The sd_check_event() will be called periodly even when the device is in the suspended status to check media event. The scsi_test_unit_ready() in the sd_check_event() will issue scsi cmd request. Issuing scsi request when the device is in the suspeneded status will cause problem. For example, when a usb flash disk in the suspended status, scsi_test_unit_ready() issues a scsi request. The request will be returned as failed because the usb device is not active. The patch adds scsi_autopm_get_device() and scsi_autopm_put_device() around scsi_test_unit_ready() in the sd_check_event() to resolve such problem. Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/sd.c | 6 ++++++ 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/drivers/scsi/sd.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/scsi/sd.c +++ linux-2.6/drivers/scsi/sd.c @@ -1182,9 +1182,14 @@ static unsigned int sd_check_events(stru retval = -ENODEV; if (scsi_block_when_processing_errors(sdp)) { + retval = scsi_autopm_get_device(sdp); + if (retval) + goto out; + sshdr = kzalloc(sizeof(*sshdr), GFP_KERNEL); retval = scsi_test_unit_ready(sdp, SD_TIMEOUT, SD_MAX_RETRIES, sshdr); + scsi_autopm_put_device(sdp); } /* failed to execute TUR, assume media not present */ -- 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