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    Re: iSCSI: data numbering



    
    
    It is already in 03. I discovered it also on rereading. Thanks, Julo
    
    Pierre Labat <pierre_labat@hp.com> on 08/01/2001 22:14:29
    
    Please respond to Pierre Labat <pierre_labat@hp.com>
    
    To:   ips@ece.cmu.edu
    cc:
    Subject:  iSCSI: data numbering
    
    
    
    
    Julian,
    
    Two points on the data numbering.
    
    1) It seems to me that the negociation of the Data numbering
    is useless and must be removed from the spec.
    
    Because :
    - there is the P bit in the SCSI data (READ) pdu header
    and the initiator must ack if P is set. Doing this way
    gives all flexibility to the target.
    - if the target wants the data numbering, the initiator
    MUST do it.
    
    Based on that, negociating the data numbering doesn't
    add any value. We have to remove it. The "P" bit is
    perfect.
    
    
    2) The SCSI data READ pdu header must contains a
    target task tag.
    
    Doing that, avoids the target to do a lookup
    from the initiator task tag each time it receives
    a data ack  (NOP out).
    
    The lookups (using hashing table for ex) must be kept
    to a minimum because they slow down operations.
    We have to avoid them on the performance path.
    
    In iSCSI the only place where a lookup takes place
    is for Abort task (lookup done on the target side)
    for "retry" a command (lookup done on the target side)
    and for read data ack (lookup done on the target side too).
    
    
    In the two first operations a lookup on the initiator task tag
    can not be avoided because the target may not have time
    to give a tag to the initiator before things go wrong.
    However it is not a problem because it is not on the performance path.
    
    But for read data acknowledgement, it is on the performance path.
    This lookup can be easily avoided if the target provides a tag
    in the data PDU, the NOP out passes back this tag to the target.
    The tag is the same all along the [READ] command.
    
    
    Regards,
    
    Pierre
    
    
    
    
    


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