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[SCSI] permit READ DEFECT DATA in block/scsi_ioctl
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The soon to be released smartmontools 5.34 uses the
READ DEFECT DATA command on SCSI disks. A disk that
has defect list entries (or worse, an increasing number
of them) is at risk.

Currently the first invocation of smartctl causes this:
   scsi: unknown opcode 0x37
message to appear the console and in the log.

The READ DEFECT DATA SCSI command does not change
the state of a disk. Its opcode (0x37) is valid for
SBC devices (e.g. disks) and SMC-2 devices (media
changers) where it is called INITIALIZE STATUS ELEMENT
WITH RANGE and again doesn't change the external state
of the device.

Changelog:
  - mark SCSI opcode 0x37 (READ DEFECT DATA) as
    safe_for_read

Signed-off-by: Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net>
Acked-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
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Douglas Gilbert authored and James Bottomley committed Sep 9, 2005
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Expand Up @@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int verify_command(struct file *file, unsigned char *cmd)
safe_for_read(READ_12),
safe_for_read(READ_16),
safe_for_read(READ_BUFFER),
safe_for_read(READ_DEFECT_DATA),
safe_for_read(READ_LONG),
safe_for_read(INQUIRY),
safe_for_read(MODE_SENSE),
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