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    iscsi : MaximumBurstSize & data-out sequences.


    • To: IPS Reflector <ips@ece.cmu.edu>
    • Subject: iscsi : MaximumBurstSize & data-out sequences.
    • From: Santosh Rao <santoshr@cup.hp.com>
    • Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:54:53 -0700
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    • Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino.
    • Sender: owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu

    Julian & All,
    
    Can initiators assume that it is the target's responsibility to ensure
    that an R2T request it issues will not exceed MaximumBurstSize ?
    
    If initiators cannot assume the above, they will need to send data-out
    pdu's in response to an R2T in multiple sequences, if the R2T "Desired
    Data Length" > MaximumBurstSize. If this were to happen, it could
    confuse the target into thinking the initiator has sent all the
    requested data in response to the R2T, when in fact, the initiator has
    only sent the first of several sequences of data-out in response to the
    R2T.
    
    I suggest that the draft explicitly mention [in the definition of
    MaxBurstSize as well as R2T] that R2T requests MUST NOT exceed
    MaximumBurstSize.
    
    
    Related Definitions (from rev 7.98) :
    -------------------------------------
    
    " For outgoing data, the F bit is 1 for the last PDU of unsolicited data
    or the last PDU of a sequence answering an R2T."
    
    " 4.1.1 MaxBurstSize Field (16 bit) 
             
    This field is used by iSCSI to define the maximum SCSI data payload in
    an iSCSI sequence (a sequence of Data-In or Data-Out PDUs ending with a
    Data-In or Data-Out PDU with the F bit set to one) in units of 512
    bytes. This value can be set by a text-mode key=value pair
    (MaxBurstSize). "
    
    Thanks,
    Santosh
    
    
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    ##################################
    Santosh Rao
    Software Design Engineer,
    HP-UX iSCSI Driver Team,
    Hewlett Packard, Cupertino.
    email : santoshr@cup.hp.com
    Phone : 408-447-3751
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