02_scsi_REQ_SPECIAL_semantic_scsi_init_io.patch scsi_init_io() used to set REQ_SPECIAL when it fails sg allocation before requeueing the request by returning BLKPREP_DEFER. REQ_SPECIAL is being updated to mean special requests. So, remove REQ_SPECIAL setting. Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx> scsi_lib.c | 4 +--- 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) Index: scsi-reqfn-export/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c =================================================================== --- scsi-reqfn-export.orig/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c 2005-04-20 08:13:33.000000000 +0900 +++ scsi-reqfn-export/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c 2005-04-20 08:13:34.000000000 +0900 @@ -935,10 +935,8 @@ static int scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd * if sg table allocation fails, requeue request later. */ sgpnt = scsi_alloc_sgtable(cmd, GFP_ATOMIC); - if (unlikely(!sgpnt)) { - req->flags |= REQ_SPECIAL; + if (unlikely(!sgpnt)) return BLKPREP_DEFER; - } cmd->request_buffer = (char *) sgpnt; cmd->request_bufflen = req->nr_sectors << 9; - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html