Re: PATCH: scsi_scan.c: emulate windows behavior

[Alan Cox]

> This patch doesn't prevent another application from getting more INQUIRY
> bytes.  What it does change is how much data the SCSI scanning loop looks
> for.  That data is requested, and then thrown away.  It's not kept around
> for anything.
> 
> If it were kept, I'd agree with you.  But it's not.  Some useful data is
> copied out of the INQUIRY result, and then the buffer is overwritten by the
> next probing request.

Ok I need to double check that. My merge of the 255 has a note saying for
fixing sane, but that doesnt mean someone didnt overfix the matter