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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] VPD Block Limits emulation implementatio
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] VPD Block Limits emulation implementation |
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Thu, 28 Jun 2018 12:03:40 +0200 |
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On 27/06/2018 19:24, Daniel Henrique Barboza wrote:
> v2:
> - series overhauled - first 2 patches are cleanups (split in 2
> for easier review), patch 3 contains the whole logic
> - previous version link:
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2018-06/msg02289.html
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> When using SCSI passthrough and running in Linux, QEMU edits the
> reply of the SCSI Inquiry VPD Block Limits message with the value
> of the /sys/bus/<dev>/queue/max_sectors_kb parameter the device
> has in the host. Doing so allows the Linux guest to proper setup
> the device.
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> But the Block Limits message is optional, and its absence can cause
> the device to be unusable by the guest. An example can be seen
> at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1566195.
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> This series implements an approach to solve it.
Queued, thanks.
Paolo