Re: Does Linux support more than 2TB on a USB attached device?
Alan Cox <[email protected]>
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> scsi_host_alloc creates a host structure with max_cmd_len set to 12. > > To allow USB Storage to accept 16-byte CDBs, the following will need to > be added: > > host->max_cmd_len = 16; /* or some symbol */ > > That should allow for USB storage devices larger than 2TiB. The question is whether USB storage as a specification permits this, and what other hardware does if this happens. Even if its not in the spec if your hardware can do it then the kernel can be taught this as a quirk ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel