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From: Douglas Gilbert <dgilbert@interlog.com>
To: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Cc: Linux SCSI Mailing list <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sd: protection difficulties
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:54:56 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EC54A70.20406@interlog.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <yq1vcqifzt5.fsf@sermon.lab.mkp.net>

On 11-11-17 12:01 PM, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
>>>>>> "Doug" == Douglas Gilbert<dgilbert@interlog.com>  writes:
>
> Doug,
>
> Doug>  Now with zeros filling the user data part of each logical block
> Doug>  and a LB guard field of 0xffffffff that means any attempt to read
> Doug>  a LB before it is written will result in an error like this [lk
> Doug>  3.1.0]:
> Doug>   sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb]
> Doug>     Target Data Integrity Failure
> Doug>      Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Sense Key :
> Doug>      Aborted Command [current] Add. Sense: Logical block guard
> Doug>      check failed CDB: Read(10): 28 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
> Doug>      end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
>
> I'm guessing you are using an mpt2sas with recent firmware?

Yes:
   mpt2sas version 09.100.00.00 loaded

Whenever I report a bug to LSI (who are much better
than most) they always say to upgrade to the latest
firmware and re-test :-)

  LSI changed
> behavior to always check PI even when the app tag contains 0xFFFF (which
> means "don't check" this block).

That useful piece of information is well hidden!
[sbc3r29.pdf section 4.21.3 top of page 61]
You learn something every day.

> I have some patches that LSI haven't signed off on yet. Which is why I
> haven't posted them...

Hopefully this thread expedites matters.

Doug Gilbert



      reply	other threads:[~2011-11-17 17:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-11-17 16:31 sd: protection difficulties Douglas Gilbert
2011-11-17 17:01 ` Martin K. Petersen
2011-11-17 17:54   ` Douglas Gilbert [this message]

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