On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Douglas Gilbert wrote: > ... after a bit further thought, a retry (arguably) is only > needed when an unrecoverable (data) error is detected. If we > assume the "info" field indicates an unrecoverable error > then the following patch combines the processing of > MEDIUM and HARDWARE ERROR sense keys without the need for > a black list category.
Your assumption is not a good one. In the particular case that led me to submit this patch, the device returns Valid = 0, with no "info" data. Nevertheless, retrying fixes the problem, whereas your patch won't help. Alan Stern - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
