From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hannes Reinecke Subject: Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re: linuxcon 2010... Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:29:29 +0200 Message-ID: <4C85DBC9.6030601@suse.de> References: <1283204792.32007.448.camel@haakon2.linux-iscsi.org> <4C7FFD1A.8090509@vlnb.net> <1283459158.5598.143.camel@haakon2.linux-iscsi.org> <20100905201802.GC18411@core.coreip.homeip.net> <1283723447.556.133.camel@haakon2.linux-iscsi.org> <20100905234134.GA17212@core.coreip.homeip.net> <1283731194.556.147.camel@haakon2.linux-iscsi.org> <1283769578.15944.1293.camel@mulgrave.site> <4C85617E.2080603@vlnb.net> <1283810135.556.238.camel@haakon2.linux-iscsi.org> <20100907004424.GB21430@core.coreip.homeip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from cantor2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:46881 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752460Ab0IGG3a (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Sep 2010 02:29:30 -0400 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Bart Van Assche Cc: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, scst-devel Bart Van Assche wrote: > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 2:44 AM, Dmitry Torokhov > wrote: >> [ ... ] >> >> Vlad appears to be asserting that SCST is more feature-complete that= LIO >> at this point. It also seems that LIO is somewhat younger than SCST.= So >> at this point it might be interesting to see: >> >> 1. What are the shortcomings of SCST design compared to LIO and why = LIO >> developers chose to come with their own solution instead of >> collaborating with SCST folks? >> >> 2. What features are missing from SCST that are currently available = in >> LIO? >> >> Once this is sorted out and [most] everyone agrees that LIO is indee= d >> technically superior (even if maybe not as mature yet) solution, the= n it >> would make sense to request SCST developers to go to file/line depth= of >> the review. >=20 > You seem to have missed the start of this thread. The design of SCST > is significantly more advanced than that of LIO, and it has already > been explained in this thread why > (http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg45856.html). >=20 Hmm. That link seems to be misrouted. I was hoping for a design overview of SCST there; however it's just a complain to James Bottomley etc. Care to send the correct link? Cheers, Hannes --=20 Dr. Hannes Reinecke zSeries & Storage hare@suse.de +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 N=FCrnberg GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG N=FCrnberg) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html