On Mon, May 03, 2021 at 05:03:20PM +0200, Hannes Reinecke wrote: > Use dummy inquiry data when initialising devices and not just > some 'nullnullnull' string. Why? > +/* > + * Dummy inquiry for virtual LUNs: > + * > + * standard INQUIRY: [qualifier indicates no connected LU] > + * PQual=1 Device_type=31 RMB=0 LU_CONG=0 version=0x05 [SPC-3] > + * [AERC=0] [TrmTsk=0] NormACA=0 HiSUP=0 Resp_data_format=2 > + * SCCS=0 ACC=0 TPGS=0 3PC=0 Protect=0 [BQue=0] > + * EncServ=0 MultiP=0 [MChngr=0] [ACKREQQ=0] Addr16=0 > + * [RelAdr=0] WBus16=0 Sync=0 [Linked=0] [TranDis=0] CmdQue=0 > + * length=36 (0x24) Peripheral device type: no physical device on this lu > + * Vendor identification: LINUX > + * Product identification: VIRTUALLUN > + * Product revision level: 1.0 > + */ You don't juse set this up for virtual Luns, but as a default for all scsi_devices before calling inquirty. I'd much helper with a helper to fill out fake inquiry data rather than having seemingly valid data for all devices before inquirty is called or if it fails.