linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: Use warn for logs about no caching info

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Message-ID: <yq1shbmxoxm.fsf@oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 03 Jan 2018 22:50:29 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.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@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: Use warn for logs about no caching info


Hi Jeremy,

> When no caching mode information can be found for a disk, use the
> warning log level rather than error. It is common for this to occur
> with cheap USB sticks.

Just because something is common occurrence doesn't mean it's not an
error. What's the rationale behind demoting this to a warning?

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering