Am 16.03.21 um 17:26 schrieb Alan Stern:

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 06:26:30AM +0100, Matthias Schwarzott wrote:

quoted

I implemented solution 3b. This is the pullrequest for udev (systemd
repository):

	https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/19002

Now Lennart asks if udev is the best place for such hacks/work-arounds?

Well, I implemented it as suggested by Alan (see above). This was the
simplest of the considered alternatives. Different quirks in kernel has been
considered, but are more effort to be implemented.

Lennart probably isn't aware how the usb-storage driver works.  It does
not create commands on its own; it merely sends the commands that it
gets from higher SCSI layers.

It may be possible to modify the SCSI core, to make it send a TEST UNIT
READY command immediately following any SYNCHRONIZE CACHE to a Kindle.

However, there may be an easier solution.  usb-storage does indeed send
a command of its own, REQUEST SENSE, to get error data when a command
fails.  The patch below will make it do the same thing whenever it sends
a SYNCHRONIZE CACHE to a Kindle, failure or not.

The only question is whether the Kindle will regard REQUEST SENSE as a
sufficient indication that it shouldn't do an eject.  The only way to
find out is by testing the patch.

The patch is a lot shorter than I expected it to be.

I tried it. The new udev-rule is commented, so polling interval is back 
at 2000 ms.

Testing it:
# cat /sys/block/sde/events_poll_msecs
-1
# cat /sys/module/block/parameters/events_dfl_poll_msecs
2000
# python -c "import time; import os; f = open('/dev/sde1', 'r+b'); 
os.fsync(f); time.sleep(4)"

This is wireshark output of the test:

85	4.701949	host	3.8.1	USBMS	95	SCSI: Test Unit Ready LUN: 0x00
86	4.701972	3.8.1	host	USB	64	URB_BULK out
87	4.701975	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
88	4.702030	3.8.1	host	USBMS	77	SCSI: Response LUN: 0x00 (Test Unit 
Ready) (Good)
89	4.702043	host	3.8.1	USBMS	95	SCSI: Prevent/Allow Medium Removal LUN: 
0x00  PREVENT
90	4.702069	3.8.1	host	USB	64	URB_BULK out
91	4.702072	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
92	4.703006	3.8.1	host	USBMS	77	SCSI: Response LUN: 0x00 (Prevent/Allow 
Medium Removal) (Good)

93	4.703052	host	3.8.1	USBMS	95	SCSI: Synchronize Cache(10) LUN: 0x00 
(LBA: 0x00000000, Len: 0)
94	4.703066	3.8.1	host	USB	64	URB_BULK out
95	4.703067	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
96	4.704146	3.8.1	host	USBMS	77	SCSI: Response LUN: 0x00 (Synchronize 
Cache(10)) (Good)
97	4.704149	host	3.8.1	USBMS	95	SCSI: Request Sense LUN: 0x00
98	4.704177	3.8.1	host	USB	64	URB_BULK out
99	4.704179	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
100	4.705032	3.8.1	host	USBMS	82	SCSI: Data In LUN: 0x00 (Request Sense 
Response Data)
101	4.705035	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
102	4.705053	3.8.1	host	USBMS	77	SCSI: Response LUN: 0x00 (Request 
Sense) (Good)
105	6.740272	host	3.8.1	USBMS	95	SCSI: Test Unit Ready LUN: 0x00
106	6.740323	3.8.1	host	USB	64	URB_BULK out
107	6.740326	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
108	6.740410	3.8.1	host	USBMS	77	SCSI: Response LUN: 0x00 (Test Unit 
Ready) (Good)
195	8.709417	host	3.8.1	USBMS	95	SCSI: Prevent/Allow Medium Removal LUN: 
0x00  ALLOW
196	8.709441	3.8.1	host	USB	64	URB_BULK out
197	8.709445	host	3.8.1	USB	64	URB_BULK in
198	8.709645	3.8.1	host	USBMS	77	SCSI: Response LUN: 0x00 (Prevent/Allow 
Medium Removal) (Good)

The patch indeed works. The kindle does not disconnect.
I also tried with a sync on a mounted filesystem. The effect is the 
same: No disconnect.

Calling "eject /dev/sde" still works as it should.

Tested-by: Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@gentoo.org>

Regards
Matthias