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> int res; > > + if (sdp->sdev_bflags & BLIST_SKIP_IO_HINTS) > + return; > + > res = scsi_mode_sense(sdp, /*dbd=*/0x8, /*modepage=*/0x0a, > /*subpage=*/0x05, buffer, SD_BUF_SIZE, SD_TIMEOUT, > sdkp->max_retries, &data, &sshdr); ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ s/IO hints VPD page/IO Advice Hints Grouping mode page/g ? PS. I'm not fussy about Cc. But I generally avoid listing anybody who will be automatically copied by virtue of any *-by: tags. I tend to use Cc as an indicator that this entity needs to act upon the patch in question. Ack, review, test, respond to comments, or merge in case of stable@. If a person listed in Cc subsequently responds with a tag, their name may be listed more than once in the commit description. But I view that as documentation that the person whose feedback was requested actually responded. That's useful information as far as I'm concerned... -- Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering