PATCH: scsi_scan.c: emulate windows behavior

From: Matthew Dharm (mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: Tue Nov 13 2001 - 13:21:06 EST

I would have sworn we already patched this, but now I can find no record of
it.

Attached is a one-liner patch to scsi_scan.c, which changes the length of
the INQUIRY data request from 255 bytes to 36 bytes. This subtle change
makes Linux act more like Win/MacOS and other popular OSes, and reduces
incompatibility with a broad range of out-of-spec devices that will simply
die if asked for more than the required minimum of 36 bytes.

Did we patch this before? I can't find it in the l-k archives, but I'm
almost positive we have. I remeber this because this problem plagues some
USB devices, which just crash if you ask for more than 36 bytes of data.

Patch is attached. Please apply.

Matt 

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