This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
usb-storage: Add compatibility quirk flags for G-Technologies G-Drive
to my usb git tree which can be found at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git
in the usb-next branch.
The patch will show up in the next release of the linux-next tree
(usually sometime within the next 24 hours during the week.)
The patch will also be merged in the next major kernel release
during the merge window.
If you have any questions about this process, please let me know.
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From: Alexander Kappner <agk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2018 21:50:16 -0700
Subject: usb-storage: Add compatibility quirk flags for G-Technologies G-Drive
The "G-Drive" (sold by G-Technology) external USB 3.0 drive
hangs on write access under UAS and usb-storage:
[ 136.079121] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[ 136.079144] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current]
[ 136.079152] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 Add. Sense: Invalid field in cdb
[ 136.079176] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 CDB: Write(16) 8a 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00
[ 136.079180] print_req_error: critical target error, dev sdi, sector 0
[ 136.079183] Buffer I/O error on dev sdi, logical block 0, lost sync page write
[ 136.173148] EXT4-fs (sdi): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 140.583998] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
[ 140.584010] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current]
[ 140.584016] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 Add. Sense: Invalid field in cdb
[ 140.584022] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdi] tag#0 CDB: Write(16) 8a 08 00 00 00 00 e8 c4 00 18 00 00 00 08 00 00
[ 140.584025] print_req_error: critical target error, dev sdi, sector 3905159192
[ 140.584044] print_req_error: critical target error, dev sdi, sector 3905159192
[ 140.584052] Aborting journal on device sdi-8.
The proposed patch adds compatibility quirks. Because the drive requires two
quirks (one to work with UAS, and another to work with usb-storage), adding this
under unusual_devs.h and not just unusual_uas.h so kernels compiled without UAS
receive the quirk. With the patch, the drive works reliably on UAS and usb-
storage.
(tested on NEC Corporation uPD720200 USB 3.0 host controller).
Signed-off-by: Alexander Kappner <agk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h | 9 +++++++++
drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
index 747d3a9596d9..22fcfccf453a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_devs.h
@@ -2321,6 +2321,15 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV( 0x4146, 0xba01, 0x0100, 0x0100,
"Micro Mini 1GB",
USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL, US_FL_NOT_LOCKABLE ),
+/* "G-DRIVE" external HDD hangs on write without these.
+ * Patch submitted by Alexander Kappner <agk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+UNUSUAL_DEV(0x4971, 0x8024, 0x0000, 0x9999,
+ "SimpleTech",
+ "External HDD",
+ USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
+ US_FL_ALWAYS_SYNC),
+
/*
* Nick Bowler <nbowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
* SCSI stack spams (otherwise harmless) error messages.
diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h
index 38434d88954a..d0bdebd87ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/unusual_uas.h
@@ -107,3 +107,12 @@ UNUSUAL_DEV(0x4971, 0x8017, 0x0000, 0x9999,
"External HDD",
USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
US_FL_NO_REPORT_OPCODES),
+
+/* "G-DRIVE" external HDD hangs on write without these.
+ * Patch submitted by Alexander Kappner <agk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+UNUSUAL_DEV(0x4971, 0x8024, 0x0000, 0x9999,
+ "SimpleTech",
+ "External HDD",
+ USB_SC_DEVICE, USB_PR_DEVICE, NULL,
+ US_FL_ALWAYS_SYNC),
--
2.17.0
