Re: iscsi : default iscsi mode page settings - Consensus call

[Santosh Rao <santoshr@cup.hp.com>]

Julian,

As we've discussed earlier, SCSI level software looking at transport
specific mode pages MUST be aware of the format of those mode pages for
the given transport. (For example : The format of the
disconnect-reconnect mode page is different for SPI-4, FCP-2, SRP &
iSCSI).

Thus, any SCSI level software needs to first be upgraded when new SCSI
transports come along, before it can understand the mode page formats of
that transport.

By declaring the iscsi mode page fields as reserved, you would not be
breaking any legacy software. There is no legacy issue here. 

Regards,
Santosh


Julian Satran wrote:
> 
> Santosh,
> 
> You ignore the fact that there might be SCSI level software that may want
> those values.
> 
> Julo
> 
> 
>                     Santosh Rao
>                     <santoshr@cup.       To:     "'Black_David@emc.com'" <Black_David@emc.com>,
>                     hp.com>               ips@ece.cmu.edu
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>                     owner-ips@ece.       Subject:     Re: iscsi : default iscsi mode page
>                     cmu.edu               settings - Consensus call
> 
> 
>                     27-09-01 04:02
>                     Please respond
>                     to Santosh Rao
> 
> 
> 
> David,
> 
> By specifying that these values be read-only in mode pages, we have
> retained some of the complexity that lies in having to go across layers
> to communicate the defaults to the scsi layer, or alternatively to have
> the target's iscsi layer snoop for such mode sense commands and respond
> to them.
> 
> I would prefer to see iscsi declare these fields as reserved in the
> iscsi definition of the mode pages [like is done in SPI-4 for
> FirstBurstSize] so that this issue does not arise at all.
> 
> Thanks,
> Santosh
> 
> > > If some aspect of the
> > > SCSI protocol requires that they be readable via a mode page,
> > > the mode page values will be read-only.
> 
> #### santoshr.vcf has been removed from this note on September 27 2001 by
> Julian Satran

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