[PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Martin Kepplinger]

For SD cardreaders it's extremely common not to find cache on disk.
The following error messages are thus very common and don't point
to a real error one could try to fix but rather describe how the disk
works:

sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through

Print these messages as warnings instead of errors.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martin.kepplinger@puri.sm>
---

hi Bart and all who it may concern,

I only resending the same patch I sent in January before:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-scsi/20210122083000.32598-1-martin.kepplinger@puri.sm/

I like it more when messages printed as errors point to real problems that
need fixing.

thanks,
                         martin




 drivers/scsi/sd.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index a646d27df681..33ea36b41136 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2793,7 +2793,8 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 			}
 		}
 
-		sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "No Caching mode page found\n");
+		sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
+				"No Caching mode page found\n");
 		goto defaults;
 
 	Page_found:
@@ -2848,7 +2849,7 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 				"Assuming drive cache: write back\n");
 		sdkp->WCE = 1;
 	} else {
-		sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp,
+		sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
 				"Assuming drive cache: write through\n");
 		sdkp->WCE = 0;
 	}
-- 
2.30.2

Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Bart Van Assche]

On 10/13/21 00:50, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> I only resending the same patch I sent in January before:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-scsi/20210122083000.32598-1-martin.kepplinger@puri.sm/

A common way to indicate this is to start the email subject with [PATCH 
RESEND].

> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> index a646d27df681..33ea36b41136 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> @@ -2793,7 +2793,8 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
>   			}
>   		}
>   
> -		sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "No Caching mode page found\n");
> +		sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
> +				"No Caching mode page found\n");
>   		goto defaults;
>   
>   	Page_found:
> @@ -2848,7 +2849,7 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
>   				"Assuming drive cache: write back\n");
>   		sdkp->WCE = 1;
>   	} else {
> -		sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp,
> +		sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
>   				"Assuming drive cache: write through\n");
>   		sdkp->WCE = 0;
>   	}

Reviewed-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>

Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Martin K. Petersen]

Martin,

> For SD cardreaders it's extremely common not to find cache on disk.
> The following error messages are thus very common and don't point to a
> real error one could try to fix but rather describe how the disk
> works:

Applied to 5.16/scsi-staging, thanks!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering

Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Martin K. Petersen]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:50:50 +0200, Martin Kepplinger wrote:

> For SD cardreaders it's extremely common not to find cache on disk.
> The following error messages are thus very common and don't point
> to a real error one could try to fix but rather describe how the disk
> works:
> 
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
> 
> [...]

Applied to 5.16/scsi-queue, thanks!

[1/1] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning
      https://git.kernel.org/mkp/scsi/c/c4da1205752d

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering

[PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Martin Kepplinger]

For SD cardreaders it's extremely common not to find cache on disk.
The following error messages are thus very common and don't point
to a real error one could try to fix but rather describe how the disk
works:

sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through

Print these messages as warnings instead of errors.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martin.kepplinger@puri.sm>
---
 drivers/scsi/sd.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index e7c52d6df4dc..db0171c81c5b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2808,7 +2808,8 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 			}
 		}
 
-		sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "No Caching mode page found\n");
+		sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
+				"No Caching mode page found\n");
 		goto defaults;
 
 	Page_found:
@@ -2863,7 +2864,7 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp, unsigned char *buffer)
 				"Assuming drive cache: write back\n");
 		sdkp->WCE = 1;
 	} else {
-		sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp,
+		sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
 				"Assuming drive cache: write through\n");
 		sdkp->WCE = 0;
 	}
-- 
2.20.1

Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Martin Kepplinger]

Am Freitag, dem 22.01.2021 um 09:30 +0100 schrieb Martin Kepplinger:
> For SD cardreaders it's extremely common not to find cache on disk.
> The following error messages are thus very common and don't point
> to a real error one could try to fix but rather describe how the disk
> works:
> 
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page found
> sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through
> 
> Print these messages as warnings instead of errors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger <martin.kepplinger@puri.sm>
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/sd.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> index e7c52d6df4dc..db0171c81c5b 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
> @@ -2808,7 +2808,8 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp,
> unsigned char *buffer)
>                         }
>                 }
>  
> -               sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "No Caching mode page
> found\n");
> +               sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
> +                               "No Caching mode page found\n");
>                 goto defaults;
>  
>         Page_found:
> @@ -2863,7 +2864,7 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdkp,
> unsigned char *buffer)
>                                 "Assuming drive cache: write
> back\n");
>                 sdkp->WCE = 1;
>         } else {
> -               sd_first_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp,
> +               sd_first_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdkp,
>                                 "Assuming drive cache: write
> through\n");
>                 sdkp->WCE = 0;
>         }


hi Bart and all who it may concern,

does this "consmetic" change have any chance of being acceptible? At
least it'd be nice if messages sent as error are real errors that needs
fixing.

the patch still applies.

thank you,

                               martin

Re: [PATCH] scsi: sd: print write through due to no caching mode page as warning

[Bart Van Assche]

On 10/12/21 8:18 AM, Martin Kepplinger wrote:
> does this "consmetic" change have any chance of being acceptible? At
> least it'd be nice if messages sent as error are real errors that needs
> fixing.

Hi Martin,

It seems like I overlooked that patch. Since this patch was posted ten 
months ago, it is likely that it has disappeared from the mailboxes of 
the people who are interested in this patch. Please repost this patch.

Thanks,

Bart.