Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] Wrap crc_t10dif function all to use crypto transform framework

2013-04-27 Thread Herbert Xu
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 09:44:17AM -0700, Tim Chen wrote: > > + old_tfm = crct10dif_tfm; > + crc_t10dif_newalg = true; > + /* make sure new alg flag is turned on before starting to switch tfm */ > + mb(); > + > + new_tfm = crypto_alloc_shash("crct10dif", 0, 0); > + if (IS_ER

Re: T10 WCE interpretation in Linux & device level access

2013-04-27 Thread James Bottomley
On Wed, 2013-04-24 at 05:44 +, Elliott, Robert (Server Storage) wrote: > If the writeback cache is enabled (per the WCE bit in the Caching mode page), > prudent software uses the FUA bit in WRITE commands when writing metadata > and/or sends the SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command at important checkpoint

PING^5 aka New ways to attract attentions Re: [PATCH v2 00/14] Corrections and customization of the SG_IO command whitelist (CVE-2012-4542)

2013-04-27 Thread Paolo Bonzini
PING^5 So a blatant attempt at getting attention from LWN didn't work. I'm desperate, so... ... look! I'm top posting! Paolo Il 17/04/2013 14:26, Paolo Bonzini ha scritto: > And a fourth ping comes... > > Jon, the next time I read "it seems likely to be picked up fairly soon" > (http://lwn.n

Re: [PATCH RESEND 0/9] zfcp features and bugfixes for 3.10 merge window

2013-04-27 Thread Heiko Carstens
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 09:10:44AM -0700, James Bottomley wrote: > On Fri, 2013-04-26 at 17:44 +0200, Steffen Maier wrote: > > On 04/26/2013 05:10 PM, James Bottomley wrote: > > > On Fri, 2013-04-26 at 16:13 +0200, Steffen Maier wrote: > > >> James, > > >> > > >> here is a series of zfcp features a

Re: [PATCH 1/3] scsi_debug: fix data integrity support on highmem machine

2013-04-27 Thread Akinobu Mita
2013/4/25 Martin K. Petersen : >> "Akinobu" == Akinobu Mita writes: > > Akinobu> kmap_atomic() is now using stack based implementation and > Akinobu> doesn't take the KM_type argument anymore. So nesting > Akinobu> kmap_atomic() calls must be properly stacked. > > Akinobu> This fixes nesting

Re: [PATCH 2/3] scsi_debug: fix NULL pointer dereference with parameters dif=0 dix=1

2013-04-27 Thread Akinobu Mita
2013/4/25 Martin K. Petersen : >> "Akinobu" == Akinobu Mita writes: > > Akinobu> The protection info dif_storep is allocated only when parameter > Akinobu> dif is not zero. But it will be accessed when reading or > Akinobu> writing to the storage installed with parameter dix is not > Akinobu>