From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org Subject: [Bug 12207] block reads/writes > 122880 bytes to USB tape drive gives EBUSY Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:19:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <20081224041929.95F09108043@picon.linux-foundation.org> References: Return-path: Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:51394 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751772AbYLXETc (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:19:32 -0500 Received: from picon.linux-foundation.org (picon.linux-foundation.org [140.211.169.79]) by smtp1.linux-foundation.org (8.14.2/8.13.5/Debian-3ubuntu1.1) with ESMTP id mBO4JTeq016971 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:19:30 -0800 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12207 ------- Comment #17 from anonymous@kernel-bugs.osdl.org 2008-12-23 20:19 ------- Reply-To: fujita.tomonori@lab.ntt.co.jp On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:56:21 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12207 > > > > > > ------- Comment #16 from stern@rowland.harvard.edu 2008-12-23 18:56 ------- > USB is working fine, and the patch you proposed should take care of tape > devices okay. However the block layer still limits max_sectors to > BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS (see the code for blk_queue_max_sectors), which is defined > as 1024. Thus there's no way to request a transfer of more than 512 KB, unless > st.c does some fancy footwork. st uses pc requests thus max_hw_sectors matters. st.c can use large block sizes without any fancy footwork. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee.