From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Javier Marcet Subject: Re: PATCH: BLIST flag for non-lockable devices Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 01:10:07 +0200 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20040627231007.GA12853@marcet.info> References: <20040623191400.GC1387@us.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Return-path: Received: from www.marcet.info ([213.60.130.45]:37074 "EHLO mail.marcet.info") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264538AbUF0XKJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:10:09 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Alan Stern Cc: James Bottomley , Matthew Wheeler , Mike Anderson , USB Storage list , SCSI development list * Alan Stern [040625 18:14]: >> Since SCSI already has the device list it would seem like we would >> possibly add a new flag like was done for mode sense. As this is not a >> transport issue I would assume we would not want to add flags in >> usb/storage, but handle it in the mid-layer as a SCSI protocol >> non-compliance. >Here is a patch that implements this suggestion. It's rather similar to >the one that Javier Marcet wrote back in January, in >http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-usb-users&m=107345268526718&w=2 >Matthew, does this patch work for your digital camera? For me, as you probably guessed, this is fine. It works very well with my iRiver. Yet I wonder why the INQUIRY_36 flag? Isn't it the default? Or you just try to skip the try & failure over longer inquiries since you already know these devices' length? No complaints no my side anyway. Push it upstream when you see it fit :) -- The entire CHINESE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM all share ONE personality -- and have since BIRTH!! Javier Marcet