1. 09 Oct, 2008 2 commits
    • Jens Axboe's avatar
    • xiphmont@xiph.org's avatar
      SG_IO block filter whitelist missing MMC SET READ AHEAD command · 35e396cd
      xiphmont@xiph.org authored
      I have another request for the block filter SG_IO command whitelist,
      specifically the MMC streaming command set SET READ AHEAD command.
      The command applies only to MMC CDROM/DVDROM drives with the streaming
      optional feature set.  The command is useful to cdparanoia in that it
      allows explicit cache control side effects that are, on many drives,
      cdparanoia's most efficient way to flush/disable the media cache on
      cdrom drives. I am aware of no reason why it should not be accessible
      from usespace.
      
      Also note that the command is already fully accessible through the
      SCSI-native version of the SG_IO ioctl as well as the traditional SG
      interface.  The command is only being refused on block devices.  That
      means that on a typical stock distro, the command is available through
      /dev/sg* but not /dev/scd* although both are typically available and
      accessible.  Filtering the command is not providing any protection,
      only a confusing inconsistency.
      Signed-off-by: default avatarJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
      35e396cd
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