Re: READ CAPACITY 16

James Bottomley
2008-12-17T19:14:00Z

On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 12:11 -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> 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

All of the above ... this is USB ... well, I don't *know* of a D
case ... but I wouldn't bet one doesn't exist.

James