Re: READ CAPACITY 16

Matthew Wilcox
2008-12-17T19:11:37Z

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 02:04:52PM -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> Actually, we can't afford to send READ CAPACITY(16) to failing devices;
> some of them never come back.

When you say 'never come back', do you mean:

a) The drive discards the command silently
b) The drive hangs until a reset is issued
c) The drive hangs until it's power-cycled
d) The drive turns into a paperweight

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