Re: [PATCH] SG_SCSI_RESET ioctl: add no_escalate values

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On Feb 15, 2013, at 11:45 PM, Michael Christie <michaelc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Some drivers rely on more invasive eh callbacks to be called if they
>>> return FAILED in a eh callbacks.


> If userspace sends a command that performs the non-escalting *reset to some drivers, it is going to leave them in a state where they may not process IO or will crash.

Actually, I take those 2 comments back. I think it is just some drivers abort callbacks that might be issues, so we should be safe. I did not look at all drivers though.--
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