--- On Mon, 11/22/10, Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As long as you are not changing the command stream that the > devices see, I > think this is a reasonable risk to take. No, not at all. > What are the consequences if the device returns what appear > to be a Caching > Mode Page, but it is actually filled with garbage or > otherwise inaccurate > data? Data corruption would be no different than when determining whether the media is write protected or determining other parameters. A similar question would be "What would the consequences be if the device misreported the media write-protect bit?" I suppose such a device would be quite broken and inoperative. Luben -- 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
