Re: AoE for 4.x

From: Julian Elischer (julian_at_elischer.org)
Date: 09/23/04

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    Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:20:13 -0700
To: Sam <sah@softcardsystems.com>

    you could look at the sbp driver that is part of the firewire code..
    I think that may be the closest analog.

    Sam wrote:

    > On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Julian Elischer wrote:
    >
    >> I think that if you have a working driver we can assign you a number.
    >> I do have some questions however..
    >>
    >> this is AoE.. is it not possible at all to combne it with either the CAM
    >> framework (such as the atapicam stuff) or the existing ATA stuff..
    >> Don't take this the wrong way.. it's just a question..
    >> CAM is being used to talk to drives over firewire, usb, ata, scsi,
    >> fibrechannel.
    >> it would seem that to unify this would be something that we should
    >> look at..
    >> Of course CAM itslef is showing its age in soem places and it could
    >> do with some work itself..
    >
    >
    > It might be possible to plug into the CAM; I only briefly
    > glanced at it and it didn't appear appropriate. The ATA
    > layer definitely isn't as parts of ATA don't make sense
    > in this context (Read DMA, Read Multiple, eg) and AoE
    > devices don't conform to the simple hardware probe/attach
    > methodology (as I understand it).
    >
    > I would love to be proved wrong. I'm always willing to
    > try a new approach if it's demonstrably better.
    >
    > Sam

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