linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] scsi: sd: Update dix config everytime sd_revalidate

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Date:   Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:29:55 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Xingui Yang <yangxingui@...wei.com>
Cc:     <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>, <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        <john.g.garry@...cle.com>, <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linuxarm@...wei.com>,
        <prime.zeng@...ilicon.com>, <kangfenglong@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] scsi: sd: Update dix config everytime
 sd_revalidate_disk is called


Xingui,

> When the host protection capabilities are 0x77 and a DIF disk is
> connected, the DIX and DIF of the disk are default enabled. Then if
> that DIF disk is reformatted as a non-DIF format, per the currently
> flow, the DIX is kept enabled which is not correct, which will cause
> the following errors when accessing the non-DIF disk:

Applied to 6.3/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering