Re: [PATCH] [USB] Allow retrieval of the Caching mode page

From: Matthew Dharm
Date: Thu Oct 21 2010 - 20:04:15 EST


On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 03:52:12PM -0700, Luben Tuikov wrote:
> The statement of the comment removed by this
> patch, "A number of devices have problems with
> MODE SENSE for page x08, so we will skip it" is
> certainly too general to apply for *all*
> devices. This patch removes the unconditional
> retrieval constraint of the Caching mode page.

If you remove this, there are several devices which will stop working.
They will simply go out-to-lunch when the sd_mod driver sends a request for
Mode Page 8.

Matt

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