue);
+	wake_up(&h->scan_wait_queue);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->scan_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -5550,11 +5547,23 @@ static void hpsa_scan_start(struct Scsi_Host *sh)
 	if (unlikely(lockup_detected(h)))
 		return hpsa_scan_complete(h);
 
+	/*
+	 * If a scan is already waiting to run, no need to add another
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&h->scan_lock, flags);
+	if (h->scan_waiting) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->scan_lock, flags);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->scan_lock, flags);
+
 	/* wait until any scan already in progress is finished. */
 	while (1) {
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&h->scan_lock, flags);
 		if (h->scan_finished)
 			break;
+		h->scan_waiting = 1;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->scan_lock, flags);
 		wait_event(h->scan_wait_queue, h->scan_finished);
 		/* Note: We don't need to worry about a race between this
@@ -5564,6 +5573,7 @@ static void hpsa_scan_start(struct Scsi_Host *sh)
 		 */
 	}
 	h->scan_finished = 0; /* mark scan as in progress */
+	h->scan_waiting = 0;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&h->scan_lock, flags);
 
 	if (unlikely(lockup_detected(h)))
@@ -8802,6 +8812,7 @@ reinit_after_soft_reset:
 	init_waitqueue_head(&h->event_sync_wait_queue);
 	mutex_init(&h->reset_mutex);
 	h->scan_finished = 1; /* no scan currently in progress */
+	h->scan_waiting = 0;
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, h);
 	h->ndevices = 0;
@@ -9094,6 +9105,8 @@ static void hpsa_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	destroy_workqueue(h->rescan_ctlr_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(h->resubmit_wq);
 
+	hpsa_delete_sas_host(h);
+
 	/*
 	 * Call before disabling interrupts.
 	 * scsi_remove_host can trigger I/O operations especially
@@ -9128,8 +9141,6 @@ static void hpsa_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	h->lockup_detected = NULL;			/* init_one 2 */
 	/* (void) pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev); */	/* init_one 1 */
 
-	hpsa_delete_sas_host(h);
-
 	kfree(h);					/* init_one 1 */
 }
 
@@ -9621,9 +9632,9 @@ static void hpsa_free_sas_phy(struct hpsa_sas_phy *hpsa_sas_phy)
 	struct sas_phy *phy = hpsa_sas_phy->phy;
 
 	sas_port_delete_phy(hpsa_sas_phy->parent_port->port, phy);
-	sas_phy_free(phy);
 	if (hpsa_sas_phy->added_to_port)
 		list_del(&hpsa_sas_phy->phy_list_entry);
+	sas_phy_delete(phy);
 	kfree(hpsa_sas_phy);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h
index 9ea162de80dc..e16f2945f6ac 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct ctlr_info {
 	dma_addr_t		errinfo_pool_dhandle;
 	unsigned long  		*cmd_pool_bits;
 	int			scan_finished;
+	u8			scan_waiting : 1;
 	spinlock_t		scan_lock;
 	wait_queue_head_t	scan_wait_queue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hpsa_cmd.h b/drivers/scsi/hpsa_cmd.h
index a584cdf07058..5961705eef76 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hpsa_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hpsa_cmd.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
 #define CFGTBL_BusType_Fibre2G  0x00000200l
 
 /* VPD Inquiry types */
+#define HPSA_INQUIRY_FAILED		0x02
 #define HPSA_VPD_SUPPORTED_PAGES        0x00
 #define HPSA_VPD_LV_DEVICE_ID           0x83
 #define HPSA_VPD_LV_DEVICE_GEOMETRY     0xC1
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@
 /* Logical volume states */
 #define HPSA_VPD_LV_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED			0xff
 #define HPSA_LV_OK                                      0x0
+#define HPSA_LV_FAILED					0x01
 #define HPSA_LV_NOT_AVAILABLE				0x0b
 #define HPSA_LV_UNDERGOING_ERASE			0x0F
 #define HPSA_LV_UNDERGOING_RPI				0x12
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
index 4df3cdcf88ce..fc7addaf24da 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_els.c
@@ -7782,7 +7782,8 @@ lpfc_els_unsol_buffer(struct lpfc_hba *phba, struct lpfc_sli_ring *pring,
 			did, vport->port_state, ndlp->nlp_flag);
 
