1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
index bf5d63e1beee..656bdb1352d8 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
@@ -1864,10 +1864,17 @@ static int tw_scsiop_read_write(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 /* This function will handle the request sense scsi command */
 static int tw_scsiop_request_sense(TW_Device_Extension *tw_dev, int request_id)
 {
+        char request_buffer[18];
+
         dprintk(KERN_NOTICE "3w-xxxx: tw_scsiop_request_sense()\n");
 
-        /* For now we just zero the request buffer */
-        memset(tw_dev->srb[request_id]->request_buffer, 0, tw_dev->srb[request_id]->request_bufflen);
+        memset(request_buffer, 0, sizeof(request_buffer));
+        request_buffer[0] = 0x70; /* Immediate fixed format */
+        request_buffer[7] = 10; /* minimum size per SPC: 18 bytes */
+        /* leave all other fields zero, giving effectively NO_SENSE return */
+        tw_transfer_internal(tw_dev, request_id, request_buffer,
+                             sizeof(request_buffer));
+
         tw_dev->state[request_id] = TW_S_COMPLETED;
         tw_state_request_finish(tw_dev, request_id);