Using /dev/sg for scanners is blocked from unprivileged users. Reimplement this using customizable command filters, so that the sysfs knobs will work in this case too. Cc: linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 6 +++++- drivers/scsi/sg.c | 3 --- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c index 56a9379..d168c15 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c @@ -773,13 +773,17 @@ static int scsi_add_lun(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result, } switch (sdev->type) { + case TYPE_SCANNER: + sdev->request_queue->cmd_filter = + kzalloc(sizeof(struct blk_cmd_filter), GFP_KERNEL); + /* fallthrough */ + case TYPE_RBC: case TYPE_TAPE: case TYPE_DISK: case TYPE_PRINTER: case TYPE_MOD: case TYPE_PROCESSOR: - case TYPE_SCANNER: case TYPE_MEDIUM_CHANGER: case TYPE_ENCLOSURE: case TYPE_COMM: diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sg.c b/drivers/scsi/sg.c index 2ba7c82..c7474f5 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/sg.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/sg.c @@ -219,9 +219,6 @@ static int sg_allow_access(struct file *filp, unsigned char *cmd) struct sg_fd *sfp = filp->private_data; struct request_queue *q = sfp->parentdp->device->request_queue; - if (sfp->parentdp->device->type == TYPE_SCANNER) - return 0; - return blk_verify_command(q->cmd_filter, cmd, filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE); } -- 1.7.1 -- 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