linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: Keep disk read-only when re-reading partition

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Date:   Thu, 1 Mar 2018 16:14:55 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Jeremy Cline <jeremy@...ine.org>
Cc:     "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: Keep disk read-only when re-reading partition

On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Jeremy Cline <jeremy@...ine.org> wrote:
> If the read-only flag is true on a SCSI disk, re-reading the partition
> table sets the flag back to false.
>
> To observe this bug, you can run:
>
> 1. blockdev --setro /dev/sda
> 2. blockdev --rereadpt /dev/sda
> 3. blockdev --getro /dev/sda
>
> This commit reads the disk's old state and combines it with the device
> disk-reported state rather than unconditionally marking it as RW.

> -               sdkp->write_prot = ((data.device_specific & 0x80) != 0);
> +               sdkp->write_prot = ((data.device_specific & 0x80) != 0) ||
> +                       disk_ro;

Perhaps
               sdkp->write_prot = (data.device_specific & 0x80) || disk_ro;

will save a line.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko