Struct mtget field mt_blkno -1 means it is unknown. Don't add anything to it. Signed-off-by: Kai Mäkisara <Kai.Makisara@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@xxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: John Meneghini <jmeneghi@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/st.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c index beb88f25dbb9..8d27e6caf027 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/st.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c @@ -3756,7 +3756,7 @@ static long st_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd_in, unsigned long arg) ((STp->density << MT_ST_DENSITY_SHIFT) & MT_ST_DENSITY_MASK); mt_status.mt_blkno = STps->drv_block; mt_status.mt_fileno = STps->drv_file; - if (STp->block_size != 0) { + if (STp->block_size != 0 && mt_status.mt_blkno >= 0) { if (STps->rw == ST_WRITING) mt_status.mt_blkno += (STp->buffer)->buffer_bytes / STp->block_size; -- 2.43.0