 		phba->fc_stat.elsRcvPRLI++;
-		if (vport->port_state < LPFC_DISC_AUTH) {
+		if ((vport->port_state < LPFC_DISC_AUTH) &&
+		    (vport->fc_flag & FC_FABRIC)) {
 			rjt_err = LSRJT_UNABLE_TPC;
 			rjt_exp = LSEXP_NOTHING_MORE;
 			break;
@@ -8185,11 +8186,17 @@ lpfc_cmpl_reg_new_vport(struct lpfc_hba *phba, LPFC_MBOXQ_t *pmb)
 			spin_lock_irq(shost->host_lock);
 			vport->fc_flag |= FC_VPORT_NEEDS_REG_VPI;
 			spin_unlock_irq(shost->host_lock);
-			if (vport->port_type == LPFC_PHYSICAL_PORT
-				&& !(vport->fc_flag & FC_LOGO_RCVD_DID_CHNG))
-				lpfc_issue_init_vfi(vport);
-			else
+			if (mb->mbxStatus == MBX_NOT_FINISHED)
+				break;
+			if ((vport->port_type == LPFC_PHYSICAL_PORT) &&
+			    !(vport->fc_flag & FC_LOGO_RCVD_DID_CHNG)) {
+				if (phba->sli_rev == LPFC_SLI_REV4)
+					lpfc_issue_init_vfi(vport);
+				else
+					lpfc_initial_flogi(vport);
+			} else {
 				lpfc_initial_fdisc(vport);
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
index ed223937798a..7d2ad633b6bc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hbadisc.c
@@ -4784,7 +4784,8 @@ lpfc_nlp_remove(struct lpfc_vport *vport, struct lpfc_nodelist *ndlp)
 	lpfc_cancel_retry_delay_tmo(vport, ndlp);
 	if ((ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_DEFER_RM) &&
 	    !(ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_REG_LOGIN_SEND) &&
-	    !(ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_RPI_REGISTERED)) {
+	    !(ndlp->nlp_flag & NLP_RPI_REGISTERED) &&
+	    phba->sli_rev != LPFC_SLI_REV4) {
 		/* For this case we need to cleanup the default rpi
 		 * allocated by the firmware.
 		 */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
index 55faa94637a9..2a436dff1589 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
@@ -3232,7 +3232,7 @@ struct lpfc_mbx_get_port_name {
 #define MB_CEQ_STATUS_QUEUE_FLUSHING		0x4
 #define MB_CQE_STATUS_DMA_FAILED		0x5
 
-#define LPFC_MBX_WR_CONFIG_MAX_BDE		8
+#define LPFC_MBX_WR_CONFIG_MAX_BDE		1
 struct lpfc_mbx_wr_object {
 	struct mbox_header header;
 	union {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
index 289374cbcb47..468acab04d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_scsih.c
@@ -4770,6 +4770,11 @@ _scsih_io_done(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, u16 smid, u8 msix_index, u32 reply)
 		} else if (log_info == VIRTUAL_IO_FAILED_RETRY) {
 			scmd->result = DID_RESET << 16;
 			break;
+		} else if ((scmd->device->channel == RAID_CHANNEL) &&
+		   (scsi_state == (MPI2_SCSI_STATE_TERMINATED |
+		   MPI2_SCSI_STATE_NO_SCSI_STATUS))) {
+			scmd->result = DID_RESET << 16;
+			break;
 		}
 		scmd->result = DID_SOFT_ERROR << 16;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
index 658e4d15cb71..ce4ac769a9a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.c
@@ -2707,13 +2707,9 @@ ql_dump_buffer(uint32_t level, scsi_qla_host_t *vha, int32_t id,
 	    "%-+5d  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  A  B  C  D  E  F\n", size);
 	ql_dbg(level, vha, id,
 	    "----- -----------------------------------------------\n");
-	for (cnt = 0; cnt < size; cnt++, buf++) {
-		if (cnt % 16 == 0)
-			ql_dbg(level, vha, id, "%04x:", cnt & ~0xFU);
-		printk(" %02x", *buf);
-		if (cnt % 16 == 15)
-			printk("\n");
+	for (cnt = 0; cnt < size; cnt += 16) {
+		ql_dbg(level, vha, id, "%04x: ", cnt);
+		print_hex_dump(KERN_CONT, "", DUMP_PREFIX_NONE, 16, 1,
+			       buf + cnt, min(16U, size - cnt), false);
 	}
-	if (cnt % 16 != 0)
-		printk("\n");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
index 91f5f55a8a9b..59059ffbb98c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_target.c
@@ -668,11 +668,9 @@ static int qlt_reset(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, void *iocb, int mcmd)
 {
 	struct qla_hw_data *ha = vha->hw;
 	struct qla_tgt_sess *sess = NULL;
-	uint32_t unpacked_lun, lun = 0;
 	uint16_t loop_id;
 	int res = 0;
 	struct imm_ntfy_from_isp *n = (struct imm_ntfy_from_isp *)iocb;
-	struct atio_from_isp *a = (struct atio_from_isp *)iocb;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	loop_id = le16_to_cpu(n->u.isp24.nport_handle);
@@ -725,11 +723,7 @@ static int qlt_reset(struct scsi_qla_host *vha, void *iocb, int mcmd)
 	    "loop_id %d)\n", vha->host_no, sess, sess->port_name,
 	    mcmd, loop_id);
 
-	lun = a->u.isp24.fcp_cmnd.lun;
-	unpacked_lun = scsilun_to_int((struct scsi_lun *)&lun);
-
-	return qlt_issue_task_mgmt(sess, unpacked_lun, mcmd,
-	    iocb, QLA24XX_MGMT_SEND_NACK);
+	return qlt_issue_task_mgmt(sess, 0, mcmd, iocb, QLA24XX_MGMT_SEND_NACK);
 }
 
 /* ha->tgt.sess_lock supposed to be held on entry */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
index cf04a364fd8b..2b0e61557317 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
@@ -2996,11 +2996,11 @@ static int resp_write_same(struct scsi_cmnd *scp, u64 lba, u32 num,
 	if (-1 == ret) {
 		write_unlock_irqrestore(&atomic_rw, iflags);
 		return DID_ERROR << 16;
-	} else if (sdebug_verbose && (ret < (num * sdebug_sector_size)))
+	} else if (sdebug_verbose && !ndob && (ret < sdebug_sector_size))
 		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, scp->device,
-			    "%s: %s: cdb indicated=%u, IO sent=%d bytes\n",
+			    "%s: %s: lb size=%u, IO sent=%d bytes\n",
 			    my_name, "write same",
-			    num * sdebug_sector_size, ret);
+			    sdebug_sector_size, ret);
 
 	/* Copy first sector to remaining blocks */
 	for (i = 1 ; i < num ; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
index 246456925335..26e6b05d05fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_devinfo.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static struct {
 	{"DGC", "RAID", NULL, BLIST_SPARSELUN},	/* Dell PV 650F, storage on LUN 0 */
 	{"DGC", "DISK", NULL, BLIST_SPARSELUN},	/* Dell PV 650F, no storage on LUN 0 */
 	{"EMC",  "Invista", "*", BLIST_SPARSELUN | BLIST_LARGELUN},
-	{"EMC", "SYMMETRIX", NULL, BLIST_SPARSELUN | BLIST_LARGELUN | BLIST_FORCELUN},
+	{"EMC", "SYMMETRIX", NULL, BLIST_SPARSELUN | BLIST_LARGELUN | BLIST_REPORTLUN2},
 	{"EMULEX", "MD21/S2     ESDI", NULL, BLIST_SINGLELUN},
 	{"easyRAID", "16P", NULL, BLIST_NOREPORTLUN},
 	{"easyRAID", "X6P", NULL, BLIST_NOREPORTLUN},
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index d8099c7cab00..c7b770075caa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -2041,11 +2041,13 @@ static void __scsi_init_queue(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct request_queue *q)
 		q->limits.cluster = 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * set a reasonable default alignment on word boundaries: the
-	 * host and device may alter it using
-	 * blk_queue_update_dma_alignment() later.
+	 * Set a reasonable default alignment:  The larger of 32-byte (dword),
+	 * which is a common minimum for HBAs, and the minimum DMA alignment,
+	 * which is set by the platform.
+	 *
+	 * Devices that require a bigger alignment can increase it later.
 	 */
-	blk_queue_dma_alignment(q, 0x03);
+	blk_queue_dma_alignment(q, max(4, dma_get_cache_alignment()) - 1);
 }
 
 struct request_queue *__scsi_alloc_queue(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 09fa1fd0c4ce..ace56c5e61e1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -234,11 +234,15 @@ manage_start_stop_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 {
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = to_scsi_disk(dev);
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = sdkp->device;
+	bool v;
 
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	sdp->manage_start_stop = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
+	if (kstrtobool(buf, &v))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	sdp->manage_start_stop = v;
 
 	return count;
 }
@@ -256,6 +260,7 @@ static ssize_t
 allow_restart_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+	bool v;
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = to_scsi_disk(dev);
 	struct scsi_device *sdp = sdkp->device;
 
@@ -265,7 +270,10 @@ allow_restart_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (sdp->type != TYPE_DISK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	sdp->allow_restart = simple_strtoul(buf, NULL, 10);
+	if (kstrtobool(buf, &v))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	sdp->allow_restart = v;
 
 	return count;
 }