1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 1584164e7704..5478b4c6c6e9 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5415,11 +5415,19 @@ fsm_start:
                  * let the EH abort the command or reset the device.
                  */
                 if (unlikely(status & (ATA_ERR | ATA_DF))) {
-                        ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_WARNING, "DRQ=1 with device "
-                                        "error, dev_stat 0x%X\n", status);
-                        qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_HSM;
-                        ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_ERR;
-                        goto fsm_start;
+                        /* Some ATAPI tape drives forget to clear the ERR bit
+                         * when doing the next command (mostly request sense).
+                         * We ignore ERR here to workaround and proceed sending
+                         * the CDB.
+                         */
+                        if (!(qc->dev->horkage & ATA_HORKAGE_STUCK_ERR)) {
+                                ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_WARNING,
+                                                "DRQ=1 with device error, "
+                                                "dev_stat 0x%X\n", status);
+                                qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_HSM;
+                                ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_ERR;
+                                goto fsm_start;
+                        }
                 }
 
                 /* Send the CDB (atapi) or the first data block (ata pio out).