Write requests are not supported by the driver and result in IO errors: print_req_error: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 buffer_io_error: 26 callbacks suppressed Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 0, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 1, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 2, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 3, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 4, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 5, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 6, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 7, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 8, lost async page write Buffer I/O error on dev fd0, logical block 9, lost async page write print_req_error: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 2688 print_req_error: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 Cc: linux-m68k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/block/swim.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/block/swim.c b/drivers/block/swim.c index 3fa6fcc34790..dd19f422fb0d 100644 --- a/drivers/block/swim.c +++ b/drivers/block/swim.c @@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int floppy_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode) if (mode & (FMODE_READ|FMODE_WRITE)) { check_disk_change(bdev); - if ((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && fs->write_protected) { + if (mode & FMODE_WRITE) { /* not implemented */ err = -EROFS; goto out; } -- 2.19.2