void* pointer, int value )
{
union ata_cdb ata;
- struct scsi_device srb_dev;
+ /* static to prevent this large struct being placed on the valuable stack */
+ static struct scsi_device srb_dev;
struct isd200_info *info = (struct isd200_info *)us->extra;
struct scsi_cmnd *srb = &info->srb;
int status;
memset(&ata, 0, sizeof(ata));
- memset(&srb_dev, 0, sizeof(srb_dev));
srb->cmnd = info->cmnd;
srb->device = &srb_dev;
++srb->serial_number;