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<h1>Re: Linux sg and sense codes</h1>
<b>Matto Marjanovic</b> (<a href="mailto:maddog@mir.com"><i>maddog@mir.com</i></a>)<br>
<i>Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:17:17 -0500</i>
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<i> &gt;If the newer regime is used ("eh_code") then the request</i><br>
<i> &gt;by the sg driver for no retries is almost always honoured.</i><br>
<i> &gt;So there shouldn't be any retries, resets, etc</i><br>
<i> &gt;</i><br>
<i> &gt;If the older regime is used then the situation described</i><br>
<i> &gt;above occurs. [If the ".h" or the ".c" file of your</i><br>
<i> &gt;adapter source contains something like:</i><br>
<i> &gt; use_new_eh_code: 1</i><br>
<i> &gt;then this is the newer regime. If not, it is using the older</i><br>
<i> &gt;regime.]</i><br>
<i> &gt;</i><br>
<i> &gt;Unfortunately, a large majority of linux scsi adapter drivers</i><br>
<i> &gt;(including aic7xxx) use the older regime. The maintainer of</i><br>
<i> &gt;the scsi mid level, Eric Youngdale, has renewed his push</i><br>
<i> &gt;for the adapter driver maintainers to upgrade to the newer</i><br>
<i> &gt;regime. The nature of open software development makes it</i><br>
<i> &gt;difficult to force such an issue too hard but things are</i><br>
<i> &gt;changing slowly.</i><br>
<i> &gt;</i><br>
<i> &gt;Sorry the answer couldn't be a bit more positive.</i><br>
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That's a great answer: it's moving in the right direction!<br>
And now when someone complains about errors related to this problem,<br>
I can tell them to harass the author of their scsi card driver to<br>
get with the new program.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
matt m.<br>
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