@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(storvsc_ringbuffer_size, "Ring buffer size (bytes)");
*/
static int storvsc_timeout = 180;
+static int msft_blist_flags = BLIST_TRY_VPD_PAGES;
+
#define STORVSC_MAX_IO_REQUESTS 200
static void storvsc_on_channel_callback(void *context);
@@ -1449,6 +1451,14 @@ static int storvsc_device_configure(struct scsi_device *sdevice)
sdevice->no_write_same = 1;
+ /*
+ * Add blist flags to permit the reading of the VPD pages even when
+ * the target may claim SPC-2 compliance. MSFT targets currently
+ * claim SPC-2 compliance while they implement post SPC-2 features.
+ * With this patch we can correctly handle WRITE_SAME_16 issues.
+ */
+ sdevice->sdev_bflags |= msft_blist_flags;
+
return 0;
}