On 2.4.4, with the aic7xxx driver loaded, if a test unit ready command (0) is sent to a device which is not loaded via the generic scsi interface, it results in the driver rolling out of memory, even though sg may have open file handles for /dev/sgX, etc. active. Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/