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-rw-r--r--drivers/scsi/sd.c9
-rw-r--r--include/scsi/scsi_device.h1
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 6e26db11250a..4df73e52a4f9 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -2261,8 +2261,13 @@ bad_sense:
sd_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "Asking for cache data failed\n");
defaults:
- sd_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "Assuming drive cache: write through\n");
- sdkp->WCE = 0;
+ if (sdp->wce_default_on) {
+ sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Assuming drive cache: write back\n");
+ sdkp->WCE = 1;
+ } else {
+ sd_printk(KERN_ERR, sdkp, "Assuming drive cache: write through\n");
+ sdkp->WCE = 0;
+ }
sdkp->RCD = 0;
sdkp->DPOFUA = 0;
}
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index bd1a14d89009..7539f52a33c9 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
unsigned no_read_capacity_16:1; /* Avoid READ_CAPACITY_16 cmds */
unsigned try_rc_10_first:1; /* Try READ_CAPACACITY_10 first */
unsigned is_visible:1; /* is the device visible in sysfs */
+ unsigned wce_default_on:1; /* Cache is ON by default */
DECLARE_BITMAP(supported_events, SDEV_EVT_MAXBITS); /* supported events */
struct list_head event_list; /* asserted events */