Re: [PATCH] block: Better CDROMEJECT

[john stultz]

On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 21:58 +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 20 2005, john stultz wrote:
> > On Tue, 2005-12-20 at 21:54 +0100, Jens Axboe wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 20 2005, john stultz wrote:
> > > > Although from just looking at it, don't you still need to add
> > > > ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL in the verify_command() list for this to work?
> > > > 
> > > > Alternatively, would just the "safe_for_write(ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL);" in
> > > > verify_command along with the eject-opens-RW fix have almost the same
> > > > effect?
> > > 
> > > The command is already in the safe-for-write list, so you don't have to
> > > change anything but fix eject to open the device O_RDWR.
> > 
> > Errr? I don't see it in verify_command() from Linus' current git tree.
> > 
> > Is there some other name for the same command?
> 
> It's listed as GPCMD_PREVENT_ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL.

Ah! Ok, sorry about that! Indeed then, the eject fix appears to be all
that is needed.

Thanks for the clarification.
-john



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