The SCSI ERASE command erases from the current position onwards. Don't clear the position variables. Signed-off-by: Kai Mäkisara <Kai.Makisara@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/st.c | 1 - 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c index 0d020cb1ffcd..55809f8a62d3 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/st.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c @@ -2915,7 +2915,6 @@ static int st_int_ioctl(struct scsi_tape *STp, unsigned int cmd_in, unsigned lon timeout = STp->long_timeout * 8; DEBC_printk(STp, "Erasing tape.\n"); - fileno = blkno = at_sm = 0; break; case MTSETBLK: /* Set block length */ case MTSETDENSITY: /* Set tape density */ -- 2.43.0