> To Do
> -----
> Linux sends a 1K buffer with SCSI inquiries. The ANSI-SCSI limit is 255.

I don't see how this can be.  In scan_scsis() scsi_result0[256] is
declared, and if that isn't appropriate for host needing DMA then 
we kmalloc(512, GFP_DMA) - either way it doesn't matter since the
allocation length field in the CCB for INQUIRY is only a byte (and
we set it to 255).  Even scsi_wait_req() is told the the result buffer
length is 255 when the INQUIRY command is lodged. 

> Linux uses TEST_UNIT_READY to chck for device presence on a PUN/LUN. The
>         INQUIRY is the only valid test allowed by the spec.

The draft of SCSI-2 spec I have here hints that INQUIRY should be used
to probe system configuration and that TEST_UNIT_READY is more for
polling on devices with removable media.  I tossed the TEST_UNIT_READY
part out and INQUIRY alone works fine (one disk, 2 CDs and a tape on
a BusLogic clone - all found as per usual).

Paul.

--- 2400-test1/linux/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c~  Fri May 26 16:34:59 2000
+++ 2400-test1/linux/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c   Sat May 27 06:14:44 2000
@@ -499,39 +499,14 @@
        SDpnt->expecting_cc_ua = 0;
        SDpnt->starved = 0;
 
-       scsi_cmd[0] = TEST_UNIT_READY;
-       scsi_cmd[1] = lun << 5;
-       scsi_cmd[2] = scsi_cmd[3] = scsi_cmd[4] = scsi_cmd[5] = 0;
-
        SRpnt = scsi_allocate_request(SDpnt);
 
-       SRpnt->sr_data_direction = SCSI_DATA_NONE;
-
-       scsi_wait_req (SRpnt, (void *) scsi_cmd,
-                 (void *) NULL,
-                 0, SCSI_TIMEOUT + 4 * HZ, 5);
-
-       SCSI_LOG_SCAN_BUS(3, printk("scsi: scan_scsis_single id %d lun %d. Return code 
0x%08x\n",
-                                   dev, lun, SRpnt->sr_result));
-       SCSI_LOG_SCAN_BUS(3, print_driverbyte(SRpnt->sr_result));
-       SCSI_LOG_SCAN_BUS(3, print_hostbyte(SRpnt->sr_result));
-       SCSI_LOG_SCAN_BUS(3, printk("\n"));
+       /*
+        * We used to do a TEST_UNIT_READY before the INQUIRY but that was 
+        * not really necessary.  Spec recommends using INQUIRY to scan for
+        * devices (and TEST_UNIT_READY to poll for media change). - Paul G.
+        */
 
-       if (SRpnt->sr_result) {
-               if (((driver_byte(SRpnt->sr_result) & DRIVER_SENSE) ||
-                    (status_byte(SRpnt->sr_result) & CHECK_CONDITION)) &&
-                   ((SRpnt->sr_sense_buffer[0] & 0x70) >> 4) == 7) {
-                       if (((SRpnt->sr_sense_buffer[2] & 0xf) != NOT_READY) &&
-                           ((SRpnt->sr_sense_buffer[2] & 0xf) != UNIT_ATTENTION) &&
-                           ((SRpnt->sr_sense_buffer[2] & 0xf) != ILLEGAL_REQUEST || 
lun > 0)) {
-                               scsi_release_request(SRpnt);
-                               return 1;
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       scsi_release_request(SRpnt);
-                       return 0;
-               }
-       }
        SCSI_LOG_SCAN_BUS(3, printk("scsi: performing INQUIRY\n"));
        /*
         * Build an INQUIRY command block.



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