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Re: [PATCH] sd: Consider max_xfer_blocks if opt_xfer_blocks is unusable

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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fam Zheng" <famz@redhat.com>
> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>, famz@redhat.com, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, "James E.J.
> Bottomley" <jejb@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 10:18:31 AM
> Subject: [PATCH] sd: Consider max_xfer_blocks if opt_xfer_blocks is unusable
> 
> If device reports a small max_xfer_blocks and a zero opt_xfer_blocks, we
> end up using BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS, which is wrong and r/w of that size
> may get error.
> 
> Fixes: ca369d51b3e ("block/sd: Fix device-imposed transfer length limits")
> Signed-off-by: Fam Zheng <famz@redhat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/sd.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> index fcfeddc..e2e21ab 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> @@ -2957,6 +2957,7 @@ static int sd_revalidate_disk(struct gendisk *disk)
>  		rw_max = logical_to_sectors(sdp, sdkp->opt_xfer_blocks);
>  	} else
>  		rw_max = BLK_DEF_MAX_SECTORS;
> +	rw_max = min_not_zero(rw_max, dev_max);
>  
>  	/* Combine with controller limits */
>  	q->limits.max_sectors = min(rw_max, queue_max_hw_sectors(q));
> --
> 2.9.3
> 
> 
Looks good to me and addresses the issue we faced.
FInal confirmation this change is OK to come from Martin or James.

Reviewed-by: Laurence Oberman <loberman@redhat.com>

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[PATCH] sd: Consider max_xfer_blocks if opt_xfer_blocks is unusable Fam Zheng <famz@redhat.com> - 2017-03-27 16:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] sd: Consider max_xfer_blocks if opt_xfer_blocks is  unusable Laurence Oberman <loberman@redhat.com> - 2017-03-27 18:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] sd: Consider max_xfer_blocks if opt_xfer_blocks is unusable "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com> - 2017-03-28 04:20 +0200

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