linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] sd: spin down disks on removal or power-down

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Date:	Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:55:41 -0600
From:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] sd: spin down disks on removal or power-down

Andrew Morton wrote:
> triviata:
> 
>> --- linux-2.6.20-rc6nv/drivers/scsi/sd.c	2007-01-28 17:00:00.000000000 -0600
>> +++ linux-2.6.20-rc6nvedit/drivers/scsi/sd.c	2007-01-28 18:08:53.000000000 -0600
>> @@ -821,6 +821,39 @@ static int sd_sync_cache(struct scsi_dev
>>  	return res;
>>  }
>>  
>> +static int sd_stop_unit(struct scsi_device *sdp, struct scsi_disk* sdkp)
> 
> s/* / */
> 
>> +{
>> +	int res;
>> +	struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
>> +	unsigned char cmd[10] = { 0 };
> 
> I don't think this initialisation-to-all-zeroes is needed, is it?

Pretty sure it is, the rest of the command needs to be set to 0. Without 
it the other 9 bytes will contain uninitialized junk.

For the other cleanup changes, though:

Signed-off-by: Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>

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