if (qc->err_mask & ~AC_ERR_OTHER)
qc->err_mask &= ~AC_ERR_OTHER;
- /* SENSE_VALID trumps dev/unknown error and revalidation */
+ /*
+ * SENSE_VALID trumps dev/unknown error and revalidation. Upper
+ * layers will determine whether the command is worth retrying
+ * based on the sense data and device class/type. Otherwise,
+ * determine directly if the command is worth retrying using its
+ * error mask and flags.
+ */
if (qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_SENSE_VALID)
qc->err_mask &= ~(AC_ERR_DEV | AC_ERR_OTHER);
-
- /* determine whether the command is worth retrying */
- if (ata_eh_worth_retry(qc))
+ else if (ata_eh_worth_retry(qc))
qc->flags |= ATA_QCFLAG_RETRY;
/* accumulate error info */