Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] usb: storage: update usb devices for write cachequirk in quirk list.

From: Namjae Jeon
Date: Sat Jun 09 2012 - 20:45:12 EST


2012/6/10, Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> Hello.
>
> On 06/09/2012 09:41 PM, Namjae Jeon wrote:
>
>> Update information of Seagate Portable HDD and WD My Passport HDD in
>> quirk list.
>
>> Signed-off-by: Namjae Jeon<namjae.jeon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Pankaj Kumar<pankaj.km@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Amit Sahrawat<a.sahrawat@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
>> diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
>> b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
>> index 1719886..64f0369 100644
>> --- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
>> +++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
>> @@ -1267,6 +1267,18 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x0af0, 0xd357, 0x0000, 0x0000,
>> USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
>> 0 ),
>>
>> +/* Reported by Namjae Jeon<namjae.jeon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> + * Even though write cache is enabled by default,
>> + * SCSI driver assume that cache is not enabled
>> + * which in turn might lead loss of data
> ^ to the
>
>> + * since data still will be in cache.
>> + * So this entry is needed for assuming that cache is enabled.
>> + */
>> +UNUSUAL_DEV(0x0bc2, 0x2300, 0x0000, 0x9999,
>> + "Seagate",
>> + "Portable HDD",
>> + USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL, US_FL_WRITE_CACHE),
>> +
>> /* Reported by Ben Efros<ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> */
>> UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x0bc2, 0x3010, 0x0000, 0x0000,
>> "Seagate",
>> @@ -1468,6 +1480,18 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x1058, 0x0704, 0x0000, 0x9999,
>> USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
>> US_FL_SANE_SENSE),
>>
>> +/* Reported by Namjae Jeon<namjae.jeon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> + * Even though write cache is enabled by default,
>> + * SCSI driver assume that cache is not enabled
>> + * which in turn might lead loss of data
> ^ to the
to the ? Sorry, I don't understand what you want to change.
like this ? "Even though write cache is enabled by default, SCSI
driver assume that cache is not enabled and it in turn might lead the
loss of data. "

>
> WBR, Sergei
>
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