Re: [PATCH] sym53c8xx_2: Keep transfer negotiations valid (2.6.27.5)

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Aaro Koskinen wrote:
> (The patch updated based on testing and comments from Tony Battersby.)
>
> Change the sym53c8xx_2 driver negotiation logic so that the driver will
> tolerate better device removals. Negotiation message(s) will be sent
> with every INQUIRY and REQUEST SENSE command, and whenever there is a
> change in goals or when the device reports check condition.
>
> The patch was made specifically to address the case where you hotswap
> the disk using remove-single-device/add-single-device commands through
> /proc/scsi/scsi. Without the patch the driver keeps using old transfer
> parameters even though the target is reset and reports check condition,
> so the data transfer of the very first INQUIRY will fail.
>
>   
Thanks for your efforts.  I am a bit busy right now, but I'll give it a
test next week sometime.  Stay tuned.

Tony
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