--- drivers/scsi/sd.c

+++ drivers/scsi/sd.c

@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ static void sd_prepare_flush(struct requ

{

rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_BLOCK_PC;

rq->timeout = SD_TIMEOUT;

+ rq->retries = SD_MAX_RETRIES;

rq->cmd[0] = SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE;

rq->cmd_len = 10;

}