Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:25:23 -0800 (PST) | From | Luben Tuikov <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH repost 3] [SCSI] Retrieve the Caching mode page |
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--- On Mon, 11/22/10, Matthew Dharm <mdharm-kernel@one-eyed-alien.net> wrote:
> As long as you are not changing the command stream that the > devices see, I > think this is a reasonable risk to take.
No, not at all.
> What are the consequences if the device returns what appear > to be a Caching > Mode Page, but it is actually filled with garbage or > otherwise inaccurate > data?
Data corruption would be no different than when determining whether the media is write protected or determining other parameters. A similar question would be "What would the consequences be if the device misreported the media write-protect bit?" I suppose such a device would be quite broken and inoperative.
Luben
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