[SCSI] fix removable device inability to detect disk changes
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:08:14 +0200 Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it> wrote: > Fujitsu magneto-optical drive, Adaptec 29160 and > Linux Jay 2.6.26 #7 SMP Sun Aug 10 18:34:22 CEST 2008 ppc 7455, altivec supported PowerMac3,6 GNU/Linux > > When I insert a disk and I mount it, scsi_test_unit_ready() is called and > the do-while loop gets sshdr->sense_key == UNIT_ATTENTION in the first > cycle and 0 in the second one. So the if below misses the UNIT_ATTENTION > and sdev->changed = 1 is not executed. At this point bad things can > happen... I'm not sure how to fix this. Any clue ? The problem is essentially caused by us eating UNIT_ATTENTION conditions in scsi_test_unit_ready(). Fix by updating the ->changed flag when this happens if the media is removable. [pochini@shiny.it: updates to tidy up patch] Signed-off-by: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@shiny.it> Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
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