[SCSI] st: add option to use SILI in variable block reads
Add new option MT_ST_SILI to enable setting the SILI bit in reads in variable
block mode. If SILI is set, reading a block shorter than the byte count does
not result in CHECK CONDITION. The length of the block is determined using the
residual count from the HBA. Avoiding the REQUEST SENSE command for every
block speeds up some real applications considerably.
Signed-off-by: Kai Makisara <kai.makisara@kolumbus.fi>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.h b/drivers/scsi/st.h
index 5931726..b92712f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/st.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/st.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
int midlevel_result;
struct scsi_sense_hdr sense_hdr;
int have_sense;
+ int residual;
u64 uremainder64;
u8 flags;
u8 remainder_valid;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
struct st_buffer {
unsigned char dma; /* DMA-able buffer */
unsigned char do_dio; /* direct i/o set up? */
+ unsigned char cleared; /* internal buffer cleared after open? */
int buffer_size;
int buffer_blocks;
int buffer_bytes;
@@ -122,6 +124,7 @@
unsigned char try_dio_now; /* try direct i/o before next close? */
unsigned char c_algo; /* compression algorithm */
unsigned char pos_unknown; /* after reset position unknown */
+ unsigned char sili; /* use SILI when reading in variable b mode */
int tape_type;
int long_timeout; /* timeout for commands known to take long time */