The included patch allows the Linux kernel to use the ATA over
Ethernet (AoE) network protocol to communicate with any block device
that handles the AoE protocol.  The Coraid EtherDrive (R) Storage
Blade is the first hardware using AoE.

AoE devices on the LAN are accessable as block devices and can be used
with filesystems, Software RAID, LVM, etc.

Like IP, AoE is an ethernet-level network protocol, registered with
the IEEE.  Unlike IP, AoE is not routable.

This patch is released under the terms of the GPL.

(We also have an AoE driver for the 2.4 kernel that we plan to release
soon.)


Provide support for ATA over Ethernet devices

Signed-off-by: Ed L. Cashin <ecashin@coraid.com>