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> devel-boun...@linuxdriverproject.org] On Behalf Of KY Srinivasan
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 7:38 PM
> To: Martin K. Petersen
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> Subject: RE: [PATCH 4/8] Drivers: scsi: storvsc: Filter WRITE_SAME_16
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: KY Srinivasan
> > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 11:50 AM
> > To: 'Martin K. Petersen'
> > Cc: h...@infradead.org; James Bottomley; linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org;
> > de...@linuxdriverproject.org; a...@canonical.com;
> > sta...@vger.kernel.org; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; oher...@suse.com;
> > jasow...@redhat.com
> > Subject: RE: [PATCH 4/8] Drivers: scsi: storvsc: Filter WRITE_SAME_16
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Martin K. Petersen [mailto:martin.peter...@oracle.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 5:59 AM
> > > To: KY Srinivasan
> > > Cc: h...@infradead.org; James Bottomley;
> > > linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org; de...@linuxdriverproject.org;
> > > a...@canonical.com; sta...@vger.kernel.org;
> > > linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; oher...@suse.com; jasow...@redhat.com
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/8] Drivers: scsi: storvsc: Filter
> > > WRITE_SAME_16
> > >
> > > >>>>> "KY" == KY Srinivasan <k...@microsoft.com> writes:
> > >
> > > KY> Windows hosts do support UNMAP and set the field in the EVPD.
> > > KY> However, since the host advertises SPC-2 compliance, Linux does
> > > KY> not even query the VPD page.
> > >
> > > >> If we want to enable UNMAP in this case I'd prefer a blacklist
> > > >> entry than trying UNMAP despite the device not advertising it.
> > >
> > > I agree with that. We could do something like the patch below.
> > >
> > > However, I do think it's a good idea that you guys are looking into
> > > reporting SPC-3.
> >
> > Thanks Martin; this patch would address our present issues. I will get
> > some testing done and report back.
>
> How should we force the flag (BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES) to be set.
Once I force the flag set, it works. Thanks Martin.
K. Y
>
> K. Y
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > K. Y
> > >
> > >
> > > SCSI: Add a blacklist flag which enables VPD page inquiries
> > >
> > > Despite supporting modern SCSI features some storage devices
> > > continue to claim conformance to an older version of the SPC spec.
> > > This is done for compatibility with legacy operating systems.
> > >
> > > Linux by default will not attempt to read VPD pages on devices that
> > > claim
> > > SPC-2 or older. Introduce a blacklist flag that can be used to
> > > trigger VPD page inquiries on devices that are known to support them.
> > >
> > > Reported-by: KY Srinivasan <k...@microsoft.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.peter...@oracle.com>
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
> > > index 4a6e4ba5a400..a5b1a224628a 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
> > > @@ -949,7 +949,9 @@ static int scsi_add_lun(struct scsi_device
> > > *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result,
> > >
> > > sdev->eh_timeout = SCSI_DEFAULT_EH_TIMEOUT;
> > >
> > > - if (*bflags & BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES)
> > > + if (*bflags & BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES)
> > > + sdev->try_vpd_pages = 1;
> > > + else if (*bflags & BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES)
> > > sdev->skip_vpd_pages = 1;
> > >
> > > transport_configure_device(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
> > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c index
> > > 87566b51fcf7..31d32b9077ca 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> > > @@ -2701,6 +2701,11 @@ static void sd_read_write_same(struct
> > > scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
> > >
> > > static int sd_try_extended_inquiry(struct scsi_device *sdp) {
> > > + /* Attempt VPD inquiry if the device blacklist explicitly calls
> > > + * for it.
> > > + */
> > > + if (sdp->try_vpd_pages)
> > > + return 1;
> > > /*
> > > * Although VPD inquiries can go to SCSI-2 type devices,
> > > * some USB ones crash on receiving them, and the pages diff --git
> > > a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h index
> > > 9aa38f7b303b..f579408620f0 100644
> > > --- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
> > > +++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
> > > @@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
> > > unsigned skip_ms_page_8:1; /* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x08
> > > */
> > > unsigned skip_ms_page_3f:1; /* do not use MODE SENSE page 0x3f
> > > */
> > > unsigned skip_vpd_pages:1; /* do not read VPD pages */
> > > + unsigned try_vpd_pages:1; /* attempt to read VPD pages */
> > > unsigned use_192_bytes_for_3f:1; /* ask for 192 bytes from page
> > 0x3f
> > > */
> > > unsigned no_start_on_add:1; /* do not issue start on add */
> > > unsigned allow_restart:1; /* issue START_UNIT in error handler */
> > > diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
> > > b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h index 8670c04e199e..1fdd6fc5492b
> > > 100644
> > > --- a/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
> > > +++ b/include/scsi/scsi_devinfo.h
> > > @@ -34,4 +34,5 @@
> > > #define BLIST_SKIP_VPD_PAGES 0x4000000 /* Ignore SBC-3 VPD pages
> > > */
> > > #define BLIST_SCSI3LUN 0x8000000 /* Scan more than 256
> > > LUNs
> > > for sequential scan */
> > > +#define BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES 0x10000000 /* Attempt to read VPD
> > > pages */
> > > #endif
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