On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:38:36 -0500 (EST), Alan Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > It seems like the host should ignore the damaged logical block, but
> > that isnt done.
> 
> Why should the host ignore the damaged block?  I would expect the host to
> retry the read several times, eventually give up, and put an error message
> in the system log.  That's very different from ignoring it.

What's more important, an error is returned to the application (EIO).
But yes, ignoring block errors is retarded.

-- Pete


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