Re: iSCSI: TSID -> TSIH -> TISH -> ... ?

["Julian Satran" <Julian_Satran@il.ibm.com>]

Yes we can change to TISH. But that is all that is needed.  I only changed the wording to better reflect the (old) fact that TSID is no really part of SSID.

Julo

Luben Tuikov <luben@splentec.com> Sent by: luben@ns.splentec.com 04/13/2002 01:22 AM Please respond to iSCSI; Please respond to Luben Tuikov

To:        iSCSI <ips@ece.cmu.edu>, Julian Satran/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL, "Mallikarjun C." <cbm@rose.hp.com>, David Black <Black_David@emc.com>, iSCSI <ips@ece.cmu.edu>         cc:                 Subject:        iSCSI: TSID -> TSIH -> TISH -> ... ?

Hello all,

I don't see the point in renaming TSID to TSIH.

We might as well call it TISH
(Target Identifying Session Handle) so we can
pronounce it better.

A handle usually denotes a memory pointer
(in Microsoft world) and sometimes a table pointer.

Since it is a 16 bit quantity it can never be a
memory pointer, thus MS ppl will never call it
a ``handle'' and so you're off the hook. :-))

The Change Log denotes:

- Changed TSID to TSIH to better denote its meaning

BUT the meaning of TSID/TSIH is left up to the Target!
I.e. it has NO meaning as far as iSCSI is concerned.
And this is what IDs do -- they have no meaning, but
to uniquely identify an object (purpose).

As far as anyone else is concerened its a 16 bit quantity
with 0 being a reserved value.

Lets keep the consistensy of SSID, ISID and ... TSID
(not to mention CID).

Comments?

P.S. Why wasn't this change announced on IPS?

Thanks,
-- 
Luben