linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][BUG] Incorrect SCSI transfer length computation from odd sized scsi_execute

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Date:	Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:25:00 -0500
From:	Jeremy Linton <jlinton@...shamstorage.com>
To:	Mike Christie <michaelc@...wisc.edu>
CC:	Jeremy Linton <jli@...shamstorage.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Linux Scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][BUG] Incorrect SCSI transfer length computation from
 odd sized scsi_execute_async() transfers.

Mike Christie wrote:
> I think you needed some other bits in there. See this patch 
> I tried just setting the bufflen first, and that still had problems. 
> Could you try the patch here
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=117392208211297&w=2


I just read the thread.. I didn't see any strange retries with my test 
case. I will try duplicating the problem tomorrow. Then I will apply 
your patch and rerun my test.

I'm curious if this has been known since 2.6.19 why the patch hasn't 
propagated to the main kernel tree?


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