Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 22442] New: max_sectors: USB resets of Blackberry Bold 9000 in mass-storage mode

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On Mon, 8 Nov 2010 08:45:35 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22442
> 
>            Summary: max_sectors: USB resets of Blackberry Bold 9000 in
>                     mass-storage mode
>            Product: IO/Storage
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.36
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Block Layer
>         AssignedTo: axboe@xxxxxxxxx
>         ReportedBy: moritz-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>         Regression: Yes

Did you mean to describe this as a regression?  As far as I can tell,
the kernel has always had this problem with those devices?


> Apparently the linux kernel has a default of 240 sectors, when accessing mass
> storage devices. The blackberry 9000 can't handle more than 128. Every access
> attempt by linux causes a USBI reset:
> 
> [ 3275.523018] usb 1-5: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address
> 6
> 
> Can we add the blackberry 9000 to a blacklist, and set max_sectors to the
> correct no. automatically?
> 
> Currently I have to find out the device name and do the following:
> echo 128 > /sys/block/sdh/device/max_sectors
> 
> Thid is the lsusb device listing:
> Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0fca:8004 Research In Motion, Ltd. 
> 
> I am using debian unstable, 64 bit on Intel hardware.
> 
> Other people are also affected, see here:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=517771
> http://www.thinktek.ca/articles/article3.php
> http://www.blackberryforums.com/linux-users-corner/219069-mass-storage-issues.html

Probably any such fix would reside in the USB layer, so let's cc that
mailing list.

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