Re: [PATCH 7/8] don't mangle INQUIRY if cmddt or evpd bits are set

From: Al Viro
Date: Mon Feb 13 2006 - 13:16:38 EST


On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 05:19:55PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote:
> OK, tested scsiinfo now with 9 bridges (8 or 7 different chips).
> The patch obviously works as expected.
>
> Jody, are you going to channel the patch through your tree?
>
> BTW, a Prolific based enclosure indeed seems to be unable to handle
> CD-ROMs after scsiinfo treatment. An enclosure based on an old
> revision of TI StorageLynx apparently causes mode_sense -> check
> condition/ unit attention loops when scsiinfo tries to access some
> mode page.

The former is best treated by using the hardware in question as a pissuary,
to make sure that its contents matches the quality of design. The latter
might be more interesting - RBC devices are only required to implement
MODE SENSE/SELECT page 6; they shouldn't get messed by the rest, but at
least some of them blindly respond with page 6 to _every_ MODE SENSE.
So that might be a good reason to blacklist.
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