> -----Original Message-----
> From: Olaf Hering [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 8:35 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: storvsc loops with No Sense messages
> 
> On Wed, Jan 30, Olaf Hering wrote:
> 
> > Is there a way to not use WRITE_SAME at all? While browsing the code its
> > not clear if there is a conditional for this command.
> 
> It seems scsi_device->no_write_same may avoid this command, I will
> test this patch:
> 
> # Subject: [PATCH] scsi: storvsc: avoid usage of WRITE_SAME
> 
> Set scsi_device->no_write_same because the host does not support it.
> Also blacklist WRITE_SAME to avoid (and log) accident usage.
>
Olaf,

Thanks for looking into this.

Acked-by:  K. Y. Srinivasan <[email protected]>
 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <[email protected]>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
> index 0144078..21f788a 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/storvsc_drv.c
> @@ -1155,6 +1155,8 @@ static int storvsc_device_configure(struct scsi_device
> *sdevice)
> 
>       blk_queue_bounce_limit(sdevice->request_queue, BLK_BOUNCE_ANY);
> 
> +     sdevice->no_write_same = 1;
> +
>       return 0;
>  }
> 
> @@ -1241,6 +1243,7 @@ static bool storvsc_scsi_cmd_ok(struct scsi_cmnd
> *scmnd)
>        * smartd sends this command and the host does not handle
>        * this. So, don't send it.
>        */
> +     case WRITE_SAME:
>       case SET_WINDOW:
>               scmnd->result = ILLEGAL_REQUEST << 16;
>               allowed = false;
> --
> 1.8.1.1
> 
> 

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