Re: [PATCH repost 3] [SCSI] Retrieve the Caching mode page

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On Tue, 7 Dec 2010, James Bottomley wrote:

> Well, not other than I've already said:  I think it looks OK, so I
> marked it for my merge window queue.  I'd still rather like USB people
> to confirm that the original reason why this was done (to prevent device
> crashes on the mode sense) is no longer an issue

The original reason for adding the skip_ms_page_8 flag still applies.  
To assume it is no longer an issue would not be safe -- there's no 
reason to believe that the buggy devices it was meant for have all been 
retired.

>  ... but it's only USB
> stuff, so suppose I'm OK with finding out in the field.

With USB there's often no other choice.

Alan Stern

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