Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 part1 1/4] sg_io: pass request_queue to blk_verify_command | From | James Bottomley <> | Date | Fri, 24 May 2013 12:03:33 +0400 |
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On Fri, 2013-05-24 at 09:53 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > Il 24/05/2013 09:50, James Bottomley ha scritto: > > On Fri, 2013-05-24 at 09:43 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > >> Il 24/05/2013 09:36, James Bottomley ha scritto: > >>> On Thu, 2013-05-23 at 15:58 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > >>>> Adjust the blk_verify_command function to let it look at per-queue > >>>> data. This will be done in the next patch. > >>> > >>> This is not a bug fix. This is an enabler for your complex and to my > >>> mind dubious rework of the SG_IO command filter. I'm running out of > >>> ways to say please don't mix bug fixes with features, because this > >>> redesignating of the original patch set as part 1 and parts 2,3 doesn't > >>> satisfy the requirement. > >> > >> I made it part 1/2/3 because parts 2/3 depend on part 1. It makes > >> dependency tracking easier, at least in my mind. > >> > >> If you have another solution that does not require passing request_queue > >> to blk_verify_command, I'm all ears. > > > > That's a circular response that doesn't answer the question. The actual > > question is: what is simple fix for the bug that isn't entangled with > > enabling the SG_IO per device type whitelist feature. > > > >>> Does anyone in the real world actually care about this bug? > >> > >> Yes, or I would move on and not waste so much time on this. > > > > Fine, so produce a simple fix for this bug which we can discuss that's > > not tied to this feature. > > Honestly, I have no idea how this is even possible.
Really? It looks to me like a simple block on the commands for disk devices in the opcode switch would do it (with a corresponding change to sg.c:sg_allow_access).
James
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