Re: [RESEND PATCH] scsi: sd: Use str_on_off() helper in sd_read_write_protect_flag()

[Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>]

On 3/13/25 7:25 AM, Thorsten Blum wrote:
> Remove hard-coded strings by using the str_on_off() helper function.

Shouldn't a patch description explain two things: what has been changed
and also why a change has been made? I don't see an explanation of why
this change has been made.

> @@ -3004,7 +3005,7 @@ sd_read_write_protect_flag(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
>   		set_disk_ro(sdkp->disk, sdkp->write_prot);
>   		if (sdkp->first_scan || old_wp != sdkp->write_prot) {
>   			sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Write Protect is %s\n",
> -				  sdkp->write_prot ? "on" : "off");
> +				  str_on_off(sdkp->write_prot));
>   			sd_printk(KERN_DEBUG, sdkp, "Mode Sense: %4ph\n", buffer);
>   		}
>   	}

I prefer the current code (without this patch). Others may have another
opinion.

Thanks,

Bart.