Re: PATCH: usb-storage-set-last-sector-bug-flag.patch

Stefan Richter <stefanr-MtYdepGKPcBMYopoZt5u/[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:22:57 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.usb.general,gmane.linux.usb.devel,gmane.linux.scsi
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> The last-sector-(access-)bug workaround _only_ modifies the command
> stream which is sent to the device.  A dangerous command is replaced by
> equivalent safe commands.

BTW, one thing about this patch set needs to be criticized:

"last_sector_bug" is a really bad name choice for the new flag.  No
wonder that it is confused with the (well named) "fix_capacity" flag.

How about "read_last_sector_separately" or something in the way?
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Stefan Richter
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