http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12207 --- Comment #34 from Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2009-04-15 15:42:08 --- On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 bugzilla-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Dear all, > > Thanks for discussing. > Against my expectations the story was aimed more generic goal. It is fine. > > > > Your patch affects the max_sectors attribute file for all devices, not just for tape devices. > > Yes, I know my code is experimental. > It should check the type of a target device to affect only for tape devices. > > > > So there is no _tape_ device which can operate with larger block size. > > But maybe a non-tape device can. > > But, usually, accepting very large block size is used to improve the > performance with a tape device. > > So,,, at least about my circumstance, changing only scsiglue.c is a nice > solution. This sort of issue should be discussed by email, not on Bugzilla. If you want to continue talking about it, post your messages to <usb-storage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and CC: anyone who might be particularly interested. Alan Stern -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. -- To unsubscribe from this list: 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