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SubjectRe: [PATCH] scsi_error: Fix language abuse.
FromJames Bottomley <>
DateFri, 08 Feb 2008 09:57:27 -0600
On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 15:32 +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> The word "illegal" has a precise dictionary meaning of "prohibited by
> law". The error messages are therefore incorrect as so far nobody has
> made SCSI violations a criminal offence.
Um, I'm really reluctant to do this without an incredibly good reason.
Illegal is a defined term under the SCSI standards, and the messages you
are changing actually appear with the word Illegal in the actual
ASC/ASCQ definition.  If I accept this patch, you'll no longer be able
to look the messages up in the relevant standard:

http://www.t10.org/ftp/t10/drafts/spc3/spc3r23.pdf

By a simple text search.

I don't think the pedantry is worth the confusion ...

James




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