* Tell sd_mod to correct the last sector number reported by read_capacity.
* Avoids access beyond actual disk limits on devices with an off-by-one bug.
* Don't use this with devices which don't have this bug.
+ *
+ * - override internal blacklist
+ * Instead of adding to the built-in blacklist, use only the workarounds
+ * specified in the module load parameter.
+ * Useful if a blacklist entry interfered with a non-broken device.
*/
static int sbp2_default_workarounds;
module_param_named(workarounds, sbp2_default_workarounds, int, 0644);
", 36 byte inquiry = " __stringify(SBP2_WORKAROUND_INQUIRY_36)
", skip mode page 8 = " __stringify(SBP2_WORKAROUND_MODE_SENSE_8)
", fix capacity = " __stringify(SBP2_WORKAROUND_FIX_CAPACITY)
+ ", override internal blacklist = " __stringify(SBP2_WORKAROUND_OVERRIDE)
", or a combination)");
/* legacy parameter */
/* Register the status FIFO address range. We could use the same FIFO
* for targets at different nodes. However we need different FIFOs per
- * target in order to support multi-unit devices. */
+ * target in order to support multi-unit devices.
+ * The FIFO is located out of the local host controller's physical range
+ * but, if possible, within the posted write area. Status writes will
+ * then be performed as unified transactions. This slightly reduces
+ * bandwidth usage, and some Prolific based devices seem to require it.
+ */
scsi_id->status_fifo_addr = hpsb_allocate_and_register_addrspace(
&sbp2_highlevel, ud->ne->host, &sbp2_ops,
sizeof(struct sbp2_status_block), sizeof(quadlet_t),
- ~0ULL, ~0ULL);
- if (!scsi_id->status_fifo_addr) {
+ 0x010000000000ULL, CSR1212_ALL_SPACE_END);
+ if (scsi_id->status_fifo_addr == ~0ULL) {
SBP2_ERR("failed to allocate status FIFO address range");
goto failed_alloc;
}
workarounds |= SBP2_WORKAROUND_INQUIRY_36;
}
- for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sbp2_workarounds_table); i++) {
- if (sbp2_workarounds_table[i].firmware_revision &&
- sbp2_workarounds_table[i].firmware_revision !=
- (firmware_revision & 0xffff00))
- continue;
- if (sbp2_workarounds_table[i].model_id &&
- sbp2_workarounds_table[i].model_id != ud->model_id)
- continue;
- workarounds |= sbp2_workarounds_table[i].workarounds;
- break;
- }
+ if (!(workarounds & SBP2_WORKAROUND_OVERRIDE))
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sbp2_workarounds_table); i++) {
+ if (sbp2_workarounds_table[i].firmware_revision &&
+ sbp2_workarounds_table[i].firmware_revision !=
+ (firmware_revision & 0xffff00))
+ continue;
+ if (sbp2_workarounds_table[i].model_id &&
+ sbp2_workarounds_table[i].model_id != ud->model_id)
+ continue;
+ workarounds |= sbp2_workarounds_table[i].workarounds;
+ break;
+ }
if (workarounds)
SBP2_INFO("Workarounds for node " NODE_BUS_FMT ": 0x%x "