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[Dave Nagle <bassoon@yogi.ece.cmu.edu>]

Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 11:40:58 -0700
From: Matt Wakeley <matt_wakeley@agilent.com>
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> <!--StartFragment-->3.2.5.  Expected Data Transfer Length
>
>      The Expected Data Transfer Length field states the number of bytes
>      of data that the initiator expects will be sent for this (READ or
>      WRITE) SCSI operation in SCSI Data packets.  For a WRITE operation,
>      the initiator uses this field to specify the number of bytes of
>      data it expects to transfer for this operation (not counting data
>      headers).  For a READ operation, the initiator uses this field to
>      specify the number of bytes of data it expects the target to
>      transfer to the initiator (not counting data headers).  If no data
>      will be transferred in SCSI Data packets or Immediate data for this
>      SCSI operation, this field should be set to 0.
> <!--EndFragment-->
>
> The first sentence and last sentence are mutually confusing. I think the
> Exepcted Data Transfer Length field should
> states the number of bytes to be sent in SCSI Data packets *or immediate
> data*.
>
>    Prasenjit Sarkar
>    Research Staff Member
>    IBM Almaden Research
>    San Jose

I agree.  I think the last sentence should be deleted entirely.

Matt Wakeley
Agilent Technologies