Re: iSCSI: Use of the A bit

[Ajit Aryan <digital_aryan@yahoo.com>]

Santosh, your argument seems fair.

Aryan

Santosh Rao wrote:

>>Actually it does not actually say that.  It says "This is limited to
>>sessions that support error recovery and is implemented through the A bit
>>..."
>>
>>I know what I am about to say, is nit picking, but ....
>>ErrorRecoveryLevel=0 is an error recovery technique.
>>
>>Having said that, we probably should just change that statement to "This is
>>implemented through the A bit ..."
>>
>
>John,
>
>Initiators that use "ErrorRecoveryLevel=0" must not be required to respond to
>an A bit setting with a DataACK. "ErrorRecoveryLevel=0" implies the initiator
>need not support/use SNACK pdu.  
>
>A target can recycle its data buffers once it has completed sending the data,
>since it knows that the initiator will not issue Data SNACK while operating as
>"ErrorRecoveryLevel=0".
>
>- Santosh
>