Scanners allow all commands because vendor-specific commands are common. The queue flag we just added lets us keep this behavior by default, while making it possible to disable it. Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <JBottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c | 12 +++++++++++- drivers/scsi/sg.c | 3 --- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c index 86940f3..702b0ef 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c @@ -785,13 +785,23 @@ static int scsi_add_lun(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result, sdev->request_queue->sgio_type = sdev->type; switch (sdev->type) { + case TYPE_SCANNER: + /* + * Scanners often use(d) vendor-specific commands. A bunch + * of them is whitelisted, but just allow everything by + * default for maximum compatibility. + */ + __set_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_UNPRIV_SGIO, + &sdev->request_queue->queue_flags); + sdev->writeable = 1; + break; + 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 cab816f..1c35628 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, 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