From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Wilcox Subject: Re: [PATCH] fusion: streamline ->queuecommand Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:58:21 +0100 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20041006145821.GD16153@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:30088 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269277AbUJFO62 (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:58:28 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: "Gibbons, Terry" Cc: Christoph Hellwig , "'arjanv@redhat.com'" , 'James Bottomley' , "Moore, Eric Dean" , "Stephens, Larry" , "Shirron, Stephen" , Matthew Wilcox , SCSI Mailing List On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 08:46:11AM -0600, Gibbons, Terry wrote: > I was copied because the very people that will resolve the issue, namely > Eric and Larry, included me as to bring support to their position that they > have a BIG problem and solutions aren't being mutually agreed upon. > > Therefore, I'm the one chosen to take the unpopular stance of challenging > the status quo and asking for solutions as opposed to pushback on every > stance LSI has put forth. All I said was: > Of course, at some point, Fusion should be switched over to use the > scsi_transport_spi domain validation code ... not urgent, just an > item for the long-term todo list. I see the remainder of the thread as being pushback from _LSI_ on the direction that the rest of the SCSI people have decided to go. If you're not part of the solution ... -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain